Dan Sczygelski

The problem with Ventura was a show stopper until I checked here and got the updated software. Now I am back in business and while we still have some bugs and other work-arounds required, it does get the job done. I download the program guide using the instructions I found on this forum and I am very pleased as it is now robust and offers more information than the EyeTV guide in recent years. It does take some work to set it up, so I understand that issue, but once you get it working it is MUCH better and cheaper. As for editing the files I now actually prefer editing the videos in SHOTCUT (a free video editor) instead of EyeTV. Right click the file in the EyeTV list of recorded videos and choose to Show in the Finder. Then right click on the found file and show the package contents of the EyeTV recording. Drag the biggest file onto the open ShotCut window. From there I can easily edit out the commercials with a precision EyeTV never had and the export to an MP4 file on my Mac Studio is amazingly fast. PLUS the resulting file size is now about half what it used to be. I can also combine videos together into one file for two or three part shows and more. Really, this is the way to get it done. EyeTV 4 is 64 bit so it is working with the new Mac OS, and while it has issues it gets the job of recording the shows I want done.

Yes, I have 2 systems downloading each morning. I think the limit is that you can download up to 5 times a day, regardless of what systems do the downloading. At least that is what I recall.

Well it seems the only thing worse than an incomplete program guide is NO program guide. Not good.

I came home from a long weekend away and found I have nothing listed in my Electronic Program Guide on EyeTV3 or EyeTV4. In the setup screen it says my Program guide account is active until Aug 30, 2022. That is 22 days from now. In addition, I can not find a place to buy an extension to my program guide. I find the picture of it on this web site and click on it but it goes to the EyeTV software instead of the guide. Now what?

I recently purchased EyeTV 4 and while it does have many issues I have developed a way to record and export the videos. I use SHOTCUT video editing software which is free and open source. They even have an Apple Silicon version that is VERY fast on my Mac Studio. I open the saved eyetv video file (right-click and show package) and drag the largest file (which is the actual video) into the open Shotcut window. With only a few tools you can edit the commercials out of the video and export to a *.mp4 file. With Apple Silicon support it is able to export very quickly and make much smaller files then I used to make with my old TURBOHD.264 USB stick. If anyone needs help getting it to work just reply back and ask. As far as any other work-a-rounds for the many bugs, please let me know what you have discovered. Thanks,

I recently purchased EyeTV 4 and while it does have many issues I have developed a way to record and export the videos. I use SHOTCUT video editing software which is free and open source. They even have an Apple Silicon version that is VERY fast on my Mac Studio. I open the saved eyetv video file (right-click and show package) and drag the largest file (which is the actual video) into the open Shotcut window. With only a few tools you can edit the commercials out of the video and export to a *.mp4 file. With Apple Silicon support it is able to export very quickly and make much smaller files then I used to make with my old TURBOHD.264 USB stick. If anyone needs help getting it to work just reply back and ask. As far as any other work-a-rounds for the many bugs, please let me know. Thanks,