Comskip not creating chapter point files???

[jusatry]

So I have comskip v.64, old school, and it was working just fine up until about a week ago. I have my bat file set up right and it was doing its job, just right. But now, none of my recorded shows have com-skipping points (green sections). So I looked at my log and txt files and found something interesting. The log files include the chapter points at the end of them, but in the recent episodes, comskip outputs commercials that are 30-70% of the shows length :confused: Also, the .txt files are empty (have no numbers below the header)....

I originally had .73 installed but it would crash after each show (Comskip.exe has generated an error-crash. Would you like to submit it to Microsoft?). So I downgraded back to .64 (what I was using before). What follows is the text of my ini file, but I am pretty sure it is/was the default.....

Any ideas?

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detect_method=43 ;1=black frame, 2=logo, 4=scene change, 8=fuzzy logic, 16=closed captions, 32=aspect ration, 255=all
;detect_method=255 ;1=black frame, 2=logo, 4=scene change, 8=fuzzy logic, 16=closed captions, 32=aspect ration, 255=all
verbose=10 ;show extra info
fps=25 ;frames per second (NTSC=29.970, PAL=25)
border=10 ;border around edge of video to ignore
max_brightness=60 ;frame not black if any pixels checked are greater than this (scale 0 to 255)
test_brightness=30 ;frame not pure black if any pixels checked are greater than this, will check average brightness (scale 0 to 255)
max_avg_brightness=20 ;maximum average brightness for a dim frame to be considered black (scale 0 to 255)
max_commercialbreak=600 ;maximum length in seconds to consider a segment a commercial break
min_commercialbreak=10 ;minimum length in seconds to consider a segment a commercial break
max_commercial_size=400 ;maximum time in seconds for a single commercial or multiple commercials if no breaks in between
min_commercial_size=4 ;mimimum time in seconds for a single commercial
min_show_segment_length=90
score_percentile=0.00 ; 0.67
black_percentile=0.005 ;0.0073
logo_threshold=0.70 ;0.75 (0.05 added because of strict)
logo_present_modifier=0.01
aggressive_logo_rejection=0
brightness_jump=200
non_uniformity=20
delete_logo_file=0
min_black_frames_for_break=1;
output_framearray=1
output_videoredo=0
output_womble=1
output_mpgtx=0
output_zoomplayer_chapter=0
output_zoomplayer_cutlist=0
after_logo=0
before_logo=0
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[erik]

Suggest to change to

score_percentile=0.71

This could help.

I also am interrested in why comskip version 0.73 crashes.
Could you try with
output_framearray=0
There is an error in the sound processing of 0.73 that causes it to crash.


You could also try version 0.74 (or newer ) that solves that specific crash.

[jusatry]

i guess i will try a new version (all the archives are up, so i can always switch back if .74+ crashes.....)

It doesnt make much sense that the .ini file is the problem, does it? Because if it were then why the sudden change. On the other hand, given the output of 45 minute commercials, it seems comskip is working, just not detecting well.

Where can I get an updated ini which is not euro specific? I am in the states.....

Thanks Erik.

[jusatry]

but with comskip .64 i get no commercial output points which are usable...???

do i not need the .dictionary file?

[erik]

If you want to use version 0.64 I strongly suggest to delete your current ini file and get it new from the archive.

A reason for the sudden change is possible a change in the transmission.
The logo behaviour can be different, the amount of black frames can be different, many things possibly.

I do have a tester in the USA now so I hope the new versions of comskip will soon be no longer europe centric.

[jusatry]

thanks erik - where can I get a better ini file? I thought i remember the latest versions of comskip coming with a note saying "be sure to replace this ini file with your own."


Am I mistaken?

Thanks for the help.

[jusatry]

tipstir - that would be awesome if you could post yours.

I am in the US and using comcast!