ComCut - Automatically clean recordings of commercials

[Withbothfeet]

Ok I ran it again...

C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr>mpgtx.exe -j -f "C:\TVShows\The Outer Limits\The Outer Limits_20070117_08000900.mpg"
Now processing C:\TVShows\The Outer Limits\The Outer Limits_20070117_08000900.mpg
1/1 ... 100.00%

The finished file has no audio.

I have 5 files including the original (not counting the backup of the original original)

[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

:confused:

[SniperDude]

WithbothFeet

Make sure you run the right command... it looks like your running MPGTX and not MPLEX1
*you can tell this because the file timestamp is not changing... i

??

[Withbothfeet]

Doh!
Ran this instead but it does nothing. (new recording BTW)

C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr>mplex1.exe -j -f "C:\TVShows\Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20070117_15301600.mpg" >test.log

ComCut did the same as it usually does with the error 0.

[NiteShdw]

Ok I ran it again...

C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr>mpgtx.exe -j -f "C:\TVShows\The Outer Limits\The Outer Limits_20070117_08000900.mpg"
Now processing C:\TVShows\The Outer Limits\The Outer Limits_20070117_08000900.mpg
1/1 ... 100.00%

The finished file has no audio.

I have 5 files including the original (not counting the backup of the original original)

[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

:confused:

"The Outer Limits_20070117_08000900.mpg" is your new file without commercials.
"The Outer Limits_20070117_08000900.original.mpg" is the original, unaltered recording.

If you want to test ComCut again on the same recording, delete all the files except the two that end in ".original.mpg" and run ComCut on that file.

[NiteShdw]

I think that I would be better able to assist those of you with questions if you would email me. My email address is in the About screen.

[CajunCatfish]

NiteShdw,

I'm beginning to think Comcut needs to be wiki'd and added to the "official" list of utilities. I know you're cranking out code so if somebody would give me some tips I could try adding it, if you think it worthwhile?

[Withbothfeet]

Sorry guys...
I have discovered I have bigger problems that are preventing GBPVR, and associated apps (comskip, comcut, various codex, etc...) from working properly.
I use this GBPVR computer as a testing comp for many other applications, hardware, and general testing of stuff.
I think it may be time to do the annual format and reinstall of Windows XP.

Thanks for the assistance thus far.

[nbarsley]

Hi,
First I would like to say that comcut works great! I'm really glad that someone managed to write a program that deletes the commercials simply. Draging and dropping a file onto comcut.exe works perfectly for me and the interface looks nice too.
Although it works fine dragging and dropping, I can't get it to work in my postprocessing.bat file. This is probably because I know nothing about writing bat files, but I did follow all of your instructions (I believe.) When it starts to run after a show has been recorded I get an error saying "Error: Unable to locate file." Comskip and renamerecordings still both run but when it gets to comcut it does not work. My comcut.exe is placed directly in the gbpvr directory so I dont think that my comcut line is wrong. Maybe it has something to do with renaming the recording before running comcut? Would rename recordings work after comcut? I attached my postprocessing.bat file if anyone wants to check to make sure that I typed this in correctly.

[NiteShdw]

The problem is this:

Code:

RenameRecording.exe -t %1 > rename.log

comcut %1

You are running RenameRecording BEFORE ComCut (the %1 is replaced with the original filename). By the time ComCut gets it, the original file is no longer present. Just switch the two:

Code:

comcut %1
RenameRecording.exe -t %1 > rename.log

[nbarsley]

Thanks!