Plugin: CommercialDetector

[Skirge01]

Originally Posted by gacevich

My comskip was working perfectly until a few weeks ago when I updated the comskip plugin after the system prompt that the is newer version. Now comskip does not automatically or manually run. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the plugin. Still no joy. I been waiting to see if others have this problem and the potential release of another comskip update. Wondering if the issue is just me.

Sage 7, comskip 2.0.12, Java 7 (update 5).

You're blaming the wrong plugin (quite a common occurrence, actually). See here for the ongoing discussion.

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by Hawaii50

First, I want to thank you tmiranda for your work on this plug in. I've got Commercial Dectector running perfectly on new Sage recordings from a HD Homerun. However, when I want to run comskip manually on a previously recorded show, nothing seems to happen after pressing the button.

Other than enabling the button to appear, are there any other settings to enable this functionality that I've missed?

I am running Sage v7 on Win 7 64 bit with one HD200 extender.

There are no other settings. Once the button is pressed the comskip job should be queued. One possibility is that you have not installed the CommercialDetector UI Mod plugin (i.e. you only installed the "General" plugin.)

If the UI Mod plugin is installed turn on debug logging and send me the logfile so I can have a look at it. To turn on debug logging:

- Turn on debug logging in the advanced setup menu.
- Go to the CommercialDetector "General" plugin (not UI Mod) config and set the loglevel to Trace.

Then select a recording and press the "Run Comskip" button.

Thanks,

Tom

[Hawaii50]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

There are no other settings. Once the button is pressed the comskip job should be queued. One possibility is that you have not installed the CommercialDetector UI Mod plugin (i.e. you only installed the "General" plugin.)

If the UI Mod plugin is installed turn on debug logging and send me the logfile so I can have a look at it. To turn on debug logging:

- Turn on debug logging in the advanced setup menu.
- Go to the CommercialDetector "General" plugin (not UI Mod) config and set the loglevel to Trace.

Then select a recording and press the "Run Comskip" button.

Thanks,

Tom

I had only installed the "General" plugin and did not see the "UI Mod" plugin. I didn't realize there was a "UI Mod" plugin. Thanks for pointing it out and for making this work so well.

h50

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by Hawaii50

I had only installed the "General" plugin and did not see the "UI Mod" plugin. I didn't realize there was a "UI Mod" plugin. Thanks for pointing it out and for making this work so well.

[element33]

Sorry for hijacking another thread about Commercial Detector (I'm not sure if I need to start a new one). My problem: when I go to Configure->Restricted Times and select a time range in the dialog (e.g 00:00-00:59), the range gets highlighted, as expected. I then click on "Close" to close the "Restricted Times" dialog. But no changes are actually made: the value shown is still the default "[]". When I open the "Restricted Times" dialog again, the range I had previously selected is now deselected. What am I doing wrong? Am I closing the dialog the wrong way? Alternatively, if the dialog is broken, is there a way to hand-code such ranges in some ini file? Thanks.

CommercialDetector 1.00
comskip 80.042.001+

[tmiranda]

I'll look at this tonight when I get home.

[tmiranda]

I just tried this on my system and it is working fine. Please look in the Sage.properties file for a line that starts with "cd/restricted_times" and let me know what it says.

Thanks,

Tom

[element33]

There is no "cd/restricted_times" line in my Sage.properties. Alphabetically, the closest lines are:

cd/profile_location=Select
cd/run_slow=false

I can try adding the line manually, but I don't know the time format. Is it something like:

cd/restricted_times=00:00-00:59

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by element33

There is no "cd/restricted_times" line in my Sage.properties. Alphabetically, the closest lines are:

cd/profile_location=Select
cd/run_slow=false

I can try adding the line manually, but I don't know the time format. Is it something like:

cd/restricted_times=00:00-00:59

You can add the property, but be sure to stop SageTV first. You will also need a space before and after the "-", so:

cd/restricted_times=00:00 - 00:59

If you want multiple hours, separate them with a comma, like this:

cd/restricted_times=00:00 - 00:59,01:00 - 01:59,23:00 - 23:59

I'd like to see what's going wrong. Set the plugin loglevel to Verbose, bring up the dialog that lets you set the restricted times, make some changes, then send me the logfile. You will also want to reset the loglevel to Warn or Trace.

Let me know how it goes.

[element33]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

then send me the logfile

Thanks, will do, but what's the location of the log file you want?

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by element33

Thanks, will do, but what's the location of the log file you want?

The Sage logfile, sagetv_0.txt, in the Sage install directory.

[Fuzzy]

Is this being set from a client? Check the sageclient.properties file and see if it is perhaps setting the property in there in error.

[element33]

The Sage logfile, sagetv_0.txt, in the Sage install directory.

Can't find sagetv_0.txt anywhere in the SageTV folder tree but...

Is this being set from a client? Check the sageclient.properties

Thanks, good call. I found it in Sage.properties, as opposed to SageClient.properties. Looks like the colons have to be escaped.

cd/restricted_times=00\:00 - 00\:59,08\:00 - 08\:59,12\:00 - 12\:59

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by element33

Can't find sagetv_0.txt anywhere in the SageTV folder tree but...

Thanks, good call. I found it in Sage.properties, as opposed to SageClient.properties. Looks like the colons have to be escaped.

cd/restricted_times=00\:00 - 00\:59,08\:00 - 08\:59,12\:00 - 12\:59

If there is no sagetv_0.txt file then you probably have not enabled debugging in Sage. You can find that setting in the detailed setup section. (You must enable Sage debugging AND set CommercialDetector debug level to Verbose).

The properties line looks correct and it should be in Sage.properties not SageClient.properties.

[phantomfsoc]

I'm setting up Commercial Detector after not using it for some time and I don't remember if this mattered before...

When CD starts scanning for recordings, it adds my ARCHIVED videos to the list. I added ARCHIVES to the GROUP section to try to exclude them, but I figured I would ask if that will work since CD won't get to them for awhile (lots of recordings to do first)

If thats not the right way, then is there a way to exclude my Archives?

Thanks

[tmiranda]

There is no way to exclude archived items. Sorry.

[Skirge01]

I haven't put much thought into exactly how you'd do this, but this was my initial reaction to the dilemma: create fake EDL files for all the archived recordings. There are probably scripts or programs which could help create the fake files (same name, just different extension) based on a list/directory of existing files.

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by Skirge01

I haven't put much thought into exactly how you'd do this, but this was my initial reaction to the dilemma: create fake EDL files for all the archived recordings. There are probably scripts or programs which could help create the fake files (same name, just different extension) based on a list/directory of existing files.

It would be easier for me to add the option into the code. I don't think it will be a lot of work, I'll look at it over the weekend.

[Skirge01]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

It would be easier for me to add the option into the code. I don't think it will be a lot of work, I'll look at it over the weekend.

Well, I didn't think that was going to be an option, so I was trying to help the guy out!

[phantomfsoc]

God I miss this forum!!! Most helpful people on the web I tell ya!!!

Seriously though don't kill yourself trying to add that feature in (but if you have the time please do)

Right now my Comskip is doing all my Archives so its going to be days before it gets back to my actual recordings.

I could make EDL files like it was suggested, but I have so many TV Series ripped and Archived.... well if I have to then I'll try it out but if it was an included feature in Commercial Detector... that would make life easier... for me... but again, only if you have time.

Thanks