tydemux, request for tysteam samples ftp server is avalible, + sample extractor prog

[olaf_sc]

Hello Folks,

I'm in great need of tystream samples, both SA, SA seriers 2, UK tivo and Dtivo.

I have a ftp server ready for this purpose (it's a upload only). The server address is 66.121.15.35 and login is "tivo" with password "tivo".

In the attached sample.zip file you will find a special prog that takes 10 * 10MB samples of the tystream and puts that in a file that you can send me (both windows and linux binaries + source included).

Here is how to use it:
sample -i your_tystream -o sample_to_send.ty

If it's not to much to ask I would like to get some whole tystreams also from smaller recordings say (300 to 700MB once). However limit this to one whole stream per tivo you have. You can more or less send me unlimited number of samples but please take it easy and just send me a few so other tivo friends also get a chance to upload thier streams.

It would also be nice if you could follow a naming convention on the files you upload it's makes it so much easier for me.

Here is how I would like you to name the files:
example 1:
olaf_scatyahoo.com_dtivo_2.5.2_whole.ty

example 2:
olaf.scatyahoo.com_sativo2_3.0.1_whole.ty

example 3:
olaf.scatyahoo.com_sativo_3.0.1_whole.ty

example 3:
olaf.scatyahoo.com_sativo_3.0.1_UK_whole.ty


I.e. it's
email_tivotype_softwareversion_uk_whole/sample.ty

where tivotype is either: dtivo, sativo, sativo2 (Tivo series 2).

softwareversion is the tivo software revison you recodrd the steam under.

UK only add this if you have a UK tivo

Thanks in advance Olaf

PS: Yes I will let you know when I have enough streams.

[fredisdead]

Olaf,

I am uploading a tystream file called "VG 02x07 Parturition.ty" to your ftp server. It is about 800mb.

This file is a real torture test. It has several typical dtivo 'holes' If you can demux this one and the resulting elementals can be muxed back with sync, you will be there....

I've got several other streams with similar problems if you want them..

[olaf_sc]

Hello

Thanks for trying to upload the file - it looks like you faild although.

I think the propbem is my pipe in combination with a half shitty windows ftp server running on my laptop.

I will setup a Unix ftp server shortly - so please stay tune since I really want that chunk!!

Cheers and thanks in adv Olaf

Originally posted by fredisdead
Olaf,

I am uploading a tystream file called "VG 02x07 Parturition.ty" to your ftp server. It is about 800mb.

This file is a real torture test. It has several typical dtivo 'holes' If you can demux this one and the resulting elementals can be muxed back with sync, you will be there....

I've got several other streams with similar problems if you want them..

[olaf_sc]

Lets hope this ftp server works better than my laptop - it's atleast a real server


New IP address is 66.121.15.34 it's a normal anon ftp server so just do a anon ftp as usall.

There is a special upload dir where you can put your ty streams.

[olaf_sc]

Hi rc3105,

Thanks for your kind words, what version do you use there is a bug in 0.2 which makes the files impossible to mux the files. Please use 0.2.1

May I ask what kind of error you get (is it a size error if so it's should not be a fatal one).

Please consider using my ftp server to upload a sample of your stream so I can fix the ac3 problem. Either you can use my sample prog to extact a 100MB samples from the stream.

However I think it will be just fine with doing a (if your error starts as soon as you try to extact i.e in the first chunk)

dd if=yourstream of=sample bs=131072 count=40 skip="the chunk tydemux skiped to before starting to extract"

dd should be a part of cygwin otherwise you can get it from
gnu utils for windows (http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/UnxUpdates.zip).

Cheers and thanks Olaf


Originally posted by rc3105

olaf_sc

just downloaded the windows version, tried it out on some streams from a dtivo running 2.5.01

so far it works great, doesn't like ac3 audio but works nicely & FAST otherwise

I'm useing a cygwin w/dll version of mplex under w98 invoked from batch files & it's flat out leaving tysplit in the dust on a 1 ghz athlon.

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Riley

[olaf_sc]

Bummer me not changing the version numbering in the source file :(. What version did you download?

Cheers Olaf


Originally posted by rc3105
well, the version I've tried is the windows version & it reports that it's 0.1

not sure if the clips I've tried so far have ac3 audio or not, but the autoprobe audio type feature isn't working. (oh well)


I'll fiddle with this some more in a few days, back to the video insert coding salt mines....

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Riley