Edit/ Playback tivo files on your mac

Use iMovie and/or iDVD with your EyeTV/ Tivo recordings

iMovie and iDVD require DV format files. EyeTV/Tivo records in MPEG-1 & MPEG-2
format. Unfortunately, QuickTime will lose the audio when exporting
MPEG-1/2 to other movie formats. To keep the audio, you'll need to
separate ("de-mux") the MPEG-1/2 audio and video streams. You'll then
need to convert the MPEG-1/2 audio to AIFF format. We recommend using
the following free applications:

bbDEMUX
(a free MPEG demuxer which is for OS X)
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/macbbdemux/

MAD
(a free audio conversion tool for OS X)
http://www.biermann.org/philipp/mad/

You'll also need QuickTime Pro to export to DV.

Do the following to use your EyeTV files with iMovie or iDVD:

1. Export a recorded program from EyeTV, by using the File -->
Save as QuickTime command.
2. Use bbDEMUX on the exported EyeTV file. You'll get a video
file which ends with .m1v, and an audio file that ends with .m1a.
3. Use MAD to convert the .m1a file into AIFF format.
4. Use iMovie to import the AIFF file - it shows up as an audio
track at the bottom of the screen.
5. Use the QuickTime Player to export the .m1v file to DV by
using the File --> Export command.
6. Please note that the DV file size that iMovie accepts is
limited to 2GB (9 minutes or less). Trim your video file into smaller
segments before trying to import it.
7. Use iMovie to import the DV file - it shows up as a video clip
on the top right of the screen.
8. Drag the video clip to the bottom of the screen, and now the
video is synched back up with the audio.

Now you can use iMovie to do whatever you want with your EyeTV / Tivo
recording. You can export your movie to QuickTime format, or keep it
in DV format for use with iDVD.