Todd Perlmutter responded to my request for a custom GUI and has delivered the TiVo Converter Wrapper. TCW allows you to choose an encoding profile and queue up .tivo shows for conversion. Unlike TiVo Desktop, you can transcode multiple shows on demand and irrespective of folder location (and without mucking around in XML and the command prompt). Also unlike the TiVo Desktop, you can efficiently choose and run different profiles as needed — useful if you have multiple devices.
Great work, Todd! Now get started on adding settings for custom resolutions. ;)
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Great work Todd! Quick question to anyone. Will this program also remove the DRM too? Then I can put the files on my other computer that doesn't have TTG installed or is using DirectShow Dump still the best option? Thanks
Stupid question: Does this let you DE-DRM the files? Judging by the transcoding entries in the list, it does.
TiVo encryption is removed when you transcode via TiVo Desktop 2.3 or with Todd's hack, though TiVo has informed me a non-visible watermark is added to the file.