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Apple TV and Elgato EyeTV? - Mac Forums
Has anyone managed to create an application to allow the use of the Elgato EyeTV with an Apple TV?
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Nothing yet, and probably isn't possible.
Would be nice to be able to turn the Apple TV into a DVR with the likes of a USB TV Tuner.
I'm really looking to invest into a LAN TV Tuner, so I can be sat with my laptop and record something without having to plug in stuff, then convert it to .mp4 and sync to Apple TV.
I'm sure there is ways to get Automator to do the above.
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You can automate EyeTV to dump the file out to ATV or the shared folder on your computer.
EyeTV rules i have been using it since eyetv 1.8.
The new version is by far the best yet.
Check out there site for more info.
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Does your tv not have a tuner?
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Quote: : does your tv not have a tuner?
Yes, but it can't record can it?
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I agree with Lost_Mobius.
I have an Elgato HDHomeRun, running EyeTV 3.x on my Leopard Mini.
The shows record automatically then EyeTV converts them to an iTunes compatible format (I use the 'iPod High' preset for news shows and things where the PQ isn't as important and the 'AppleTV' preset for the stuff that's more quality sensitive) and puts them into iTunes.
From there TV picks them up automatically.
There are only three downsides to a relatively set and forget system:
1) On TiVo I can start watching shows the moment they start, on with this setup I get access about an hour after the show ends (time for the conversion)
2) EyeTV will keep its disk drive clean (I set it to keep two copies in case there's an error) by erasing older shows, but iTunes needs to be manually cleaned up every now and then.
3) EyeTV (3.0.1 I think, not near that computer right now) hangs every so often on TV preset conversions of HD programs.
I record about 4 shows a week this way and it seems to hang about every three weeks or so.
When it hangs it not only affects that show but it stops recording future shows until I clear the dialog box.
It never hangs using the iPod High preset which still gives me widescreen and looks decent for news shows and the like on my two sub 30" TVs.
All in all, it is a good replacement for my TiVo at a monthly cost of $0 and with a user interface that passes the wife test.
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The TV preset would export 5.1 audio instead of 2 channel AAC I would explode with EyeTv happiness.
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Quote: : does your tv not have a tuner?
Mine does, but I'd pay good money to have it's +2 second channel changing time reduced.
My EyeTV on the Mac switches channels instantly.
Maury
p.s.
Don't buy a Sharp TV unless you like finding out that half the advertised functions don't work, don't want to control volume, and enjoy being able to walk to the TV and back in the time it takes to move from Channel 22 to 23.
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Depending on your cable system, they may or may not be useful for you.
While they do allow access to some Clear QAM channels, you may not get all of them.
It turns out that many channels are transmitted over the cable system in an encrypted format that requires either a set-top box or CableCard to view.
Others are transmitted using the Switched Digital Video (SDV) protocol, which is a bidirectional data transmission scheme that Elgato doesn't support - and neither do the current generations of CableCards.
The industry is working on an SDV adapter for CableCards (which will let Tivo HD receive those channels), but it's not clear if Elgato tuners will be able to take advantage of them.
The net result for me (Time Warner Cable in Maine) is that my Clear QAM EyeTV Hybrid senses 61 Clear QAM channels but I can only view 14 of them.
And all of those are OTA channels that I could get with a $40 antenna and my original EyeTV Hybrid.
The recordings that I get from HD programs on those channels are outstanding though.
I'm convinced that they're better than what I'm getting from my Tivo HD.
There is one additional problem - Clear QAM channels (Digital cable channels) are not transmitted on a specific frequency that matches up to a TV tuner channel.
So the EyeTV software can't match up many -most?- stations to a specific channel on the TitanTV program guide.
What you see on the EyeTV channel list is:
Name Service Frequency EPG Type
1001 74.1 Digital Cable Clear QAM 555 MhZ Unknow TV
The user has to go through each channel, decide what station each of those channels actually is and then rename them in the channel listing.
So I guess the fact that I only had 14 channels made that easier than if I were getting all 61.
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Another option if you want more control over the quality of your converted eyetv recordings is HandBrake.
HandBrake can take eyetv files and convert them to ATV format the same as a dvd, including passing through the ac3 audio.
Not quite as seamless as just exporting to atv with the eyetv software, but might suit you depending on your requirements.
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What settings do you use.
I have been using Handbrake for years and it seems to only work with DVD's or VideoTS folders
Quote: : Another option if you want more control over the quality of your converted eyetv recordings is HandBrake.
HandBrake can take eyetv files and convert them to ATV format the same as a dvd, including passing through the ac3 audio.
Not quite as seamless as just exporting to atv with the eyetv software, but might suit you depending on your requirements.
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Yep, it works as of 0.9.2.
On some streams depending on the broadcast source you may have to do an Export to Program Stream out of the eyetv software first, then feed that to HB.
But most of mine work fine reading right from the .eyetv package.
In our svn the program stream reading code is more robust than 0.9.2, but I tested 0.9.2 quite a bit and it should work fine.
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I use Handbrake to open the MPEG Stream files from EyeTV.
Here's the deal though:
Most of the shows I record (such as The Office, Big Bang Theory, and movies) were originally shot with 23.98fps but, the broadcast comes into EyeTV at 29.98fps interlaced...
This creates nasty looking de-interlacing to make up for the lost frames.
So here's what I do.
I export the MPEG Stream from EyeTV's Export option and open it in Handbrake.
Then I set the framerate to 23.98fps.
Then, I use the handy "Detelecine" option and VFR option and deinterlace options turned on.
This will inverse telecine the video creating a smooth playback with very little ghosting effects.
It's very handy...
Try it out... you'll like it!
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Can you either attach a screen capture of your settings or write them out for us?
Much thanks!
Quote: : I use Handbrake to open the MPEG Stream files from EyeTV.
Here's the deal though:
Most of the shows I record (such as The Office, Big Bang Theory, and movies) were originally shot with 23.98fps but, the broadcast comes into EyeTV at 29.98fps interlaced...
This creates nasty looking de-interlacing to make up for the lost frames.
So here's what I do.
I export the MPEG Stream from EyeTV's Export option and open it in Handbrake.
Then I set the framerate to 23.98fps.
Then, I use the handy "Detelecine" option and VFR option and deinterlace options turned on.
This will inverse telecine the video creating a smooth playback with very little ghosting effects.
It's very handy...
Try it out... you'll like it!
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