[mythtv-users] DVB-T UK PAL Commercial Detection

[Roy Lofthouse]

On 21/11/06, Justin Hornsby <justin.hornsby at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Commercial flagging generally works very well, if not perfectly - on
> UK channels which remove their logo for ad breaks.  Sadly not many on
> UK TV actually do that.  Sky One does, and my recordings of shows from
> there skip pretty much perfectly (I know it's not a dvb-t channel).
>
> As for other methods (such as blank frame detection) - I've had a good
> hard look at ad break transitions & they all tend to be wipes,
> dissolves or hard cuts so things like blank frame detection don't
> stand a cat in hell's chance of working.
>
> I can't speak for the new 'experimental' flagging methods though -
> some success might be possible using scene change detection coupled
> with audio level detection (who knows?).  I don't record that much
> from commercial channels anyway, and it's no big deal to press 4 then
> right arrow ;)
>
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 I second the "4 / Right Arrow..  it's perfect for CSI and a few other
shows...
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