X-Newa vs NextPVR XBMC - Comskip with Black Bars

[jksmurf]

With the passing of each update, and given the sticky was written in Oct 2012 and updated Jun 2014, is sub's XBMC NextPVR plugin becoming closer and closer to the X-Newa one from Martin? If all I want is to reproduce NPVR but also have comskip work, with the black bars, is sub's XBMC NextPVR plugin (now) sufficient or do I still need X-NEWA to achieve this?

Q: COMSKIP IN KODI - is this still an issue - do I still have to:

1. use http://kodi.wiki/view/Advancedsettings.xml; and
   
2. use edl_skip_field=3 in comskip INI; and
   
3. amend the <advancedsettings> </advancedsettings> to show path substitution in CAPS?
   

For 1, does anyone have an example of the comskip-only section from Advancedsettings.xml?
http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...ht=comskip?

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[sub]

I'm pretty sure Kodi still isn't asking the NextPVR addon for comskip info, because NextPVR uses http for accessing recordings. Kodi only looks for comskip info when playing files on a filesystem.

[BrettB]

Q: COMSKIP IN KODI - is this still an issue - do I still have to:

1. use http://kodi.wiki/view/Advancedsettings.xml; and
   
2. use edl_skip_field=3 in comskip INI; and
   
3. amend the <advancedsettings> </advancedsettings> to show path substitution in CAPS?
   

For 1, does anyone have an example of the comskip-only section from Advancedsettings.xml?
http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...ht=comskip?

I believe that the only thing you need to change in advancedsettings.xml for comskip is the pathsubstitution info. Here's that section of my file:

Code:

<pathsubstitution>
    <substitute>
      <from>D:/NPVR Recordings/</from>
      <to>smb://192.168.143.10/Recordings/</to>
    </substitute>
    <substitute>
      <from>E:/NPVR Recordings2/</from>
      <to>smb://192.168.143.10/Recordings2/</to>
    </substitute>
    <substitute>
      <from>F:/NPVR Recordings3/</from>
      <to>smb://192.168.143.10/Recordings3/</to>
    </substitute>
  </pathsubstitution>

I don't believe that there is any built-in way to get the "black bars" indicating the commercial skip sections displayed in the kodi player's timeline. I had hoped when I read this thread http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=208206 a while ago (especially see post #4), that support would show up. But, alas, it does not seem to have happened. The proof of concept code does still seem to be in github at https://github.com/fetzerch/xbmc/commit/...c4a70907df, but does not appear to have been updated since 2014.

[mvallevand]

Sub has alluded to the possibility of the web client interface providing the NextPVR OSD image. Not sure how feasible it is (I'd need to provide periodic updates on the current offset/play state) but the status bar might be available one day.

Martin

[jksmurf]

Thanks BrettB, appreciated.

Sub has alluded to the possibility of the web client interface providing the NextPVR OSD image. Not sure how feasible it is (I'd need to provide periodic updates on the current offset/play state) but the status bar might be available one day.

Martin

That's encouraging !! +100 for me on that one.

k

[mvallevand]

Thanks BrettB, appreciated.



That's encouraging !! +100 for me on that one.

k

Too tell you the truth I have never fully understood the value of the screen beyond cosmetics. In Kodi using the big skip key if there is a problem you skip back and continue play.

Martin

[jksmurf]

Children. "Ok you can watch until the next black bar".
Very important. Also, with timeline, a good way to estimate the real length of show left, as you can eye in the cumulative break times.

k

[mvallevand]

One of the comskip edl ini options is not to show the commercial time in the duration at all. Then you really know where you are relative to the end.

Martin

[ACTCMS]

Children. "Ok you can watch until the next black bar".

That's one of the reasons ad breaks were invented - "OK, next ad break it's off to bed for you..." that and popping off to the loo, getting a beer from the fridge and keeping up with all the exciting stuff on the forums...

Alex

[jksmurf]

Alex LOL ... Martin - thanks useful to know; but I still like the idea of seeing the bars - it gives me comfort that the technology is actually working and I can see how well it is working. Absence of bars or unevenly sized or distributed means something has gone awry... :-)