How to Burn a Show to DVD Using Sonic DVD Software
Using the TiVoToGo feature, you can transfer recorded shows from your TiVo to your PC. Then, Sonic MyDVD software, which is compatible with TiVo, allows you to burn those programs and play them back on any DVD player.
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Things You'll Need
- TiVo Desktop software
- TiVo Series2 or Series2 DT DVR
- DirectX 9.0 or later
- 25MB free disk space for TiVo Desktop installation
- Computer equipped with Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP
- 500MHz or faster Pentium processor
- 256MB RAM, at least
- 15GB of free disk space, at least
Instructions
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Transfer the recorded shows from the TiVo to your PC using the TiVoToGo feature.
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Make sure that you have the latest version of Sonic MyDVD software. Get the 15-day trial version online at www.sonic.com/go/tivo/trial/ or purchase the full version.
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Insert a blank recordable DVD disc in your DVD drive.
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Launch Sonic MyDVD Plus software by clicking on "Start" and then going to "All Programs," to "Sonic" and finally to "MyDVD Plus."
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Choose the "Video" button, in case it has not already been selected.
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Choose the "Create project" button. Make sure that the "MyDVD project" window opens and a project named "Untitled DVD-Video" is displayed.
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Rename and save the project by going to "File," clicking on "Save As" and entering in a name. Click on "Save."
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Click the "Get Recorded TV Shows" button to add TV shows you have recorded. Click on "Files" button for the video files that you have transferred from your TiVo.
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Click on the "Burn" button and follow the guidelines on the screen to create the disc.
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Click on "OK" when the message "DVD created successfully" is displayed on the screen. You are all set.
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Tips & Warnings
DVD burning needs plenty of free space on your PC-as much as 14 GB for a complete DVD-R project.
Run Disk Defragmenter to ensure that all your free space is allotted together at one continuous location.
Disable auto-run programs that take up memory and disk space such as virus scanners and firewalls.
Turn off all other windows while you are burning a DVD.
Turn off screen savers and power-save buttons to avoid your computer snoozing in the middle of DVD burning.
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Comments
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Jenesis76
Aug 14, 2008
I can get to step 8, then I'm stuck. There is no "file" button to click, and all I can see are Windows Media files. There's nothing in the drop-down but "Windows Media." I can't see any way to navigate to Tivo files.
