[mythtv-users] Re: Torrentocracy Patch against Mythtv-cvs

[Chris Petersen]

> a.) every instance of the show puts the commercials in the same place
> b.) the same show airing on different channels have the commercials in the
> same place (SkyONE has radically different commercial placement than, say,
> the sciFI channel).
> c.) the commercials are the same length (could be gotten around by looking
> at content on either side of commercials).

This is pretty standard -- shows are edited such that there are 
commercial breaks in certain places.  However, it does NOT account for 
the commercial breaks being the same length in each region (remember, 
commercials are regional things).

Also, don't forget that some people record before/after shows, and myth 
is never 100% accurate in the time you give it (I'm set to record an 
additional 2.5 minutes on each show, and my recordings are anywhere from 
1.5 to 3.5 minutes longer than the show runs)

And how would you pick which commercial flags to use?  My flagging is 
rather inaccurate on about half of my shows, and I go in and clean up 
ALL of my shows (almost every flag needs to be moved at least a few 
frames one direction or another).  Importing a flag list is useless to 
me if no one else shares my desire for perfect commercial cutting.

As for whether users "want" it or not -- that's easy, you just add a 
flag (default to off) for auto-sending/getting, and/or make it a manual 
choice -- just like "transcode" is now.

-Chris