Whats the best way to generate comskip files for HD TS files?

[davephan]

I use ShowAnalyzer 0.97 to generate comskip files for mpeg files, and use the comskip_playback.stvi to playback the comskipped files.

Whats the best way to generate comskip files for HD TS files? I've tried generating comskip files using ShowAnalyzer version 1.0.57.780, and it that does not work. I've tried generating the comskip files with Comskip version 0.80.030, that does not work either, even with the "volume_slip=150" parameter change.

When I try playing back TS files that have been processed, no commericals were detected. Meanwhile, commercial skipping works great when playing back mpeg files.

Dave

[Fuzzy]

You need to verify which part isn't working. the analysis and generation of .edl file, or the reading of the file on playback. Are the .edl files being generated? if so, do they contain commercial blocks? If they are in place, and show skip points, then SA/Comskip is functioning properly, and it's an STV issue.

I do know earlier versions of the ComSkip import were hardcoded to work with .mpg files (they way they worked was to strip .mpg from the end of the file and add .txt or .edl). I know at one point I had to add the .avi portion in myself. .ts may also be missing, not sure (I don't have any .ts files).

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by davephan

I've tried generating the comskip files with Comskip version 0.80.030, that does not work either, even with the "volume_slip=150" parameter change.

Dave

Are you logging in with a user name and password and getting the donator's version? I've been using comskip exclusively for quite awhile and successfully scan all of my HD-PVR (h.264) recordings for commercials. I have much better success and results with comskip in comparison to SA v 1.0.55.

Gerry

[stanger89]

Yeah SA 1.0 has been working quite well lately for my HD PVR and R5000 recordings. Previously comskip worked fine when I just had the HD PVR (and SA 0.9 doing my HDHR recordings).

[davephan]

Originally Posted by gplasky

Are you logging in with a user name and password and getting the donator's version? I've been using comskip exclusively for quite awhile and successfully scan all of my HD-PVR (h.264) recordings for commercials. I have much better success and results with comskip in comparison to SA v 1.0.55.

Gerry

I wasn't using the donator version. I made a donation this morning. The web site said something about on the Comskip web page about having no Internet access till August 10th, so I though it could be a long wait to get the download site information. However, about 90 minutes after I made the donation, I got access to the download web site.

I downloaded the Comskip 0.80.030 donator version. The Comskip 0.80.030 donator version worked to process a TS file when I changed the "volume_slip=40" comskip.ini parameter to "volume_slip=150".

I only tested it on one HD TS file from a HGTV program so far. It seemed like it was a lot slower than SA processing mpeg files. However, I was doing a lot of file copying on the computer at the time. Comskip did an excellent job on the TS file that I processed. The commercial skipping was close to perfect on playback.

I haven't tried processing an mpeg file with Comskip yet. I normally use ShowAnalyzer 0.97 for all the mpeg files.

Dave

[Fuzzy]

I'd say as a general rule, SA is far faster than Comskip. Out of the box settings in Comskip do seem to do a better job than SA. I have a feeling SA will be much better with some settings tweaking, which would yield you the accuracy, AND the speed.

[jonnydeath]

Originally Posted by davephan

It seemed like it was a lot slower than SA processing mpeg files.
Dave

there is a skip_b_frames setting that skips frames to make it faster. I forget if it works for h.264, but I use it. It may speed things up for you.