Windows Media Recored TV shows in Adobe Premier

[sahill01]

Hey guys,

Just curious if anyone can help me here. I have a Sony Vaio with Microsoft Windows Media Edition. I record TV shows with my computer like a Tivo. I believe it saves the files as "Microsoft recorded TV show" or an MPEG2. I am trying to use Adobe Premier 6.5 to edit the video, but the Adobe software doesn't recognize this file type. I assume I need to convert this to something it can recgonize like an AVI or MPEG1 or something. Has anyone else run into this problem and have any solutions?

Thanks,

[pchan]

You can use GSPOT to find exactly what format the TV program is recorded. If it's in MPEG2, you must have mpeg2 codec install before Premiere can edit.

[sahill01]

Looks like the file type is DVR-MS. Are you familiar with this one?

[sahill01]

I downloaded the codec for MPEG2's. But in Premier is doent show that it can open MPEG2's. It shows that it can ope MPEG's. I assume I need to convert the DVR-MS to MPEG. Any ideas?

Thanks again

[pchan]

Can try the DVR ripper from here :http://www.thegreenbutton.com/downloads.aspx

[dcsos]

DVR-MS is Microsofts stupid DIGITAL RIGHTS move

All Microsofts MEDIA CENTER EDITION of XP contain
media recording options that record to DVR-MS

The thought at Microsoft was..this'll make it impossible to make DVD's from Television Shows.
It worked.
No One with a MEDIA CENTER PC can actually BURN those shows to a DVD without jumping through hoops

Currently the only way to go is use the HOOPS approved by MS below:
MY DVD software
(Microsoft allows SONIC to break out of the DVR format with three options)
Freeware:sonicencoders.msi
Pay ware: Sonic Primetime
Bloated Payware: Sonic Primetime Deluxe

They wanted to make MEDIA CENTER unable to burn anything but a CD or DVD that only works on your MEDIA CENTER PC
look at this fella's guide:
http://thomashawk.com/2005/02/my-ensy-weensy-little-problem-with.html

[edDV]

from Microsoft

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwmt/html/dvrfilechanges.asp

[mwh99]

My media center compter came with Arcsoft Showbiz 2. When I import a recorded file (ms-dvr) and try to move it to the time line, it says it has to convert it first. When conversion is done it creates a high quality mpeg file that I load into tmpgnec.

Hope this helps.

[BeautifulSoul]

My media center compter came with Arcsoft Showbiz 2. When I import a recorded file (ms-dvr) and try to move it to the time line, it says it has to convert it first. When conversion is done it creates a high quality mpeg file that I load into tmpgnec.

Hope this helps.

What did you use to convert your DVR-MS files? The Acrosoft Showbiz 2??

Im looking to convert the files to a WMV so that I can open them into Windows Movie Maker. Any help that anyone could give me on this would be great.

[mwh99]

Yes, you import the ms-dvr file, but before you can move it to the storyboard/timeline, you are told that it needs to be converted, you are prompted for a name, and in a few minutes it is done. I believe the new file will import into Movie Maker

mwh99