Can anyone confirm that cutpoints should occur at the correct time (eg no delay) and that this is in fact a bug/bad setting somewhere for just a few of us?
Thanks, Matthew. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Carle > Sent: Monday, 4 July 2005 9:17 PM > To: 'Discussion about mythtv' > Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Cutpoints delayed & bad > commercial flagging > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Matthew Phillips > > Sent: Sunday, 3 July 2005 9:08 PM > > To: Discussion about mythtv > > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Cutpoints delayed & bad commercial > > flagging > > > > On 03/07/2005, at 12:21 PM, Matthew Carle wrote: > > > > > I usually put cutpoints into a movie before I watch it so I > > can just > > > let it run (I don't transcode). The problem is that it > always plays > > > about 10 seconds after the "delete after this point" > cutpoints. The > > > "delete before this point" cutpoints don't appear to have > > the problem > > > (certainly not to the same degree - I havn't noticed it). > > > > > > I have also tried a transcode which also results in the delay. > > > > > > Is this a software limitation or is something not working right? > > > > > > I also have another issue which may be related. > Commercial flagging > > > nearly always detects commercials as starting and ending > too early > > > (averaging 20-30 seconds). I don't think I've ever seen a > > commercial > > > break flagged correctly. > > > Is this normal? I am using the "all" method of flagging. > > > > I have similar problems with 0.17 (I'm in Adelaide using > DVB-T). End > > cutpoints end late and commercial flagging is quite spotty > (using the > > "all" method of detection). The late end cut-points aren't a bug > > problem and, since commercial breaks tend to be 3 mins, > I've just got > > into the habit of turning flagging off and hitting "3" "forward" to > > skip 3 mins when the commercials start. > > > > I assume that commercial flagging is optimized for US TV > and something > > in the commercial layouts on Australian free to air channels throws > > it. It seems to be especially easily fooled by the station's own > > commercials for upcoming shows that come at the end of ad breaks. I > > realise commercial flagging is a bit of a black art, so I'm not too > > surprised it doesn't work in places it probably isn't tuned > for. I'm > > just happy that it works so well otherwise ;) > > > > Matt. > > > I can understand how the commercial flagging might not work > too well, however the main issue I was wondering about is the > cut-point problem. Do people outside of Australia have this > problem? I can't really see how it would be related to the > video stream (but I'm sure that's possible). I mainly > mentioned the commercial flagging in case it is related. > > Any ideas anyone? > > Thanks, > Matthew. >
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