How to Create a DivX from a DVR

Transfer your shows from a DVR into DivX format.

The problem with DVRs is that they come with such a small hard drive. Many users are forced to decide which shows they want to delete and which they want to keep in their library. If you back up your shows to your PC, you can have an extra boost of space. If you back up your shows and movies to a DivX file, you'll have even more free space because of the condensed format that DivX offers.

Things You'll Need

• DVR
• RCA component cables
• Computer
• Video capture card/software
• DivX software

Instructions

1. Connect one end of your RCA component cables (red, white, yellow) to the output of your DVR. Connect the other end to the "Input" of your computer's video capture card.

2. Click the "Start" menu on the lower left hand side of your computer screen. Select "Programs" and click the video capture software icon. Wait for the software to load.

3. Click the "File" tab of your video capture software. Click "New" under this menu to start a new project.

4. Turn on your DVR and navigate to the show you want to record.

5. Go back to your video capture software and look at the "Preview" window on the right hand side of the screen. Your DVR's screen should be in the window. Press the "Record" button at the top of the window.

6. Press the "Play" button on your DVR. As the show or movie plays on the DVR, it will record to your computer. Wait until the show has finished recording and press the "Stop" button on your video capture software screen.

7. Click the "File" menu at the top of the video capture software screen and click "Save As." Save the file to your desktop from the small drop-down menu on the screen and click "OK."

8. Click the "Start" menu on your computer screen and select "Programs." Find your DivX software and double-click it to launch the program.

9. Click the "File" tab at the top left-hand side of the DivX software window. Click the "New" tab under this menu, then click "Add Content." Select your desktop from the small window that pops up, then select the show or movie you recorded.

10. Wait for the software to scan your show. Click on the "Output" tab at the bottom of the screen and select your "Desktop" from the choices given.

11. Click on the "Start" tab on your DivX software window and wait for the software to convert your show or movie.

12. Go to your "Desktop" to launch your file in DivX format.

References

• Desktop Video Guide: 5 Tips For Converting Video To DivX
• Lockergnome: DVR to PC Tutorial

Resources

• DivX.com: DivX Author