EyeTv

anyone with eyetv know how i can convert shows i've saved to my harddrive into mpeg4..

i usually use ffmpegX to convert video files i have on my computer but it won't allow me to convert any of the shows i've saved using eyetv

error message: uknown format

the videos get saved as NameOfTheVideo.eyetv

and to make the situation worse i just tried to burn the shows i wanted to a DVD and it wont even let me do that.

please help. i'm gettin fed up with eyetv.

I assume you've tried eyetv's built-in mpeg4 export?

ha. no. how do i do that??

i mean in the menu bar i see File>Export

but it's gray and i cant click on it..

I usually use either Roxio Crunch or iSquint.

well i didnt figure out how to export through eyetv but i did find the files and found out they were actually packages.. and if you open the package there is a mpg file that can be burned to a dvd.. i think atleast.

ok so i tried to burn the files and 'Burn' (freeware) quit during the burn. I tried converting them to mpeg4 using ffmpegX and it takes 1 second, says finished, but then i cant find the files.

Do you have the recording you want to export highlighted when you go to File > Export? The option will be grayed unless you choose which recording you are trying to export. Once you get there you should get a long list of export options including formats for specific devices or formats based on file type.

If you have Roxio Toast (good burning software) you can choose the "For Toast" option to make a file which you can immediately burn to DVD using Toast. Otherwise, choose whatever file type you want.