MP-4210 Live Commercial Skip (2 Viewers)

[krokusmtl]

UPDATE:

After many weeks of trial and error. I have figured out that if I record a show manually from the TV guide, everything works perfectly.
But if I let TVwishlist schedule it for me, I will only get the skip marker from the beginning to that moment and it will not monitor the EDL file for changes.

I have no clue what the difference is between the two ways of scheduling and why it would make a difference on the playback. But at least it works perfect now.

Krokusmtl

 

[olli14]

I wanna try this new feature but I'm on 1.7.1 Hotfix and I don't want to update. Where can I download the necessary files?

 

[HomeY]

I wanna try this new feature but I'm on 1.7.1 Hotfix and I don't want to update. Where can I download the necessary files?

You can't unless you compile the source yourself. Branch can be found here:
https://github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-1/tree/MP1-4210-FEAT-Live_commercial_skip_detection

Current implementation works, but we need a plugin solution for this. Unfortunately current development on this has stalled to a halt.

 

[olli14]

So I have to install 1.9 Pre Release and then I can use this Live Commercial Skip feature? Or can I install 1.9 Final oder 1.10 final too?

 

[HomeY]

So I have to install 1.9 Pre Release and then I can use this Live Commercial Skip feature?

Yes, since the installer from first post is based on 1.9 Pre Release, so you should use that.

Or can I install 1.9 Final oder 1.10 final too?

That will only work when you compile MediaPortal yourself (and merge the MP1-4210 branch to your local master.)

 

[olli14]

Yesterday I recorded "Men in Black 2" and began to watch it a few minutes later. Comskip run in the background and marked the commercials. The interesting thing is: comskip didn't find most of the commercials. Attached the corresponding file parallel.txt.
A few minutes ago I run comskip again (with the same comskip.ini file) and the same movie "Men in black 2". Attached the file afterwards.txt
Comskip has now found much more better the commercials.

 

[olli14]

Did someone had the same issues? I can't understand why comskip doesn't find the commercials at the same position. I would like to have this feature "Live Commercial Skip" running.

 

[HomeY]

Did someone had the same issues?

I've noticed similar results with Live skip.

I would like to have this feature "Live Commercial Skip" running.

Don't hold your horses on it, since current status is that it won't be implemented. The only way we will include this work, is if someone is able/willing to create a plugin for it.

I think this thread needs to be closed, since nobody is working on this at the moment.

 

[RonD]

I've never used/tried the MePo live-skip option, but sounds like this is a "how to tune comskip.exe" question. Suggest looking at the comskip web page, release history section, setup/readme, and forums to see if there are ways to improve/tune live comskip detection.

http://www.kaashoek.com/comskip/

http://www.kaashoek.com/comskip/index.php

 

[erosco]

I don't suppose anyone could make an installer based on the current mediaportal 1 version? - my build/git knowledge is pretty poor! :-(