I used concat with a file list and that worked
Can someone post step-by-step instructions for Windows? Thanks.
Can someone post step-by-step instructions for Windows? Thanks.
This was not hard to get working under windows…
1. Install python 2.7.8 for windows Download Python | Python.org
2. Install ffmpeg for windows. http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/win64/static/ffmpeg-20141010-git-19b4c0c-win64-static.7z
It doesn’t have an installer, and you need 7-zip to extract it. I ended up putting it in c:\program files\ffmpeg
3, Run the script from the windows command prompt, and give it all the proper options:
c:\python27\python.exe tablo2go.py [OPTIONS]
Thanks coorsleftfield.
@coorsleftfield Sounds like you’ve had some success and experience with this for a while now.
Is there anything risky about this? Can your recordings/drive accidentally get trashed? Anything that a novice should avoid doing? Best practices?
I didn’t write the script, but as far as I can tell, it’s just reading from the Tablo, no data gets changed on it, so I can’t see it causing you any problems.
I’m going to work on getting a whole automated process going, including using MCEbuddy to remove commercials before they go into Plex. When I get that all working I’ll try to post a howto.
Sounds cool. Thanks for the update.
I didn't write the script, but as far as I can tell, it's just reading from the Tablo, no data gets changed on it, so I can't see it causing you any problems.I’m going to work on getting a whole automated process going, including using MCEbuddy to remove commercials before they go into Plex. When I get that all working I’ll try to post a howto.
Sounds great, but would also love to have a standalone download tool for Windows.
Could someone who has pulled files off Tablo please tell me the bit rates for 720p and 1080p files?
ffprobe of mpegts off of Tablo from a 480p station, it is the Brady Bunch:
Input #0, mpegts, from ‘/tmp/test.ts’:
Duration: 00:35:16.23, start: 0.517933, bitrate: 2068 kb/s
Program 1
Stream #0:0[0x41]: Video: h264 (High) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B), yuv420p, 720x480 [SAR 10:11 DAR 15:11], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn, 59.94 tbc
Stream #0:1[0x44]: Audio: aac ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 163 kb/s
ffprobe of mpegts off of Tablo from a 1080i (BUT TabloTV set at 720p) station, it is The Sorceror’s Apprentice:
Input #0, mpegts, from ‘/tmp/test.ts’:
Duration: 02:04:58.78, start: 0.508789, bitrate: 4739 kb/s
Program 1
Stream #0:0[0x31]: Video: h264 (High) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B), yuv420p, 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn, 59.94 tbc
Stream #0:1[0x34]: Audio: aac ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 169 kb/s
@cjcox - thank you. could you also post info for 1080i recording? I assume the file saved is 1080p.
@7up, Actually, you have to have your TabloTV set to save at 1080p to have 1080p captures. I have mine set at the recommended 720p value. It’s a global setting thing. I may do a forced test tonight. I need to do a forced test of a manual record anyhow… I’ll see what I can do.
ffprobe of mpegts off of Tablo from a 1080i (TabloTV set at 1080p) station, scene from The Blacklist:
Input #0, mpegts, from ‘/tmp/1080p.ts’:
Duration: 00:15:16.47, start: 0.513322, bitrate: 6190 kb/s
Program 1
Stream #0:0[0x31]: Video: h264 (High) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B), yuv420p, 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn, 59.94 tbc
Stream #0:1[0x34]: Audio: aac ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 162 kb/s
From the Internet (concerning HDTV):
1080i
and 720p require about the same bandwidth when showing live action: A 1080i image has twice as many pixels, while
720p shows twice as many frames per second.
While
showing films at 24 frames per second, 720p requires about half the bandwidth
of 1080i. A
common opinion is that 720p is better for sporting events, while 1080i looks
better for documentaries, dramas, and most things that come 24 frames per
second.
If so, this is why I enjoy my Dallas Cowboys games which come over our local Fox 720p station.
See: http://www.avsforum.com/forum/25-hdtv-technical/1076689-abc-espn-hd-only-720p-why-not-1080i.html
Hi,
I am been using the python code written by others here(Thank you so much) and also in concurrent using MCEBuddy 2.3 which removes the ad from the output MP4. And the result I am playing thru plex to my tv. This is working great.
I need some help from whoever wrote the initial code as I am not technical. Is it possible to extract the closed caption too(can be an option in the command) so that we can extract that too if required.
Thanks
@cjcox - thank you for posting stats on Tablo reocording data. With regards to your statements about 720p vs. 1080i, resolution is certainly an important however its not the only factor which contributes to picture quality. A properly processed/deinterlaced 1080i sporting event can look outstanding.
@7up, all depends. Again, I haven’t really seen the issue, so hard to speak to it. But obviously lower framerates will affect high motion. But obviously YMMV.
@girimurthy - I have not had time to update my code for quite some time, @mtuckman has done a fantastic job updating the code so that it will work with Windows and make it more stable. I have not looked at closed captioning, and have not updated it for a bit, mostly as I have been waiting for 5.1/Surround sound to be implemented by Tablo.
I’ll put CC in my queue.
@girimurthy - I have not had time to update my code for quite some time, @mtuckman has done a fantastic job updating the code so that it will work with Windows and make it more stable. I have not looked at closed captioning, and have not updated it for a bit, mostly as I have been waiting for 5.1/Surround sound to be implemented by Tablo.I’ll put CC in my queue.
Thanks for adding it to the queue
@jskenney @mtuckman Just some hints. You can use ccextractor to get the CC data into an srt. Unfortunately, I find it’s -delay parameter to be lacking and the results aren’t what you’d expect. So… while it’s possible to coerce CC into subtitles and even burn them in, they might be delayed too much (I find it to be about 5 seconds off). And of course, you’ll need something like ccextractor now as yet another dependency.
With that said, you could also manually go through the srt data and edit the offsets manually… which might be the better solution (?).
If you decide to ditch ffmpeg and go with something like mencoder, there might be more options as you can convert srt to ass (sorry, but that’s the name) and then there are more manipulations that can be done… but ffmpeg is limited in what it can do today.