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NOTE: To publish video from the internet to the DVR using TiVo Desktop, see Transferring Video from a PC to a TiVo DVR.

You can use TiVo Desktop to publish music and photos to your TiVo DVR. This process allows you to specify which music and photo files will be available for playing/viewing on your DVR. The files are always stored on your PC or Macintosh, so you will still have the same amount of space to record programs on your DVR.

NOTE: The PC must be turned on and connected to your home network. If you are using a laptop, make sure it does not go into sleep or hibernate mode while you are trying to view photos or listen to music published from TiVo Desktop.

Supported File Formats

• The Music feature plays music files in the MP3 file format. It supports playlists in the M3U, PLS, and ASX file formats used by common PC music players.
• The Photos feature can display photos saved in JPG, GIF, BMP, DIB, and PNG file formats.
  
  

Select one of the following links to learn more:

Publish Music and Photos on a Windows PC
Publish Music and Photos on a Macintosh

To publish music and photos using TiVo Desktop for Windows, perform the following steps:

1.  Double-click the TiVo icon in your system tray at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen to start TiVo Desktop.

NOTE: If you do not see a TiVo icon, go to the Start menu. Select All Programs, then TiVo Desktop, and then TiVo Desktop. From the Server menu, select TiVo Server Properties. You should then see the TiVo icon at the bottom right-hand corner of the desktop. To have the TiVo Desktop run automatically when you log in to Windows, select Start the TiVo Server automatically when I log on to Windows.

2.  Click the Share Music, Photos, & Videos icon on the left side of the window.

3.  Click the Music tab and then click the Add Music button.

4.  In the Add Music dialog box, browse to a folder containing your music files and select the music files that you want to share.

5. Click the Add button to publish the selected music files. The published files will then appear in the window under the Add Music button.

6.  Click the Photos tab and then click the Add Photos button.

7.  Click the Add Photos button.

8.  From the Add Photos dialog box, browse to a folder containing your photo files and select the files that you want to share.

NOTE: You can share entire folders or individual files. Common folders that store photos are listed in the pane on the left. If you do not see your music there, double-click My Computer to browse the entire PC.

9.  Click the Add button to publish the selected photo files. The published files will then appear in the window under the Add Photos button.

NOTE: You can also drag and drop folders or files from any window where they are displayed onto the appropriate tab in TiVo Desktop.

10.  Once you have published your music and photos, see Getting started with music and Getting started with photos to find out more about how to use each feature.

1.  From the Apple menu, click System Preferences.

2.  Under Other, click TiVo Desktop.

3.  Click Start to begin publishing content.

4.  To publish music to your DVR, select the Music tab and then click Publish my music.

• To publish all of your iTunes library, select Publish my entire iTunes Library.
• To publish only some of your playlists, select Publish only these playlists, and then select each playlist you want to publish. In the example shown below, only iTunes Albums, My Top Rated, and Top 25 Most Played playlists will be published and available to play on the DVR.

NOTE: If you have a playlist that only has AAC files, it will show up on TiVo Desktop for Mac, but not on your DVR.

5.  From the Photos tab, select Publish my photos.

• To publish all of your iPhotos, select Publish my entire iPhoto Library.
• To publish only some of your photo albums, select Publish only these albums, and then click to select each album you want to publish. In the example below, only the San Francisco Vacation and New York Trip albums will be published and viewable using the DVR.

NOTE: If you want to change the way that your music or photos are organized, use iTunes or iPhotos to ake changes to your playlistsor albums.

For additional information, go to Getting started with music and Getting started with photos.