Frequently Asked Questions
Please open the recodings window in tizi.tv by choosing "View > Show Recordings" from the top menu bar.
You will find your recording via Finder in your Home directory in the folder "Movies > tizi.tv". In the Preferences of tizi.tv you can change the location for your recordings.
You can use your tizi Video Recycler with analog devices which have a S-Video or Composite port.
You will find a S-Video and Composite adapter cable in your tizi Video Recycler box.
- Please ensure that your device is connected directly to the USB Port of your Mac and not behind a Hub (for example the Apple Keyboard)
- Click on the Apple-Logo in the Menu in the top left corner of your screen.
- Press and hold the Cmd/Alt Keys and click on "Systeminformation...".
- A new window will open. In the list on the left, please choose "USB".
- In the right list you should be able to find an entry "tizi USB DVB-C" or "tizi Video Recycler".
If your device appears here, the device is being recognized by your Mac. If it does not appear, it is likely that your device is defective.
The button on tizi video recycler has at the moment no function in the software. We will offer a function for it in a future update for tizi.tv. This allows to set a marker during digitizing your viedeos and helps you when editing your recording.
The videos have a maximum resolution of 720x576 pixels (576p). The resolution for your recording can vary by choosing a clipping.
tizi.tv supports OS X – macOS Sierra.
download Mac software for tizi for Mac (DVB-C) via: www.tizi.tv/app
download Mac software for tizi for Mac (DVB-T) via: www.tizi.tv/app
download Mac software for tizi for WiFi via: www.tizi.tv/app or from Mac App Store
You will find the tizi code in the instruction booklet for your device. For legal reasons tizi.tv from the Mac App Store does not contain the required audio codecs for your tizi hardware.
All recordings are saved as MPEG-2 in tizi.tv and can be opened and viewed in QuickTime, VLC media player or Handbrake . We don't use an own, proprietary format. You can share your recordings (via Vimeo, Messages, AirDrop, Email and Facebook) or export them to MP4 to use them in iMovie.
The amount of disk space you need for your recodings depends on the used video. A one hour recording has an approximately size of 1.6 GB.