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Getting there now: Humax helpdesk say transfer files to computer with FTP. This works, but Media Monkey will play only the video files (recorded TV programmes) but not the audio files, while Windows Media Player will play the audio files but not the video ones. Media Monkey plays the video files direct from the Humax machine but not from the computer, and won’t play the audio files at all. Will try VLC later.
They all have the .ts extension, I think. Can try converting to another format.
Humax helpdesk now say TV programmes recorded in HD cannot be decrypted, so that means playback via computer using a media player is not possible.
I’m not sure if that is accurate in all cases?
phslot – 13 mins ago »
Humax helpdesk now say TV programmes recorded in HD cannot be decrypted, so that means playback via computer using a media player is not possible.
I’m not sure if that is accurate in all cases?
It is accurate. To playback HD on anything other than the original Aura you would need to transcode the HD using the method I indicated in post 12. You would then need to FTP the transcoded file not the original.
Thanks again, EEPhil. If I transcode the video files as you say, will they still be available as HD on the Aura device, or only as SD?
phslot – 1 hour ago »
Thanks again, EEPhil. If I transcode the video files as you say, will they still be available as HD on the Aura device, or only as SD?
Yes! (That is yes to HD and transcoded).
You mean they will be available both as HD and as SD?
phslot – 3 hours ago »
You mean they will be available both as HD and as SD?
Only watch HD on aura and only SD on computer
I don’t think you can play the transcoded file on the Aura from the recordings screen, so you end up playing the original (HD). If you use FTP to copy files to your pc then I think you can copy both, but the HD one will be unplayable.
Will try transcoding. So far even most of the audio files won’t play on the computer, perhaps because they somehow got coded as HD video?
It’s a long road…
phslot – 2 hours ago »
Will try transcoding. So far even most of the audio files won’t play on the computer, perhaps because they somehow got coded as HD video?
It’s a long road…
Not very likely, and you can’t transcode audio files on the Aura.
For what it’s worth – when I want to save radio recordings to a pc and play them I extract the audio from the .TS file using ffmpeg (freely available). The resulting .MP2 files (all BBC radio) are playable in Winamp and any other audio player I’ve used. Ffmpeg can also convert to MP3 but this could introduce extra losses and artefacts – although I’ve never noticed them.
I finally managed to convert a 1-hour HD TV programme and transfer it to the PC and play it via Media Monkey, but the video quality is poor and the conversion took about 20 minutes.
It all seems more trouble than it’s worth, but thanks to EEPhil and everyone else who replied.
There are various settings for transcoding that can be accessed via Settings/Record & Share. I don’t know what the default values are, but you can fiddle with the bitrate 1,2,3,4 or 5Mbps) and frame rate 25,30,50 or 60Hz). The resolution you can get is 960×540 or 720×575.
That should read 720×576. (I blame failing eyesight, small virtual keyboard on phone and fat fingers!)
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