I got sick of looking around for an easy to use, fast DVR-MS to MPEG2conversion.
So, I made my own, based off of ffmpeg's conversion process.
It doesnt transcode it, it simply takes the MPEG2 out of the DVR-MS wrapper.
All I did was make a GUI for the ease of operation. The rest is done by ffmpeg (available from http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/ ). I have included a copy of this with the program.
Enjoy.

http://dvrmstompeg.googlepages.com/dvr-mstompegconverter

My attempt to run it results in an error telling me that comdlg32.ocx isn't registered.

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* Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 in an Intel DG965WH motherboard with built-in dolby digital live audio output via SPDIF
* evga geforce 7600gs graphics
* VBox Cat's Eye 150 ATSC tuner
* Theater 550 Pro analog tuner

Can you share the ffmpeg command line you are using?  I've had success in the past with the command line below.  I'm curious if you found a new command line option that is better.

"ffmpeg.exe" -y -i "input filename.dvr-ms" -vcodec copy -acodec copy -f dvd "output filename.mpg"

Thats the line im using.
But I seem to have noticed a flaw in my methods.
My dvr-ms's are HD, and thus most are 60fps.
when i open it with, say virtualdubmod, the video is slow, because its playing at 30fps, and the audio is at regular pace. (only for editing. Playing in WMP is perfect.)
Oh well, I'll have to find a way to get it to work :)

And uhh, no go with protected content. I definitely don't have the expertise to do any cracking ;)

as for missing ocx... ;s thats probably because I made it on old VB6.
Or, perhaps you are using vista? which might not use that anymore. Its the common controls dialog (open/save boxes)
This should get it to work (its the first hit when you google the name)
http://www.ascentive.com/support/new/support_dll.phtml?dllname=COMDLG32.OCX
dont use their automated installer, just do the single file route.
Save it to windows folder (or anywhere, really.) then go to run -> cmd and type
cd c:\windows
or cd <path to the comdlg32>

then type regsvr32 comdlg32.ocx
that'll register the control for use in windows.

I don't use virtualdub, but you may want to try my version of ffmpeg.  I've been working on modifying ffmpeg to enhance dvr-ms support for the DVRMSToolbox project, so my version might work a little better.  Here is the link to my version of ffmpeg.

http://babgvant.com/files/folders/misc/entry3716.aspx

If it still doesn't work for you, please feel free to post on the DVRMSToolbox forum and I'll be happy to see if I can fix the problem in ffmpeg.

I figured it out. My computer just couldnt play back through virtualdub properly.
When i encoded the first few seconds to avi, the avi was perfect. (I dunno why I didn't check that before... lol)

I have been loking for something that did this type of convertion for a long time, and I just got to say, THANK YOU recneps77!!!

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mate, I've tried many software, and this one is the only one who do exactly what I want, and do it well !!! And it's light !!! THANK YOU VERRY MUCH !!!

It doesn't work anymore since I've installed Vista SP1

Glad to hear some people have gotten some use out of this.
I haven't logged on in forever, so sorry for late response.

Unfortunately, I don't have vista, so I can't make a version guaranteed to be compatible with it.
As an alternative, you can manually do this process using a command prompt and the line written above with the included ffmpeg.
It takes longer, but it gets the job done (this GUI just speeds up the process, with less typing involved)

Thank you!
This is very helpful!

Bibi86:

It doesn't work anymore since I've installed Vista SP1

http://www.ascentive.com/support/new/support_dll.phtml?dllname=COMDLG32.OCX
It worked for me and the Vista SP1.

Another solution is to execute via command prompt using the line mentioned by some post above:
 "ffmpeg.exe" -y -i "input filename.dvr-ms" -vcodec copy -acodec copy -f dvd "output filename.mpg"
That worked for me too even without registering the COMDLG32.ocx

thanks for this tool

is it possible to make it output to .ts?

Hi,

Excellent tool. Is it possible to use the exe file to convert any dvr-ms that it finds in a folder?

My setup is that I have a mediacenter pc in the basement. Recorded shows should be converted to mpeg and then copied to a file server.

I want to create a bat file that looks in a folder, converts files to mpeg, copies to file server and deletes dvr-ms file.

can I do something like this:

"ffmpeg.exe" -y -i "*.dvr-ms" -vcodec copy -acodec copy -f dvd "*.mpg"