I suppose so, though I don't know how. Via USB I suppose? The Mac and Humax are on the same network.
I don't know about Mac specifically, but I assume (like on a Windows PC) that once you have a video file accessible to the computer you will be able to import it into a video editor application and from there export to DVD. That is the critical stage, because creating a DVD that will play in any DVD player means setting it up properly, and the video editor application will know how to do that (on a PC: Windows Movie Maker will do). The trick is to ensure that the source file is in a format the video editor understands. What follows is for StDef, and that is a lot easier than HiDef.
The simple approach (and it doesn't need CF) is to copy the source material to USB, then walk it to the PC/Mac. The copying to USB will decrypt the recording so that it is usable, but the recording will be a .TS file which the video editor may baulk at. Try it and see. If this is something you are only going to do very occasionally, the USB transport method is as good as any and you know where you are with it. In any case, first time round it will be the least-fuss way to check whether your video editor will take the .TS, and you know it will have been decrypted. If the .TS won't import, try the simple trick of changing the file name from .TS to .MPG.
If it's still no dice, you can try changing the video format to .MPG properly using the WebIF*. If you are not already automatically decrypting your recordings (see
Things Every... section 5), you will need to ensure your DLNA server is turned on (
Menu >> Settings >> System >> Internet Setting >> Content Share = On), then find your recording in the WebIF Media Browser and check whether it shows the green "Dec" icon against the recording. If not, wait for the green circle DLNA icon to appear (if not already), then select "Decrypt" from the OPT+ menu (click the OPT+ button). Icons are shown on the wiki
HERE (click).
When the recording has been decrypted (or if it already is - "Dec" icon), click the OPT+ button and select "Extract to MPG" to make a .MPG copy. You can transfer this file to your computer (the same way) and try importing it into your video editor - if it still won't there's nothing more we can do and you will just have to find a better video editor.
If this is something you want to do frequently, it should be simple enough to transfer recording files to your computer across the network, and there are several ways to do this. The simplest is to download via your web browser, using the "Download" option in the OPT+ menu. If the file is not already decrypted, it will be decrypted in the download process (but again, Content Share must be turned on).
Alternatively, if you are familiar with FTP, you can transfer the file by FTP if you have the Humax FTP server turned on (
Menu >> Settings >> System >> Internet Setting >> FTP Server = On), or the CF
betaftpd package installed (in this case the Humax FTP server must be turned off). The recording
must have been decrypted first.
Alternatively, you can make the HDR-FOX file system appear as a network drive accessible to your computer. For Windows compatible network file sharing, install the CF
samba package (this might also work with Mac). For other operating systems (particularly UNIX-based operating systems such as Linux and Mac) install the CF
nfs-utils package. With network file sharing installed, the HDR-FOX should appear as a network storage device in your file manager, and you can navigate it and copy files around as usual. Again, the recording
must have been decrypted first.
See also
Index (click) >> Miscellaneous >> Video File Support & Manipulation
* WebIF: Web Interface - the browser-based control panel for the Custom Firmware (CF). For other definitions and explanations see the
Glossary (click).
HTH
