[mythtv-users] Commercial Skip

[Matt S.]

I agree!  And sometimes it works fine, but it'll cut off the last few
frames before commercials and the first few frames after commercials. 
I've also notices that "Lost" as well as some other shows will go to
black, but still have sound, or will come back with black and have
sound before picture.  This can throw off the commercial detection
completely.


On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:15:55 -0500, Gary McMeekin <garymcm at gmail.com> wrote:
> The litmus test will be "Lost". That's one sob on the .16 version ...
> 
> On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:42:24 +1100, Phill Edwards
> <philledwards at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I've checked out the mythtv.org website and I'm not sure I understand
> > > the commercial skip very well.
> > >
> > > I just recorded a couple of programs tonight and can't seem to skip
> > > the commercials.
> > >
> > > I have the PVR-350 with the new remote. I tried hitting the skip
> > > button, but it seemed to take it ahead 30 seconds or so.
> > >
> > > I've been in the menus a bit, and I have the commercial detection on
> > > blank frame I think (the default).
> > >
> > > I wonder if it has the option to not record the commercials at all,
> > > and basically pause the recording when it hits a commercial, or is it
> > > better to record the whole thing and then somehow take them out after.
> > >
> > > Is there more documentation on this feature I can read up on?
> >
> > When you set up the recording there is an option under post processing
> > or jobs or something which lets you set up a commercial flagging job
> > which runs after the recording has finished. When you see the
> > recording listed in the Media Library there should be a crossed out
> > "$" icon at the bottom if commercial flagging has been run and
> > completed. If that's not there you know that the job hasn't been run
> > so you won't be able to skip ads.
> >
> > I think there's also an option to tell it not to do commercial
> > flagging on some channels, probably in the channel set up pages in
> > mythtvsetup.
> >
> > PS - using the new "All" method of commercial detection works really well.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Phill
> >
> >
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> Gary M
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