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iPad/ iPad Wi-Fi+ 3G TiVo files converter for Mac
According to Apple, iPad gives up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music. By any
means, it is a great portable video player. So why not transfer you TiVo recordings to iPad? No matter where you are,
whenever it is, just take out the iPad and enjoy your favorite TV programs or football matches freely! Nice idea, isn’t it?
In the following guide I would like to share with you how to get your TiVo recordings ready for iPad (iPad Wi-Fi +3G). In
order to enjoy TiVo recordings on iPad, you got to transfer TiVo to your Mac and then convert the TiVo files to iPad
compatible formats.
1. Transfer TiVo recordings to Mac (or MacBook)
Once you’ve recorded your favorite shows on your TiVo box, you can transfer them to your Mac with certain software as long
as your TiVo box is connected to your home network. Although the TiVo Desktop software for the Mac (supplied by TiVo) does
not allow user to transfer TiVo recordings to Mac, there are other freeware can accomplish this task, like the
TiVoDecode Manager. Run the app, enter your TiVo's IP address in the TiVo IP Address
box. Next click the Prefs button in the lower-right corner. Fill in the Media Access Key. A list of shows on your TiVo will
appear in the Now Playing list. Select the show and click Add Show To Queue. The selected show now appears in the Download
Queue list. Click Download Location to select where you want to save it. The app allows you to convert TiVo shows to MPEG-4
video for iPod. Of course you can play these TiVo shows with QuickTime Player. To convert the recordings for iPad, you can
2. Convert TiVo recordings to to iPad compatible formats.
There are too many converting tools on market, yet few do convert TiVo files. A recommended one is
HD footages, Flash videos, Matroska container format, tec.
Before converting TiVo files, let’s take a look at the iPad-supported video formats:
H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo
audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160
Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, MacM stereo audio in .avi
file format.
Now please refer to the converting procedures below:
Step 1. Input Media Access Key.
Launch Pavtube Video Converter, Click on the "Option" button, switch to TiVo tab, and enter your Media Access
Key. Click "OK" to confirm.
Step 2: Import TiVo files.
Now click "Add" to import all .tivo files to Pavtube Video Converter.
Step 2: Select an output format for iPad, iPad 3G, or iPad Wi-Fi+3G
Click on the pull down menu of "Format" and then tap "iPad", after that, you will see three options optimized for iPad
showing as below, including "iPad HD Video (*.mp4)", "iPad Video H.264 (*.MP4)", "iPad Video MPEG-4 (*.mp4)". You can select
any one of them according to your own needs.
Step 3: Click "Settings" button to adjust audio and video parameters
You are allowed to adjust codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the popup window to
optimize the output file quality. Following are the recommended settings to get best playback quality.
Step 4: Click "Convert" button to start conversion.
Once finished, you can get the output files for your iPad via clicking on "Open" button effortlessly. Afterwards, connect
your iPad to your Mac, and then sync the videos to iPad via iTunes.
