Dan Brust

Got it; thanks again!

That was it; thanks! Is there a way (other than guessing based upon file size) whether a video on the TiVo is mpeg2 or mpeg4?

Nope, the .ts file doesn't play. VLC shows just a blank picture with audio.

Some episodes have started to have trouble encoding the video portion of the file. The files are stored on a Roamio Pro (NOT updated to Hydra). I'm using the "Download TiVO files in Transport Stream format" and "Decrypt using tivolibre instead of tivodecode" options. There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to which episodes encode properly. With the show I'm currently having trouble with, one day's episode encodes fine, then the next day's episode might not. Out of 25 or so episodes I tried...