Record, Cut Commercials and Transcode - all automatically? (1 Viewer)

[King-S]

Hello,

I've a question how to automize the post-recording-actions from TV-Server. Is it possible to setup plugins and/or MediaPortal in that way, that it records movies/series, seeks commercial breaks, cuts them out and converts the ts-file into a divx/xvid-file or dvd-compliant-file so that the file is ready to be burned? I know - lots of requirements, but this would be the ideal scenario.

At my HTPC I got so far:

- The HTPC awakes from S4 (Hibernate) with the help of "MCE Standby tool" (otherwise it would only automatically awake from S4 one time and never again)

- ComSkip launches while recording and does its job fine - as far as I could see.

It would be very nice, if somebody could tell me how to set up ComClean (I think) and how to convert the Com-Free-File automatically into file-formats like divx/xvid/mpeg4 etc after ComClean has finished.

Thank you very much!

 

[dvdfreak]

For The Record has fully configurable post-processing capabilities. You can even have the post-processing run at night

 

[King-S]

Hi.

This Plugin sounds good. But I'm afraid of the tuner and channel-scan function. MP is just configured fine, tv works and recording too. I just want to comskip/transcode the file after TV-Server recorded it. Is this also possible? If so, how long does the transcode take? Right now, it takes about 15 minutes for an ts-file of "1h and 15min" length to convert into divx.

Additionally, i got an error when trying to install 4TR. It creates the databases (I looked it up in mysql-console), but stops with the error:

"Can't create table "./fortherecord/guideprogramwordfragment" errorno: 150"

Why?

Thanks!

 

[dvdfreak]

We botched the MySQL installation script Installing 1.3.2 and then immediately upgrading to 1.3.3 works fine. We'll upload a 1.3.3.1 with a fixed MySQL script on the For the Record forum as soon as possible (normally this evening). Sorry about that.

 

[King-S]

Ok,

then I'll check the new version this evening / night.


Thanks

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

You might want to consider MCEBuddy, you need to enable .ts as file format under file selection (default dvr-ms).

Set a reasonable delay "day wise" before any conversion takes place, mines 14 days, so if the file is still there after that period of time, then conversion starts.

 

[King-S]

hm... sounds good. I'll take a look this evening too. It's exactly what I was looking for. But it doesn't call ComClean to cut the com-breaks, does it?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

It converts using the comskip file generated, so the adverts are cut from the finished encoded file.

 

[King-S]

Perfect!

Thank you very much!

 

[Promark]

You might want to consider MCEBuddy, you need to enable .ts as file format under file selection (default dvr-ms).

Set a reasonable delay "day wise" before any conversion takes place, mines 14 days, so if the file is still there after that period of time, then conversion starts.

Can you post a link please have searched and cannot find any thread for download info