How do I copy content from a 1st generation ATV back to my Mac?

I have a first generation ATV. Some time ago I synched from a MacBook a bunch of video onto the ATV hard drive. I subsequently deleted all the content from the MacBook. I now want to recover the content from the ATV hard drive back to the Mac. I am afraid that a simple sync between iTunes on the MacBook and the ATV will result in the MacBook deleting the content from the ATV, not in copying the content from the ATV back to the Mac. How can I safely recover the content from the ATV?

Right. Tiny confession. This is not actually my ATV. A friend is in this situation and I am trying to help, but having said that I'm pretty sure all the content is home movies, not purchased. I do have an app, Senuti, that will reverse copy content from an iPod or iPhone and it works great, but not on an ATV.

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