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mackworth / cTiVo

TiVo Show Downloads for MacOS
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Error: Show May Be Damaged/Incomplete #455

Closed n0g0 closed 3 years ago

n0g0 commented 3 years ago

Trying to figure out why I'm getting this error - plays fine on the Tivo itself, trying to download results in nearly immediate error.

There is a visible "glitch" in the recording when played back on the Tivo - does this mean the stream is corrupt?

Also - the error log says it's a Series3, but I verified on my Tivo that I have a Series4. Not sure if that's related? decryptLaw & Order-Special Victims Unit-The Only Way Out Is Through-2.err.TXT encodeLaw & Order-Special Victims Unit-The Only Way Out Is Through-2.err.TXT

mackworth commented 3 years ago

Yes, if you look at the encode error log, it says corrupt decoded frame in stream 0 on frame 311.

Unfortunately, the TiVo encryption process is more susceptible to damaging the stream that its display process, so it can display shows that come over corrupted. Sometimes, but not very often, Handbrake can convert them when ffmpeg can't (and vice-versa), so you could try that. Other than that, there's not much hope.