I'm running a scheduled daily job on my Mac using wget (http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/) and plonking all the .ts files onto a dedicated 2TB drive in my D-Link DNS-323 filer:
wget -nd -N -r --user=HumaxFTP --password=0000 -A .ts ftp://192.168.1.65
The times when I know there's something someone will want to watch on their computer I check the recording with VLC, and use Handbrake to convert with the "Regular" preset and usually a slightly lower quality (22), reducing for example E.T from 3.2GB to a more managable 700MB, saved by Handbrake to the filer's "Multimedia" share which is available to all the computers on my network. Works pretty well and with minimal effort.
Of course, I haven't figured out how to deal with the full filer situation yet but guess I have a few more months to do so
... I might also automate the conversion...
Anyway, details of any cool schemes and ideas to steal for the future would be appreciated
...
wget -nd -N -r --user=HumaxFTP --password=0000 -A .ts ftp://192.168.1.65
The times when I know there's something someone will want to watch on their computer I check the recording with VLC, and use Handbrake to convert with the "Regular" preset and usually a slightly lower quality (22), reducing for example E.T from 3.2GB to a more managable 700MB, saved by Handbrake to the filer's "Multimedia" share which is available to all the computers on my network. Works pretty well and with minimal effort.
Of course, I haven't figured out how to deal with the full filer situation yet but guess I have a few more months to do so
... I might also automate the conversion...Anyway, details of any cool schemes and ideas to steal for the future would be appreciated
...