.tivo conv to mpeg by Direct Dump--sound is shifted??

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The author of etivo made a utility called Direct Dump. I used it to convert a few .tivo files to mpeg. When I play the mpeg, the sound is off just slightly.

I then used Ulead to group a few shows, put in some titles and a simple menu and burn a dvd. The sound on the dvd is shifted even worse. I suspect Ulead is reencoding, too, because it takes forever to burn. I make sure the size doesn't trigger the Ulead option to "squeeze it down" even more.

The Sonic program that supposedly can read the .tivo file and burn a dvd doesn't run on my computer. Crashes before doing any burning, in fact.

I suppose my question is two-part:
1. is there anything I can use to "resynch" the sound on the mpg files I already have or is there a tool that will convert the .tivo files more accurately?

2. What dvd burner software will not compound the problem? I won't shell out $50 or more w/o a trial version to ensure it works on my computer.

[Krispy Kritter]

1. To resync the audio is a manual process, and there isn't an easy way. There should be a tutorial if you want to read about it.

2. The dvd burner software is not the cause of your problem. The dvd authoring software is what is reencoding your files. Some programs such as Ulead contain templates in which you choose the video quality of the encoding process. You can also create your own template. The software is comparing your input file to the template that you chose, if it is different, then it encodes the file to make it match the template that you chose. If you input files already meet dvd spec, then create a template that matches your input files. Since the input and template match, no encoding will take place.