How-To use Comskip to cut out commercials via MediaPortal - Page 7

Ralph · 2006-07-15, 14:03

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Originally Posted by Green_Star

Hi,

When ever I am using Comskip application it is failing at Comclean process, i tried with couple other different clips but i ended up with same error, can some one suggest how i can resolve this..

it is failing when comclean process started, error saying "results in invalid"
Thanks in advance.

Hi Green_Star,

are you using the tutorial?
And how did you convert your recordings to mpeg?

Regards
Ralph

broadscott · 2006-07-17, 02:30

Is there anyway to get MediaPortal to use the comskip edl file to skip ads, without having to cut them out?

CodeMonkey · 2006-07-17, 03:21

broadscott - not currently

broadscott · 2006-07-18, 05:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by CodeMonkey

broadscott - not currently

Are there any plans to implement this type of functionality? Afterall, there is really no need to remove ads physically from a file if you just want to watch a file once skipping over the ads (and hence saving precious disk space).

CodeMonkey · 2006-07-18, 23:07

broadscott - I don't know of anyone pursuing this yet.

I notice that comskip/comclean will now do dvr-ms files. I plan on checking into this soon and will post a 'how to' for this as well.

broadscott · 2006-07-19, 00:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by CodeMonkey

broadscott - I don't know of anyone pursuing this yet.

I notice that comskip/comclean will now do dvr-ms files. I plan on checking into this soon and will post a 'how to' for this as well.

It's easy to schedule a post capture task to use comskip to scan the file and flag all the commercials and output an edl. I have no idea about coding, but I really think the ability for MediaPortal to be able to read an edl would be handy. GB-PVR and MPlayer can read edit decision lists.

deppeler · 2006-07-29, 16:04

Does anybody use this plugin and have altered the ini file to better detect commercials?

The default value is:
detect_method=43

But it is hit and miss...sometimes it detects correctly and sometimes it cuts portions of a program off...

Any ideas or suggestions

thanks

erik1958 · 2006-07-29, 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by deppeler

Does anybody use this plugin and have altered the ini file to better detect commercials?

The default value is:
detect_method=43

But it is hit and miss...sometimes it detects correctly and sometimes it cuts portions of a program off...

Any ideas or suggestions

thanks

Did you read the tuning manual?

deppeler · 2006-07-29, 19:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by erik1958

Quote:

Originally Posted by deppeler

Does anybody use this plugin and have altered the ini file to better detect commercials?

The default value is:
detect_method=43

But it is hit and miss...sometimes it detects correctly and sometimes it cuts portions of a program off...

Any ideas or suggestions

thanks

Did you read the tuning manual?

I just found the link to it....I'll study it.
Are the defaults (I changed to NTSC) 'ok' values or does it need tweaking?

thanks

erik1958 · 2006-07-29, 21:50

There are many people that have good results with the default ini file.
Which version of comskip do you use?
There is no need to set NTSC or PAL????

2006-07-17, 02:30	#62 (permalink)
broadscott Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 91 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	comskip edl and MediaPortal Is there anyway to get MediaPortal to use the comskip edl file to skip ads, without having to cut them out?

2006-07-17, 03:21	#63 (permalink)
CodeMonkey Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North America Posts: 265 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	broadscott - not currently __________________ -CodeMonkey P4 2.8gHz, 512MB memory, nVidia FX5200, 40GB HD, 200GB HD OS: Windows XP Home SP2 TVcard(s): Hauppauge PVR500MCE, Hauppauge PVR 250MCE(Installed in development machine) Remote: MCE 2005 (US Model) ________________

2006-07-18, 23:07	#65 (permalink)
CodeMonkey Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North America Posts: 265 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	broadscott - I don't know of anyone pursuing this yet. I notice that comskip/comclean will now do dvr-ms files. I plan on checking into this soon and will post a 'how to' for this as well. __________________ -CodeMonkey P4 2.8gHz, 512MB memory, nVidia FX5200, 40GB HD, 200GB HD OS: Windows XP Home SP2 TVcard(s): Hauppauge PVR500MCE, Hauppauge PVR 250MCE(Installed in development machine) Remote: MCE 2005 (US Model) ________________

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