TiVoTool - New Release

["Mark McCall" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

0.4.0 Now Available
http://tivotool.com/

Aug 05 2005 06:27 AM
Version number jump to signify added features and lack of crash bugs.

.First and most noticeable, the list got a revamp. The font now matches
most
OSX applications. Columns are now sortable, and the column headers are now
the correct height. Listings now save to disk between sessions as well.

.DVD burning bugs squashed. Some videos were cutting out early. It appeared
that the vobs were the correct size but the disk image was not finishing.
Changed the way I called mkisofs and things are looking good. DVD burning
should be really solid!

.You will notice a menu called "Remote". This will allow you to
execute
common commands as if you typed them at your Tivo's console. First, the
vserver start and stop commands are hardcoded and will be modified as I get
feedback from users for maximum flexibility. There is a dialog that will
explain the suggested locations and names for vserver and busybox. Check
the
wiki for feedback and an explanation of what busybox is.

.The second and more exciting part is the addition of remote macros. Right
now there are four slots available. Clicking one of the menu items executes
the macro on the tivo (technically against it's bash shell). Check in
preferences for some starter macros. Command output is returned in a
window.
There will be a special section in the wiki shortly where you can share
useful macros and tips. Especially useful and unique macros may get added
as
permanent menu items.

.Real-time de-interlacing & cropping while streaming. Simply turn it on
in
preferences. Your MPEG4 crop settings are used when streaming. This makes
it
easy to preview how your final MPEG4 movie will look. You don't have to
wait
an hour only to realize there is a 1 pixel line of noise across the bottom
of the screen. Simply stream what you plan to encode first and tweak as
necessary.

.Various minor bugfixes, cleanups. Added some debugging for the outstanding
bugs probably related to international tivos, or other model related
issues.
In a short while there will be sections in the wiki for each model number
of
tivo. Organizing information by model will be encouraged in the coming
weeks.

http://tivotool.com/

M.