TiVoDecode Manager (TDM) is a free Applescript Studio interface (i.e. "wrapper") for the tivodecode program that automates the process of downloading of TiVo Series 2/3/HD files to your computer and decoding into MPEG-2, MPEG-4, or H.264 files.

It is not for Series 1 or DirecTiVos

• Bonjour discovery of local TiVos (or enter an IP manually)
• Listing of show, episode, date recorded, and other information
• One-click download and decoding of TiVo shows
• Batch processing queue for multiple downloads
• On-the-fly transcoding of video to Quicktime/iPod-compatible MPEG-4 or H.264 movie (PPC & Intel)
• Custom MPEG-4 & H.264 compression options
• Auto-import MPEG-4 & H.264 files into iTunes' TV Show Library
• Growl notifications
• Indicator for completed downloads
• Version checking option
• Insertion of show detail in Spotlight comments
• Episode detail (length, quality, channel, actors/actresses)

• Added H.264 automatic compression. File size is smaller, but takes longer to compress
• Using new versions of tivodecoder and mencoder, which should help performance
• Fixed compatibility problems with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Now requires version 10.5 or higher. Version 10.5.6 recommended
• Fixed startup delay with the version checking feature