Extract text from TV program info files (TVVI)
To convert TVVI TV info files to another format, you need TiVo Desktop or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Scheduling Metadata File" file type, you need software like TiVo Desktop or a similar tool.
The .tvvi file is a scheduling and metadata file used primarily by TiVo Desktop and TitanTV to store television program information. Under the hood, this file is typically formatted in XML. It stores text data such as show titles, broadcasting times, channel numbers, and recording instructions for digital video recorders (DVRs).
Users frequently encounter problems with .tvvi files because they mistake them for actual video recordings. This file contains zero video or audio data. Attempting to open a .tvvi file in standard media players like VLC will result in an immediate error. Because the original TiVo Desktop software is mostly legacy, users struggle to open or utilize these files today without encountering software compatibility issues.
If you need to extract the scheduling data, your best option is to convert the .tvvi file to XML, TXT, or CSV. Converting it to these standard text formats allows you to view the program data in modern spreadsheet software or text editors, though you will lose the ability to import the schedule back into legacy DVR hardware.
This file format is difficult to process for standard video converters because it is strictly a text-based metadata container. Most online converters fail when trying to handle obscure DVR configuration extensions. However, convert.guru can still identify the file format, inspect the file, and show text or internal content. Because our analysis detects the supported underlying XML format, viewing or conversion may still be possible. Drag and drop your file to see what it is and convert it if supported.
Convert.Guru analyzes your TVVI file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert TVVI file to HTML, HTM, CSS, JS, PHP, ASP, ASPX, JSP, JSPX, PY, RB or PL, you can use TiVo Desktop or similar software from the "TV Program Metadata Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RSS, CSS, CGI, SITEMAP, PL, WEBMANIFEST, JSON, JS, XML, HTML, ICO or HTM files to TVVI, try TiVo Desktop or another comparable tool in the "TV Program Metadata Storage" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our TVVI converter.