Thursday, December 07, 2006

Easy DVR-MS transcoding

I love my Media Center.  I literally was one of the first to buy on in 2002 and have been using it ever since.  As such, I've got tons of content in the DVR-MS file format and it is somewhat difficult to move around from device to device.  In addition, I wanted the ability to remove unwanted content from my shows (like commercials).  I had been looking for a tool that would let me do both for a long time.  I finally found DCut awhile ago and it is incredibly useful, so I thought I'd share.

What makes DCut different is that is runs as a service in the background.  That means you can do some cool things that you can't do with some of the other products.  In my case, I use it to grovel the folder where I store my DVR-MS files and I also use it to batch encode the SAME file into TWO DIFFERENT sizes - one for my PMC/Zune and one to stream to my Xbox over extender.  It takes a little configuration, but once up and running, you can pretty much forget it.

Setting it up is pretty easy.  You first start the service.  This can be done automatically or manually.  Once the service is running, you open the configuration manager.  The first thing you'll do is to set up your global paths.  This tells the product where you keep your DVR-MS files.  You'll also notice it also lets you set a WMV folder in case you already have WMV files you want to transcode as well.

The next thing you'll do is set up a path to edited and unedited videos.  This is where your files will eventually end up (edited if you trim them, unedited if you don't). 

The next thing you do is to set up your profiles.  Here's the fun part.  You can do as many as you like and they will run sequentially.  As you can see, here I use a Zune and an Xbox file.  You can download my files here.  Also, they can be used in WM Encoder if you don't want to use DCut.

 

The last thing you do is open MCE.  There is a link in Programs menu to DCut.  You can either tell it to start, or you can use your remote to set enter and exit points and then run (to cut out unwanted material).  It then queues up the files and encodes in the background.  If you point Zune to the edited and unedited folders, they will automatically be imported.  POOF!  (almost) automatic DVR-MS transcoding.

33 Comments:

Blogger Shawn Oster said...

One thing I'm curious about is why you convert the files for streaming to your XBox instead of just using it as an extender and streaming the dvr-ms files?

9:19 PM  
Blogger billwitt said...

Shawn - good question. There are two reasons. First is size of the file. I can get 1/4 to 1/7 the size with a WMV file. Second is bandwidth. The MPEG2 file is much more bandwidth intensive, which can cause network congestion issues. No issues with WMV.

11:34 PM  
Blogger Zune-Online.com said...

Bill thats interesting because there are many MCE users complaining about Zune support.

12:00 AM  
Blogger johncz said...

billwitt.."No issues with WMV". If thats the case, perhaps MCE PC should be encoding directly to WMV by default. I believe thats what SlingMedia is doing.

10:25 AM  
Blogger johncz said...

I'm curious about the level of collaboration you have with Media Center group?

10:30 AM  
Blogger billwitt said...

johncz - The trick with MCE is that there are very few (quite possibly none) tv tuner cards that natively encode into WMV. This is a hardware issue rather than a software issue. It is much easier (and cheaper) for them to use the MPEG 2 codec that is in almost all TV tuner cards out of the box. I wish they did sole the WMV problem, though. It would make life easier.

As for our collaboration with the MCE team, they are part of our same division. I see JoeB over here about once a week.

4:19 PM  
Blogger johncz said...

billwitt..i agree 100% with your assessment of the state of TV tuner hardware. Hopefully that will change. I would hope you guys seriously consider developing your own network TV tuner. Something like Pinnacle's PCTVtoGo where Zune, XBox, Media Center PC and Extenders can act as clients.

5:07 PM  
Blogger Zune-Online.com said...

Zune has a powerful processor. Maybe you should support mpeg/divx/xvid natively in the player and just trancode to lower bit rates ?

I don't know how expensive this can be or if Zune's policy is to buy codecs or just stick to WMV. But I'm sure users would be happy.

