Auto Commercial Removal and Transcode Help (newbie)

[slacker190]

After reading several threads on here and trying to install the recommended programs (mainly mencoder), I have failed to get any sort of results to have GB-PVR automatically transcode recorded files to Xvid/Divx, and remove commercials.

I'm more or less a complete newbie to GB-PVR, so when the guides skip a few steps, or say "edit your batch file to do this", without a clear statement on what batch file, or what string to add in what location, I realized I need help.

I've got a hauppauge mce pvr150, works 100% for watching and recording tv, installed comskip, which doesnt seem to work.

If anyone has a guide to do this operation step by step, or could point me to a few good threads with decent non-advanced explanations, I would be extremely happy.

[dgeezer]

Try this thread: [URL="http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=8316&highlight=videoredo+postprocessing"]
http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=8316[/URL]
This is what I do. It's been working very well for me for months now. Videoredo isn't a free program but it works very well. It does have a 30 day free trial. It's also handy for fixing the occasional video where comskip doesn't quite catch everything. This guide is fairly easy to follow.

This method does not transcode the files, but just saves them as .mpg's. I have just started trying to figure out transcoding in order to be able to convert videos to playback on my DVP-642 divx dvd player. Stattiks thread http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=10606 has proved a bit harder for me to figure out, but I did get it to work for the first time last night.

It can be somewhat overwhelming to read some of the threads here and try to figure out what is going on.

[-stattik-]

Hi slacker190,

Check out the wiki here for more info.

http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Utili...anscodeCut

If you're just looking for auto comercial cutting and transcoding, it might be what your looking for. Other than the script, you just need mencoder/mplayer. The Wiki lists the four settings you need to get started. Feel free to ask any questions here or in the official thread. I'm sure you'll get it working the way to want.

[-stattik-]

degeezer,

Have you had success transcoding to the DVP642? I've had mixed results depending on the source material. That player can be pretty picky on what it will decide to play.

[dgeezer]

I've run 2 videos in DVP642 mode (I think) and both play back fine. I added "+DVP-642" inside the file name before .mpg. Is this right? Otherwise, I may have encoded them using standard settings. Either way it has worked for me.

I am currently trying to set up transcoding for HDTV and have this run as a separate branch of my postprocessing.bat. I currently use comskip and videoredo for my analogue cable recordings. I want to use a separate .ini for comskip and different transcoding settings for HDTV.

[-stattik-]

I've run 2 videos in DVP642 mode (I think) and both play back fine. I added "+DVP-642" inside the file name before .mpg. Is this right?

That's one way of doing it. Another way is to add the name of the show or the directory it's in to the dvp-642 pattern:

Code:

SET dvp-642_patterns="+DVP-642" "Name of show" "Name of another show"

Good to see it's working for you.

[slacker190]

When the Wiki for AutoTranscodeCut mentions "Put the file paths to mplayer, mencoder, comskip(if needed) and your recordings directory in the script.", I dont know enough about any of these programs or script what script to edit to do this myself.

I never expected setting up this for cutting out commercials and transcoding to shrinking filesize would be so complicated.

Thanks alot again

[roy]

I am currently trying to set up transcoding for HDTV and have this run as a separate branch of my postprocessing.bat. I currently use comskip and videoredo for my analogue cable recordings. I want to use a separate .ini for comskip and different transcoding settings for HDTV.

I can see why. I have my HVR1600 installed now, and have seen how comskip really bogs down on HDTV recordings. I'll have to figure this out as well, along with transcoding for play on the MVP, which has eluded me so far. Would like to know if you come up with a solution.

[-stattik-]

When the Wiki for AutoTranscodeCut mentions "Put the file paths to mplayer, mencoder, comskip(if needed) and your recordings directory in the script.", I dont know enough about any of these programs or script what script to edit to do this myself.

I never expected setting up this for cutting out commercials and transcoding to shrinking filesize would be so complicated.

Thanks alot again

The script can be downloaded from the wiki. Mplayer/mencoder can be found here:

http://tirnanog.fate.jp/mirror/mplayer/

The mplayer files can be open/extracted with Winrar.
It sounds like you already have comskip.

The script can be opened in any text editor (Right-click on the script after you've extracted it from the zip and choose EDIT)

Edit the following lines to the path where your files are:

:: QUICK-START- The following settings are the minimal needed to get the script running
SET mencoder_path=D:\Progra~1\mplayer\mplayer1.0pre8\mencoder.exe
SET mplayer_path=D:\Progra~1\mplayer\mplayer.exe
SET comskip_path=D:\Progra~1\devnz\gbpvr\comskip.exe
SET recordings_path=T:\Video\

If you want to make things easier, create a folder at the root of you C drive called transcode and place mplayer.exe, mencoder.exe, and comskip.exe files in it.

Then the quickstart settings would look like this:

:: QUICK-START- The following settings are the minimal needed to get the script running
SET mencoder_path=C:\transcode\mencoder.exe
SET mplayer_path=C:\transcode\mplayer.exe
SET comskip_path=C:\transcode\comskip.exe
SET recordings_path=T:\Video\

The recordings_path is where your GBPVR recordings are located.

If you want the script to call comskip, SET comskipmode=yes in the script.

Remember, the commercial cutting is only as good as what comskip finds so make sure comskip is finding the commercials ok.

Good Luck.

[homerjr43]

I have followed this post to set up my own postprocessing.bat. But i am still having one problem....

How do i CLEAN the COMMERCIALS before i transcode using the guide from the wiki http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/U...toTranscodeCut

I have comskip running while the show records...so i assume i need to add a line to run the comclean.bat to the postprocessing bat....

I tried adding

call comclean.bat %1

And it errored and said

'comclean.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

...Any advice on how to use the auto cut and transcode and get rid of commercials???