MPEG files from TiVo Problem?

[aprest]

After I use VideoReDo to convert *.tivo files to *.mpg files I can't open them in DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus (version 6.10.0194.6) to make a Blu-ray DVD. When I attempt to "Add Video File" by clicking any *.mpg files made from any *.tivo files the program locks up. I don't have this problem with MovieFactory from other *.mpg files that I have on my PC that were not created from *.tivo files. I also don't have this problem when I use Nero Vision 5 when opening *.mpg files made from *.tivo files. However I have trouble making reliable multiple chapter Blu-ray DVDs using Nero Vision.

Any suggestions as to how to get around this problem or another way to make multiple chapter Blu-ray DVDs from *.tivo files? I have TiVoed four chapters of The Pacific and I am trying to make a Blu-ray DVD from these first four chapters.

[Ken Berry]

Does Video ReDo tell you exactly what properties your .mpg files have? I am kind of assuming that, coming from a TiVo, they are likely to be high definition HDV format mpeg-2, but in transport stream format. If they are, then try changing the extension to .m2t and see if MF will accept those...

[aprest]

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately changing the extension from mpg to m2t did not help. I am beginning to think that the 4 to 5 GByte files for each of the Pacific episodes are too big for MF to handle. I redid one of the Pacific episodes as a partial ~5 minute clip using VideoReDo with a file size of about 500MB and MF opened it with no problem. I also used VideoRedo on another TiVoed short movie which resulted in a file size of about 900MB and MF opened it as well.

[Ron P.]

This may be the case with HD video files, however I just took a 6GB DV (SD) video file, and was able to insert it without problem into MF. I don't think that just the size of the file is what the problem is. If it was, then MF should have rejected my DV file.

[aprest]

I think that you are right about it being something to do with HD files but the size of the HD file does seem to make a difference. So far I have not found a way to make a Blu-ray disk from multiple *.tivo files. I can easily make a Blu-ray file from a single *.tivo file using VideoReDo followed by tsMuxeR and then ImgBurn. The results are fantastic!

I also have not found a way to join two HD *.mpg files so that I could use tsMuxer to make the Blu-ray folders with chapters.