ComCut - Automatically clean recordings of commercials

[krazzen]

Great work...just what we needed!
Im also looking at a different transcoding option since those available dont meet my standards, or are simply full of too many options for my taste and needs. Looking forward to what you will come up with.

[broadband412]

Hi, I would like to use comclean to try and see how it accurate it is in removing the commercials automatically. However I don't understand the following instrution. Add the following line in PostProcessing.bat directly after the invocation of ComSkip or ShowAnalyzer. What does this mean and how do I do this? Thanks.

[NiteShdw]

In the GB-PVR 'config' application, there is a tab called "Processing", with the option for "Commercial Detection." Set it to run Comskip (during or after, I use during).

You will need to download "comskip.exe" (there's a link on the ComCut homepage) and save it to your GB-PVR folder.

Download the ComCut application and save all the files to the GB-PVR folder.

In the GB-PVR folder, there is a file called "postprocessing.bat." Right click on this file and select "Edit". At the very bottom of the file, type in:

comcut %1

Save the file and exit.

Now, double click on the Comcut.exe application. Click on the "MPEG2 Cutting" tab on the left.

There are 3 boxes under "Program Locations". Click the browse next to each and select the file.

You may wish to change any of the other settings in the three tabs.

Close ComCut.

You should now be ready to have GB-PVR remove the commercials from the recordings after it has finished recording.

[broadband412]

Hi, I dion't see the postprocessing.bat file in my gbpvr folder. I have gbpvr installed in the default directory of C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr. Where exactly is it. Is it in any of hte sub folders in gbpvr folder? In gbpvr config app, i have the commercial detection option torun after the rcording in processing tab. Using gbpr v 0.99.5

[erik]

You will need to download "comskip.exe" (there's a link on the ComCut homepage) and save it to your GB-PVR folder.

Don't forget to copy the comskip.ini too otherwise you get VERY bad results!!!!!!

[davisj36]

I ran this on my wifes "what not to wear" directory and I work on most of the files... about 25% of the files were not touch... I found the following in the error repected several time (Once of each file skipped):

1/9/2007 7:30:37 PM - ParseComskipLog - Log had no valid commercial segments to remove. No further processing will occur.
1/9/2007 8:12:46 PM - ParseComskipLog - Log had no valid commercial segments to remove. No further processing will occur.

Any idea's?

[sfnet]

in error.log file
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1/10/2007 12:40:55 AM - MPEG2Cut - mpgtx exited with error code 1
1/10/2007 12:40:55 AM - ProcessComCut - Error cutting MPEG2 file.
Output file may already exist or commercials have already been removed.
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Both stable & beta version produces this error.

Pl help

[JDeSimone]

So I tried with a few recordings I had today to get this program to work, and it invariably sets the audio out of sync every time. I'm using the latest comskip... Any suggestions?

Thanks

Same thing is happening to me when I tried it on a few recordings. Audio is out of sync. Has anyone found out what may be causing this?

TIA

Joe D

[erik]

Comskip does not do ANYTHING to the audio.
The problems is in the cutter utility being used, possibly in combination with the recording and playback device/software.
Some people report that mpgtx (comclean) works better after the mpeg has been remuxed
Don't know if comcut does remux before cutting?

[NiteShdw]

Comskip does not do ANYTHING to the audio.
The problems is in the cutter utility being used, possibly in combination with the recording and playback device/software.
Some people report that mpgtx (comclean) works better after the mpeg has been remuxed
Don't know if comcut does remux before cutting?

My process is
1. mpgtx is run on the original MPG file
2. mpgtx is used to demux the cut file
3. mplex1 is used to remux the demuxed output

Are you suggesting that mpgtx (step 1) should be run after the demux/remux?