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How to Record TV shows using Teratech home media

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Tv shows Podcast Introduction

Have you ever wanted to keep a personal recording of your favorite tv shows just so you can throw yourself a marathon on your iPod? 

Hardware requirements

    1. Eyetv hybrid 2010.
    1. set-top box or any video source
    1. iPod
    1. Any up-to-date windows machine you have.

Software Requirements

    1. TeraTech Home Media.
    1. Format Factory.
    1. iTunes.

Instructions

In this tutorial, I will teach how to record your favorite tv shows using the EyeTV hybrid with TeraTech home media, convert that recording to iPod using format factory then sync that recording to your iPod using iTunes.
This tutorial teaches you how to record tv shows for personal use.

  1. Eyetv-Hybrid to pc connection

    Connect the Eyetv hybrid to the windows machine that you own.

  2. Eyetv-Hybrid to video source connection

    Connect the Eyetv hybrid to any video source be it satellite cable or antenna.

  3. Setup a new recording in Teratech home media

    To set up a recording in the main window of TeraTech Home Cinema click on the recordings link and select new.

  4. set the start and end time

    Set the time for the start of the show, then set the time for the end of the show.

  5. Click done to add to the recording schedule

    Click done and the recording will be added to the recording schedule.

  6. Wait until the recording is done

    Wait until your recording is done, depending on if your computer cooperates with you and the length of the show.

  7. Open Format Factory

    When your recording is done open up Format Factory.

  8. Select all to the mobile device in the video tab

    In Format Factory go to the video tab and select all to the mobile device.

  9. Select the recording appropriate device

    Select the device appropriate for your recording then click ok.

  10. Add the recording to Format Factory

    In the next dialogue, click add file then navigate and navigate to where TeraTech Home Cinema stuck your recording.

  11. OK

    Click OK.

  12. Start the conversion process

    Back in the main window select the file you added earlier and click start to start the conversion process.

  13. Add the converted Tv shows to iTunes

    Once it’s done converting which will take a while open up iTunes then add the tv show you recorded and converted earlier.

  14. Let iTunes sync your Tv shows to your iPod

    Attach your iPod to your computer and wait for iTunes to do its thing.

  15. Once your Tv shows are on your iPod test them out

    Test out your recording to see if it worked.

There you have it your own recording(for personal use of course), converting, and syncing system. You can use this to record the TV shows you’re into.

DVD Backup and sync to ipod/ipad

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Tutorial Requirements

a DVD of your choice like The Avengers

MakeMKV

Handbreak

A mac machine

an iPod/ipad

itunes

difficulty: very straight forward

This tutorial is for dvd backup and syncing to your apple device for later personal use

Insert a DVD you want to backup and sync to your ipod/ipad

Open up MakeMKV open the source disk select the title to backup and start the backup

open up handbrake select the file you created previously and select the device to convert for.

Click convert and just go get something to drink.

Once your dvd is done converting to the specified apple devices file format, open up itunes and add the newly converted video file to your library.

to sync the video as a TV show you’ll have to change it’s media kind to TV show, but if you’re syncing a movie leave it as a movie.

To sync the TV show/movie you backed up simply connect your ipod/ipad to your mac and itunes will go though the steps of syncing your ipod/ipad from prepping it for syncing to actually syncing it

There you have it your very own DVD backup and ipod/ipad syncing system.