[mythtv-users] Commercial skipping and TNT

Brian Walter blwalter at gmail.com
Fri Jun 15 17:10:51 UTC 2007


Christian Burger wrote:
>> ryan patterson wrote:
>>     
>>> Are you getting TNT in high definition?  If so mythtv might be getting
>>> confused with the frame rate.  I've had similar problems with shows
>>> from FOX recorded in HD.  The commercial skip points would be placed
>>> at totally wrong places.
>>>
>>> On 6/14/07, *Brian Walter* <blwalter at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:blwalter at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Greetings,
>>>
>>>     I'm wondering if it's just me, or....
>>>
>>>     We pick up Law and Order now and then from TNT.  Commercial
>>>     skipping on
>>>     this program (at least...not sure about other TNT fare just yet),
>>>       
>> is,
>>     
>>>     shall we say, interesting.
>>>
>>>     It runs the gauntlet - sometimes 0 breaks found, sometimes 6 breaks
>>>     found and everything in between.  If it *does* find breaks, they
>>>     appear
>>>     to be random - sometimes skipping to the middle of the commercial
>>>     break,
>>>     and sometimes skipping 8 minutes or more...
>>>
>>>     The *only* thing *I* can see that might trip it up is that TNT
>>>       
>> *seems*
>>     
>>>     to randomly remove it's logo from the show...usually right around
>>>     commercials.  Think this is something to trip up commercial
>>>       
>> skipping?
>>     
>>>     Just wondering if anyone else has interesting experiences with
>>>     commercial skipping and TNT Law and Order...
>>>
>>>     TIA
>>>     Brian
>>>
>>>       
>> Sadly, no.  Just standard def from either cable or DirecTV.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>>     
>
> I have same issues with TNT in SD and HD.  I think it is because of their
> logo placement during commercials and logo disappearing other funny times.
> I haven't bothered to disable logo detection flagging, but I'll give it a
> try and see if it helps.
>
>   
Never quite thought of that.  *sigh*  too wrapped up in other issues.  
It's also just nice to know I'm not the only one :)

Brian


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