Keep HD quality of TiVo files while doing format conversion

Keep high definition quality of TiVo files – This article tells you how to keep HD quality of tivo files (TV shows, Netflix movies or whatever) recorded by your TiVo HD DVR, TiVo HD XL DVR while doing format conversion for your other devices. To retain HD quality of your tivo files, please follow the steps below:

Guide: How to keep HD quality of TiVo files while doing format conversion

1. Transfer TiVo movies to your personal computer

To achieve this goal, you should make use of TiVo Desktop software, you can download it here: TiVo Desktop software. Open TiVo Desktop, click “Pick Recordings to Transfer” to transfer TV shows to your PC. The TiVo Desktop will prompt when the transfer is finished.

2. Convert TiVo files to HD video via Pavtube Video Converter

Step 1: Click “Add” button to import TiVo files to this program

Step 2: Select HD video as output format and specify destination folder

Click the pull down menu of “Format” to select “HD Video” firstly, and then choose a format according to your end use of the output files. There are more than 10 selections in “HD Video” profile, including HD MP4, HD MOV, HD MKV, HD AVI, HD TS, HD MPG, etc., and which one to select is totally depending on you.

At the same time, you can click the folder icon at the end of “Output” to specify where to store the output files, if not, this program will export generated files to the save path set by default automatically, and wherever your destination folder is, you are able to find out the output files via clicking on “Open” button with ease.

Step 3: Click “Settings” button to adjust audio and video parameters

On the popup window, you are allowed to reset all the options on it, such as codec name, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channels, so as to make good control of the output file quality.

Step 4: Click “Convert” button to start conversion

Additional tips:

1. This TiVo converter enables you to combine multiple TiVo files into one file, so that there are no intervals while playback. Just tick “Merge into one file”, and this goal will be achieved.

2. Fast conversion speed and perfect audio and video in sync technology.

3. Support VFW codec encoding and 5.1 channel audio output.

4. This program can be used as a simple video editor. The trim function allows you to get a specific length of video accurately since its inner seek function can capture any key frame of video, while with crop, you can cut off the black edges and unwanted video area easily. Its watermark function allows you to add different sorts of watermarks, including text, image (including GIF), and video watermark, so as to realize picture-in-picture effect in your TiVo files.