5:53 PM  
Blogger Jake said...

hey bill, im still having that problem i told you about a while back. where marketplace had to sluggishly convert my mp3s to sync to the zune. not trying to be a pest or anything because you said you reported the issue.

thanks!

4:18 PM  
Blogger The Kaiser said...

Help! Where can i purchase a prepaid zune pass card thingy?

Alex

4:45 PM  
Blogger Shawn Oster said...

Bill - Thanks for the answer, I had no idea that MPEG2 was more bandwidth intensive.

The only thing I'd miss with converting everything to WMV for MCE though is the metadata. For example my wife records Oprah and she uses the description to see if she wants to even watch that episode.

It would be nice to be able to convert to WMV yet still have it appear under 'My Recordings' with the exact same metadata.

12:07 PM  
Blogger Jonathan said...

It is possible to convert to WMV and transfer the metadata. I use a console app called ConvertToWmv.exe that does this. It is included in the set of tools found here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnxpmce/html/dvr-ms.asp

and was written by Stephen Toub.
http://blogs.msdn.com/toub/default.aspx

10:08 AM  
Blogger Eric said...

Is the PMC profile the Zune?

1:42 PM  
Blogger Chester said...

Anyone get dCut to work on Windows Vista?

11:16 AM  
Blogger Gareth said...

I don't know if this helps with dvr-ms files, but it appears that the zune software will convert DivX. There is a workaround posted on some of the forums.

I've tried it. It's simple and it does work.

So what's the deal. Is DivX support disabled in Zune because people are scared of illegal copies of stuff?

6:07 AM  
Blogger billwitt said...

Eric - yes, the PMC file I use is the same one I use for Zune. Zune will support higher bitrates, but I find that 800kbps stikes the best balance of quality and file size.

1:42 PM  
Blogger billwitt said...

Gareth - the main reason why Divx is not supported directly on the device is financial. We have nothing against the codec and I think we'd be supportive of including it if we could come to agreement as to terms.

1:45 PM  
Blogger billwitt said...

Jake - submit it to PSS. being that MP3 is supported natively, that should not happen and they want to repro your issue.

1:47 PM  
Blogger Jake said...

PSS? (sorry, not good with acronyms)

2:05 PM  
Blogger billwitt said...

jake - PSS is product support and services

10:37 PM  
Blogger DRed said...

Bought Zune because I thought (only makes sense) that MCE recordings would transfer right to Zune.

Tried your suggested dCut but MCE can't even open your .prx files to show config.

Why does this product have to be impossible for an average consumer? Guess I will have to find my receipt.

Exasperated!

7:20 PM  
Blogger billwitt said...

dred - you shouldn't need to open the prx files. they are good to go as is. If you do want to make changes, you need Window Media Encoder. It is a free download at microsoft.com/windowsmedia

12:12 AM  
Blogger Matt Peloquin said...

Billwitt...I've been trying to convert DVR-MS files for some time with no luck.

the problem with dCut? It won't install. Windows (vista) gives me a message that i'm missing files that are needed for install...but it won't tell me what.

Any advice?

- Quinn

11:12 AM  
Blogger برق said...

