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    samseal

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    Hi we are changing from Feeview to Freesat
    Can I transfer recordings from my HDR-T2(freeview) unit to FOXSAT-HDR 320gb?
    Or could I just transfer the HD?
    Thanks Sam

    | Fri 8 Jan 2016 13:12:26 #1 |
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    Hi Sam welcome to our forum.

    You need to convert them as the Foxsat-hdr requires a system of support files in addition to the video .ts file (.htm, .nts). Raydon has a programme that does this (AV2HDR). You would need to decrypt SD recordings by copying to usb (unless you add the CF to the HDR FOX T2). HD is a lot more complicated.

    Firstly the recordings needs decrypting (we cannot discuss this here), secondly the audio is aac which the Foxsat cannot decode, the audio has to be converted to Dolby Digital (ac3).

    It's not a trivial job.

    | Fri 8 Jan 2016 13:24:17 #2 |
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    Thanks Graham
    so just swapping the hard drives over is not an option?
    Are you saying that foxsat unit would not be able to read the recordings on the T2 drive?
    Sam

    | Fri 8 Jan 2016 13:33:19 #3 |
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    samseal - 2 hours ago  » 
    Thanks Graham
    so just swapping the hard drives over is not an option?
    Are you saying that foxsat unit would not be able to read the recordings on the T2 drive?
    Sam

    Correct, you can't just swap the drives. In fact all the recordings made on the drive are encrypted when they are recorded. Without decryption only the HDR FOX T2 that actually made the recordings will play them back. You can't just stick the drive in another HDR FOX T2 either.

    | Fri 8 Jan 2016 15:57:08 #4 |
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    Once again thanks for the clarification.
    Would it be possible to transfer to an external drive to Pc?
    can you then save files from a Pc to the Humax hard drive?
    Sam

    | Mon 11 Jan 2016 12:24:19 #5 |
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    samseal - 11 minutes ago  » 
    Once again thanks for the clarification.
    Would it be possible to transfer to an external drive to Pc?
    can you then save files from a Pc to the Humax hard drive?
    Sam

    Answered in post 2. Adding the Custom Firmware to the HDR FOX T2 would make this a lot simpler. You still need to create the sidecar filles as detailed in post 2

    | Mon 11 Jan 2016 12:37:54 #6 |

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