>> Better yet, don't post at all. If I want to find something, I'm quite
>> capable
>> of doing so without having some a.shole shoving it in my face.
>TV must be hell for you.
I like the Mute button on my tv remote.Greatest invention since sliced
bread.
cuhulin
>>> Better yet, don't post at all. If I want to find something, I'm
>>> quite
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> commercials
> to be skipped on playback.
How does it know when to skip the commercials? I use a DVR with a 1
minute skip button, so I sometimes jump over commercials, but it
requires multiple "jumps" to skip all the commercials chained together
at a break. On the other hand, many times the commercials are actually
better than the programs......
> Otherwise, I use an invention called the 'mute' button.
Hey, the delete key works in a similar fashion on Usenet.
Ed
AZ Nomad - 12 Feb 2008 16:31 GMT
>>>> Better yet, don't post at all. If I want to find something, I'm
>>>> quite
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>> commercials
>> to be skipped on playback.
>How does it know when to skip the commercials? I use a DVR with a 1
>minute skip button, so I sometimes jump over commercials, but it
>requires multiple "jumps" to skip all the commercials chained together
>at a break.
On mythtv, the DVR software I use, the skips are configurable. I use 30
seconds ahead and 7 seconds behind. Skip forward until the show is back,
and then backup until just before the end of commercials.
For autoskip, the software uses several algorithms ( see http://mythtv.org
for their project page ). One check senses the blank frames before and
after a block of commercials. I think the other one senses the accoustic
profile and the visual cut rate. It locates and marks the commercials
during a separate pass. On playback, the autoskip can be disabled. It works
extremely well except that dream sequences cause false positives.
>On the other hand, many times the commercials are actually
>better than the programs......
Only the superbowl, maybe, and not since the late 90's.
If the program is worse than the commercials, then why even bother?