Conversion tools for mpeg2 to DVR-MS

The three tools out there that convert mpeg2 to DVR-MS are VideoReDo Plus, TSConverter and dvredit. Of the three I can only get VideoReDo Plus to work. This is slightly frustrating as it’s also the only one that actually costs money ($50). It does work well though.
For dvredit I get the following error: “failed to [...]

How to add thumbnail images to Media Center video library files

In short adding thumbnail images to the Media Center video library is easy. Simply place a .jpg with the exact same file name as the movie file in the same videos folder. For instance to have the file “Bourne Ultimatum.dvr-ms” show a thumbnail in the videos section of Media Center, put a file named “Bourne [...]

Stream DVD movies to XBox 360 Media Center Extender

If you want full DVD quality backups to be stored on your network and viewed by the XBox 360 Media Center Extender, DVR-MS is the best file format. DVR-MS supports 5.1 surround sound and it’s video format is mpeg2 so there is no loss in video quality. Since there is no transcoding, conversions are quick [...]