Tablo Exporter - Export Tablo Recordings

@Jestep Wow, Works great! Need to export and try on my iPad, How many .db did you add or what did you do?

The ffmpeg I am using was last updated in April.
http://ffmpegmac.net

GREAT WORK!

Added 10dB, I think that should be good enough

Ok version 0.03a is available at http://jettsoft.com/products.html

Don’t forget to get the latest version of ffmpeg at https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html

Also make sure you have the latest Java from http://www.java.com/en/

This version includes a 10dB increase in the volume as many of us have complained about the low volume on the Tablo.

Extract the zip file into a directory of your choosing.

You can run by double clicking on TabloExport.jar or run from a command line using java -jar (dir you put the jar)TabloExport.jar

Let me know if you have any issues or questions :smile:

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How long should a 30 minute show take to export? I’m on ‘exporting’ for going on 20 minutes with a full green bar. It’s created the directories for the files but no mp4 files as of yet. Thanks.

Green bar means it is done. Did you have an older version? If so, try getting rid of the TabloExport.json and properties file. It may be an issue.

Also try running from the command line to see if any errors get reported

On 0.03a build 10. I deleted the json and properties files with no luck. Full restart on the PC (with requisite windows updates) - again, no luck. Java is up to date and the ffmpg file is the latest.

When I hit export video, it almost immediately pops up with the green ‘exporting’ box in the queue which leads me to believe something is not working.

forgot to mention, no change running from the cmd line

What does it look like from the command line? What gets printed out?

Oh, and what is the name of the show? Perhaps a screen shot of the show you are exporting?

Appears to be a problem with the ffmpeg program.

‘CreateProcess error=193, %1 is not a valid Win32 application’ My ffmpeg file is ffmpeg-2.6.3.tar.bz2 - do I need toconvert this into a different format for java to process it? (Not a java expert here) Thanks.

lol… Win 8.1

Yea, I deleted that post duh :stuck_out_tongue:

Did you build yourself? I would suggest using http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/ And grab one of those builds
64bit I would assume

Oh wait, are you saying you were trying to run the .bz2 file? That is a zipped file of ffmpeg source. So yes you need the ffmpeg.exe from the link I posted http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/

Get the 64bit static build and unzip to some dir

Thanks @Jestep - works well now. I figured it was something fairly easy (like trying to execute a zipped file!) I was using Internet Download Manager and then converting them from TS files to MP4 but your solution is much easier!

No problem, when I went back and read it I was like, Oh!! Glad I could help

So far so good! I got a new version of ffmpeg and on Quicktime, my first export sync was on point. In Premiere, it was still off. The good news is, the audio levels in Premiere looked great. I’ll post anything else I see. Thanks for the audio increase!

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Hey Jestep, I finally got around to trying this out…and it rocks. Many thanks for putting it together.

Quick question (I hope): My eyes are telling me that I’m losing some quality during the export process. I’m an avid Handbrake user, so I know my way around transcoding a bit. Can you tell me what CRF the Exporter uses by default with FFMPEG? Is there a way to change it? I envision running my exports through Handbrake to improve compression prior to dropping them into PLEX.

Basically…I’m looking for a way to maintain the maximum amount of quality during the export process…even at the expense of larger file size.

crf is 23. I tried different combinations to both limit the size of the export but still keep a good quality

Ok, makes sense. Is there any way for me to adjust that setting for my own personal use case?