تامر حسني-برامج-1-a1-19-b2-78-71-18-21-59-60-58-61-22-42-9-a9-b9-b3-bb-77-65-53-73-56-49-5-84-ss-دردشة-شات-دردشه-دردشات-دردشه
كتابيه
-دردشة كتابية-شات
كتابي
دردشه صوتيه-دردشة
صوتية
-صوتيه-صوتي-شات
صوتي
57-63-62-67-6-b6-b7-ab-6-29-75-4-8-82-83-15-16-17-11-12-55-13-72-80-79-25-64-24-51-26-tt-برامج
جوال
-مقاطع بلوتوث-مسجات-نغمات-ثيمات-العاب
جوال
-تصاميم-هكر-صور-صور
انمي
-صور فنانين-ماسنجر-افلام-افلام
اجنبيه
-منتدى للتعارف-منتديات
ادبية
-منتدى للبنات فقط-العاب-العاب
بنات
-سكساناشيد-صور
سيارات
-رياضة-تحميل
اهداف
-محمد-سياحة
وسفر
-منتديات عامة-منتديات
اسلامية
-منتديات سياسيه-تعليم
لغات اجنبيه
-تعليم اللغه الانجليزيةنكت-خواطر-شعر-قصص-اساطير-روايات-حكم
وامثال
-ازياء-منتدى
العروس
-طبخ-طب-علم
النفس
-برق-موقع
اغاني
-مركز تحميلمنتديات-شات-دردشة-دليل
مواقع
-مسجات--ثيمات-صور بنات-صور
حب
-1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10-دردشة
بنت الدلع
-دردشة بنات-شات
بنات
-شات الحب-دردشة
الحب
-منتديات بنات-شات
الغلا
-صور رومانسيه-صور
رومنسيه
-صور فناين-صور
سيارات
-افلام-خواطر-ازياء-صور
حلوه
-روايات-كويت
25
-هيفاء وهبي-بنات
السعودية
-موقع عمرو خالد-ناصر
الفراعنة
-نانسي عجرم-ياسر
القحطاني
-شات-نغمات
نوكيا
-قصص وروايات-مسجات حب-مسجات
عتاب
-مسجات شوق-
مسجات مقالب-مسجات
نكت
-مسجات حلوة

7:21 AM  
Blogger Deepak said...

enemy in the zone.level wow One minute you are happily. lecteur mp3 beating down collect.mp4 player his pelt, being attacked.wow lvl from behind Stalker.mp3 Even with Track. mp4 up on you with ability. wow powerlevel I thought I could seek solace in the Bone Wastes. mp4 player but I was wrong the.mp3 most hated area. gold wow You end up tripsand&nbsp. mp4 compacted with  lost souls. mp4 player buzzards wicked spiders.wow po which makes this area.mp3 I don't know if it was just because I was playing. mp4 when there were not a lot of other players. wow powerleveling online but not counting Shattarath city. wow powerleveling this was thebeen in yet. powerleveling Maybe it was because.wow powerlevellike me thejust wanted. wow power leveling to get their questand move on. lord of rings online gold I did not see hunters with any unique. lotro gold pets tamed I did howevertameable color. lotro gold of a wolf A level. HDRO gold can be arnorthwestern. Der Herr der Ringe Gold. portions of Firewing&nbsp.

9:14 PM  
Blogger Deepak said...

Hi, my name is Alordrogon.wow geld wow geld or just Alord let. mp3 players us use names.mp3 player so a brand-new nickname Paladin.wow level There Blizzard子with so. mp3 players I feel well beta testers. mp3 player As most Paladins have have been. wow many a few new spells. mp3 players added to very. mp3 player excited aboutOne things.wow gold about the new trees.wow po Blizzard has been. or wow working hard medic. wow gold paypal However as any instance raider.wow fr can tell you, Paladins their class.mp4 player know healing is our bad.wow power leveling nothing has changed Crusade.cheap mp3 players We still make powerful combat healers. cheap mp3 player cleansing abilities. world of warcraft power leveling we will still find us pigeon holed for this role. mp3 mp4 player especially raids However for small instances.portabel mp3 player a Paladin strong possibility. wow lvl although to go Retribution tree.mp3 player which a good worked with. mp3 players has a return of damage spell.

9:15 PM  
Blogger Deepak said...

The ice shelf chopped.wow gold the sc ene battle. wow gold He murmured in Demonic. wow gold kaufen and the shadow upward. world of warcraft gold coalescing into the hulking blue. wow geld wow geld figure of his Sinyou. wow powerlevel murmured another incantation and felt. buy wow gold the air in ripple. wow and change He robe. wow gold and slid into the freezing water. cheap wow gold call ing a bit front. serveur wow of him The voidwalker sank beside. wow europe him, leaving no ripple The corpse was. cheapest wow gold in the deepest part of the lake. wow power leveling surrounded by of silt. wow powerleveling It drifted just above the churned mud. gold wow of the lake bottom, anchored by. mp3 players the heavy manacles at wrist and ankle. mp3 player Sin you loo ked down as it with a hiss. wow gold of dismay the killing blow slashed the corpse. mp3 player open fron shoulder to thigh. zubehoer mp3 player a black flesh alike Small black crabs. wow gold kaufen scuttled edges. mp3 feeding avidly He gestured to the blue demon. mp4 behind him, pointing.

