TiVoDecode Manager (TDM) is a free Applescript Studio interface (i.e. "wrapper") for the tivodecode program that automates the process of downloading of TiVo Series 2 files to your computer and decoding into MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 files. It is not for Series 1 (ever), DirecTiVos, or Series 3.
Features include:
- Bonjour discovery of local TiVos (or enter an IP manually)
- Listing of show, episode, date recorded, and other information
- One-click download and decoding of TiVo shows
- Batch processing queue for multiple downloads
- On-the-fly transcoding of video to Quicktime/iPod-compatible MPEG-4 movie (PPC & Intel)
- Custom MPEG-4 compression options
- Auto-import MPEG-4 files into iTunes' TV Show Library
- Growl notifications
- Indicator for completed downloads
- Version checking option
- Insertion of show detail in Spotlight comments
- Episode detail (length, quality, channel, actors/actresses)
What's new in this version:
- MPEG-4 on-the-fly encoding now supported on both Intel and PowerPC, fixes some problems with some shows not converting at all and increased conversion speed.
- Significantly improved reliability of downloads, especially on slow transfers and large files
- Moved Media Access Key, download location and file format to a preferences panel
- Added option in preferences panel to automatically add MPEG-4 file to iTunes TV Shows (iTunes does not support MPEG-2)
- Added option to select custom MPEG-4 compression settings
- Added estimated time of download completion
- Added indicator of completed downloads (not shown if download is manually cancelled)
- Added additional detail panel, including actors/actresses, channel, genres, rating, length, and recording quality
- Added length of show to Now Playing list
- Added option to automatically check for a new version of TDM upon launch
- Improved Bonjour detection reliability
- Added Growl notification support. Requires Growl to be installed and running. See http://growl.info for more information.
- Added show description to Spotlight comments
- Fixed bug where Cancel Download button would remain active after a download completes
- Fixed bug where non-administrator users could not download programs
- Fixed visual glitch where window would briefly display at default size before switching to saved size
- Can now reverse-sort any column in Now Playing
- Added Help menu that links to the FAQ . Follow the link and
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