[mythtv-users] cut list -> comercial skip

[John Patrick Poet]

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004, Chris Pinkham wrote:

> > I understand that to go into "edit mode", I press 'E' while watching a
> > show.  To load in the cut points indicated by the commercial detection
> > program, I press 'Z'.  I can then adjust the cut points.
> >
> > After I have done all of that, how do I export the cut list back to the
> > commercial skip database?  I am not really interested in transcoding
> > (the source is HDTV), I just want to be able to watch the show with
> > accurate commercial skipping.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
>
> If you exit the editor with the "M" key it will save your changes to the
> cutlist.  The cutlist overrides the Auto Commercial Skip, so as soon as you
> save the cutlist, you will be skipping using your modified cutlist.  The
> cutlist is always used if it exists.  The Auto Commercial Skip is only used
> if it exists but a cutlist does not.
>


Okay, so my problem was that I used ESC to "finish editing", instead of `M'.

I will give that a try tonight.

Thanks,

John