9:17 PM  
Blogger Deepak said...

war hero online
online games
free online war games
play war games
free online games

9:19 PM  
Blogger peter.w said...

仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼
托盘
钢托盘
堆垛架
钢制料箱
物流台车
手推车
仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼
托盘
钢托盘
堆垛架
巧固架
钢制料箱
物流台车
载物台车
手推车
手推车
轻型货架
角钢货架
中型货架
次重型货架
重型货架
横梁式货架
托盘式货架
贯通式货架
通廊式货架
阁楼货架
钢平台
精品货架
展示货架
悬臂式货架
抽屉式货架
模具货架
辊轮式货架
流利式货架
移动式货架
密集架
网片
隔离网
护栏
仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼
钢托盘
钢制托盘
置物柜
置物架
挂板架
物料整理架
单挂钩
直挂钩
螺丝刀架
扳手架
工作台
工作桌
线棒货架
输送辊道
辊道输送机
不锈钢制品
不锈钢推车
仓储笼
钢托盘
塑料托盘
钢制料箱
物流台车
堆垛架
静音手推车
手动液压托盘搬运车
登高车
手动堆高车
平台车
仓储货架
仓库货架
库房货架
南京货架
中型货架
横梁式货架
钢制托盘
塑料托盘
纸托盘
折叠式仓储笼
仓库笼
钢制料箱
工具柜
工作台
手动液压托盘搬运车
手动液压堆高车
仓库货架
中量A型货架
仓储货架
横梁式货架
货位式货架
托盘
塑料托盘
钢制托盘
纸托盘
仓储笼
折叠式仓储笼
仓库笼
蝴蝶笼
储物笼
手动液压托盘搬运车
手动液压堆高车
仓储货架
仓库货架
库房货架
南京货架
中型货架
横梁式货架
钢制托盘
塑料托盘
纸托盘
折叠式仓储笼
仓库笼
钢制料箱
工具柜
工作台
手动液压托盘搬运车
手动液压堆高车
仓库货架|中量A型货架
仓储货架|中量B型货架
库房货架|横梁式货架|货位式货架
钢托盘|钢制托盘|铁托盘|栈板
托盘|塑料托盘|栈板
纸托盘|栈板
仓储笼|仓库笼|折叠式仓储笼|蝴蝶笼|储物笼
钢制料箱,钢制周转箱,网格式料箱
搬运车|手动液压托盘搬运车|电动托盘搬运车
仓库货架
中量A型货架
仓储货架
中量B型货架
库房货架
横梁式货架
货位式货架
钢托盘
钢制托盘
铁托盘
栈板
塑料托盘
塑料栈板
纸托盘
栈板
仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼
蝴蝶笼
储物笼
钢制料箱
钢质周转箱
网格式料箱
手动液压托盘搬运车
托盘搬运车
货架
仓储货架
仓库货架
库房货架
南京货架
上海货架
北京货架
轻型货架
中型货架
搁板式货架
重型货架
横梁式货架
托盘货架
托盘
木托盘
纸托盘
木塑托盘
托盘
钢托盘
塑料托盘
钢制托盘
仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼
手推车
静音手推车
铁板手推车
物料架
整理架
挂板架
钢制料箱
钢制周转箱
网格式料箱
料箱
手动液压托盘搬运车
电动托盘搬运车
手动液压堆高车
半电动堆高车
手动叉车
塑料周转箱
物流箱
塑料化工桶
塑料卡板箱
工具柜
上海工具柜
南京工具柜
抽屉柜
工作台
工作桌
南京工作台
上海工作台
刀具车
刀具柜
刀具架
刀具座
仓储货架
仓库货架
库房货架
南京货架
中型货架
横梁式货架
钢制托盘
塑料托盘
纸托盘
折叠式仓储笼
仓库笼
钢制料箱
工具柜
工作台
手动液压托盘搬运车
手动液压堆高车
仓库货架
中量A型货架
仓储货架
中量B型货架
库房货架
横梁式货架
货位式货架
钢托盘
钢制托盘
铁托盘
栈板
塑料托盘
塑料栈板
纸托盘
栈板
仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼
蝴蝶笼
储物笼
钢制料箱
钢质周转箱
网格式料箱
手动液压托盘搬运车
托盘搬运车
货架
货架厂
货架公司
仓储货架
仓库货架
库房货架
南京货架
上海货架
托盘
钢托盘
钢制托盘
仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼

仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼
折叠仓储笼

仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼
折叠仓储笼

仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼
折叠仓储笼

仓储笼
仓储笼
仓库笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼
折叠式仓储笼
折叠仓储笼
折叠仓储笼

仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼
折叠仓储笼

仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼
折叠仓储笼

仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼

仓储笼
仓储笼

仓储笼
仓库笼
折叠式仓储笼
托盘
托盘
托盘
托盘
钢托盘
钢制托盘
塑料托盘
塑料托盘
塑料托盘

托盘
塑料托盘
钢托盘
钢制托盘
铁托盘
托盘
钢托盘
铁托盘
钢制托盘
塑料托盘

托盘
钢托盘
铁托盘
钢制托盘
塑料托盘

托盘
托盘
钢托盘
钢托盘
铁托盘
铁托盘
钢制托盘
钢制托盘
塑料托盘
塑料托盘

托盘
钢托盘
铁托盘
钢制托盘
塑料托盘
托盘
钢托盘
铁托盘
钢制托盘
塑料托盘
托盘
钢托盘
铁托盘
钢制托盘
塑料托盘

托盘
托盘

托盘
钢托盘
钢制托盘
托盘
塑料托盘


货架
仓储货架
仓库货架
货架
仓储货架
仓库货架
货架厂

货架
仓储货架
仓库货架
货架厂
货架公司

货架
仓储货架
仓库货架
货架厂
货架公司

货架
货架
仓储货架
仓储货架
仓库货架
仓库货架
货架厂
货架厂
货架公司
货架公司
货架
货架
仓储货架
仓储货架
仓库货架
仓库货架
货架厂
货架厂
货架公司
货架公司

货架
货架
货架
仓储货架
仓储货架
仓储货架
仓库货架
仓库货架
仓库货架
货架厂
货架厂
货架厂
货架公司
货架公司
货架公司
货架
货架
货架
仓储货架
仓储货架
仓储货架
仓库货架
仓库货架
货架厂
货架厂
货架公司
货架公司
货架
货架
货架

货架
轻量型货架
角钢货架
货架
中量型货架
次重型货架
货位式货架
重量型货架
横梁式货架
仓储货架
阁楼式货架
钢平台
仓储货架
悬臂式货架
仓储货架
贯通式货架
通廊式货架
驶入式货架
仓库货架
库房货架
抽屉式货架
模具货架
仓库货架
库房货架
汽车4S店货架
汽配库货架
货架厂
货架公司
南京货架
上海货架
无锡货架
苏州货架
货架厂
货架公司
北京货架
天津货架
沈阳货架
大连货架
货架厂
货架公司
广州货架
深圳货架
宁波货架
杭州货架

南京货架
货架公司
货架厂
仓库货架
仓储货架
货架
货架

2:12 AM  
Blogger الكون said...

