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DVR-MS Convert / Play

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Hi !

My roommate and I recorded some tv shows using his hp media center which created a .dvr-ms video file (huge, 4 gigs for an hour or so). I was wondering if there are any free converter for mac os x ? I'd like to convert it to xvid or another plugin.. and also compress it (around 10% of its original size)

Thanks alot !
- Alex
 
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I would love to know about this as well. I have an HP Media Center PC that I use in conjunction with my Mac and I would like to convert the DVR-MS files. I looked on the Microsoft website and it says that there is no way to edit these files yet, but they are working with software companies to add DVR-MS support to editing programs.
 
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I've finally found a program that can covert DVR-MS files!!! :)
...but it's not free and it's only for Windows.
It's "InterVideo WinDVD Creator 2". If your roommate has this program, you can use it to edit and convert the DVR-MS files. The conversion/compression options are fairly limited, but I just edit and save the tv shows as MPEG-2 (keeps original quality) and then convert it to an xvid or divx with another application after that.
I hope this helps.
 

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