Videora TiVo Converter

Videora TiVo Converter is a small Windows application developed specifically for helping you convert videos to a file format (MPEG-2) compatible with TiVo devices with the aid of batch actions.

Clean looks

You are welcomed by a well-structured suite of features. You are allowed to set up conversion jobs, move files to your TiVo device, as well as configure general parameters. A help manual is not included in the package so you need to experiment a little bit with the setup options in order to understand how the program works.
The utility offers support for different file formats, such as AVI, MPEG, WMV, and VOB. Clips can be imported in the working environment using only the built-in browse button (the drag-and-drop support is not on the feature list).

Conversion capabilities

Videora TiVo Converter gives you the possibility to make use of batch actions for processing multiple videos at the same time. You can view details about each file, such as filename, profile, and title, and remove videos from the queue list.
Other important conversion tweaks worth being mentioned enable you to shut down the computer at the end of a conversion task, choose between several output profiles (MPEG-2 file format with different dimensions and frequencies), set priorities, as well as get information (e.g. framerate, file size, bitrate, elapsed time, remaining time) about the processed file during a conversion task.

TiVo file transfers

Videora TiVo Converter offers support for a dual panel display so you can quickly access the files stored on both your computer and TiVo device. Plus, you can check out details about the filename, size, title, and creation date, alter the filename, and modify date/time attributes.
You are allowed to play the video on your PC via your default media player, copy or move clips to TiVo folder, copy or move videos to PC, and refresh the list with items on both your computer and TiVo device.

General configuration settings

The application lets you pick the location where the converted videos are saved, launch the tool at Windows startup, and create custom conversion profiles based on video parameters (e.g. mode, resolution, passes, bitrate, frame rate, aspect ratio, cropping) and audio tweaking options (bitrate, sample rate, channels, and volume).
A built-in calculator is implemented for helping you find out the total size of output videos in terms of one of the preset video profiles supported by the utility, video length, and video/audio bitrate.
Tests have shown that Videora TiVo Converter carries out conversion tasks pretty quickly but this pretty much depends on the size of the files and number of items that you want encode to TiVo format. It has not been updated for a long time so it may cause compatibility issues on newer operating systems.

Final remarks

To sum things up, Videora TiVo Converter comes packed with several useful and advanced parameters for helping you convert videos so you can play them on your TiVo device.
Note: Videora Converter is provided as FREEWARE for non-commercial, personal use at home ONLY.