منتديات دليل مواقع منتدى قريش منتدى صور الكون شبكة اسلاميه العاب مركز تحميل تحميل صور
اداره مواضيع المميزه تعارف تبادل نصي تبادل روابط نصيه اهدائات ترحيب تعارف خدمة الاعضاء الرئيسيه مواضيع اسلاميه مواضيع عامه نقاش حوار السياحه السفر الاخباريه جريمه اثاره الرياضه سيارات دراجات ناريه الاسره المجتمع شباب العربي ابناء ادم عالم حواء بنات حواء عالم الطفل الطفل الطب الصحه مطبخ الزواج الحياه الزوجيه ديكور اثاث منزلي اشغال يدويه الابداعات الشعريه الابداعات الادبيه همس القوافي شعر عذب الكلام خواطر قصص روايات ترفيهيه العاب مسابقات نكت ضحك فرفشه افلام انمي افلام كرتون المكتبه الصوتيه المكتبه السمعيه الابداع التصوير الفوتغرافي فوتشوب فلاش سويتش صور صور ورده تصاميم الاعضاء ابداعات الاعضاء تقنيه الالكترونيه الاتصالات كمبيوتر برامج كمبيوتر برامج ماسنجر ماسنجر هوتميل ماسنجر ياهو جوال موبايل برامج جوال ارشيف مواضيع مكرره مواضيع محذوفه

7:41 AM  
Blogger live said...

buy wow GoLd.We supply cheap WOw GOld to reliable customers. welcome to WOw golD,buy woW goLD,sell WoW gold .For more information of wOw Gold,
please visit a the super wow gold website specialized in selling WOw gold. We will serve you with cheap woW gOld, cheap WOw gold. Welcome to WOW.
WOw gold,and WOw gold.

11:48 PM  
Blogger 9999 said...

情趣用品,情趣,情趣用品,情趣,情趣,情趣用品,情趣精品,情趣用品,情趣,AIO交友愛情館,情人歡愉用品,美女視訊,情色交友,情人用品性哥,視訊交友,辣妹視訊,美女交友,性愛,嘟嘟成人網,按摩棒,震動按摩棒,微調按摩棒,情趣按摩棒,逼真按摩棒,G點,跳蛋,
跳蛋,跳蛋,性感內衣,飛機杯,充氣娃娃,情趣娃娃,角色扮演,性感睡衣,後庭區,SM,潤滑液,情趣禮物,威而柔,香水,精油,芳香精油,自慰,自慰套,性感吊帶襪,情趣用品加盟,情人歡愉用品,跳蛋情人娜娜,情趣用品,情人節禮物,情人節,吊帶襪,辣妹視訊,美女交友,情色交友,成人交友,視訊聊天室,美女視訊,視訊美女,情色視訊,免費視訊聊天,視訊交友,視訊聊天,AIO交友愛情館,嘟嘟成人網,成人貼圖,成人網站

9:18 AM  
Blogger jacrey said...

modern abstract art sofa manufacturer гранит 净水器 混合机 过滤机
保险箱 保险柜 阳痿 法兰 法兰标准 ffxi gil
牛皮癣 皮肤病 北京快递公司 北京国际快递
传世私服 传奇世界私服 天龙八部私服 天龙私服 传奇私服
网络电话 免费网络电话
假发 补发 织发 植发 上海搬家公司
上海搬场公司 大众搬家
大众搬场 韩国SZ女装
实验仪 传感器实验仪 传感器实验仪 传感器实验仪
萎缩性胃炎 neoprene laptop bags
DHL快递 苏州DHL SEO优化 SEO优化 计量泵 hose clamp 胃炎 胃病
血糖仪 血糖仪 银杏 水培花卉 企业宣传片 空分设备
代孕 代孕网 软件著作权登记
代孕 代孕 代孕 试管婴儿 代孕 电话交换机 程控交换机 集团电话 集装袋
混合机混合机 混合机捏合机 捏合机 捏合机导热油炉 导热油炉 导热油炉 反应釜 反应釜 反应釜 回流焊 波峰焊
spherical roller bearing 韩国SZ女装
DHL快递