My comskip.ini file

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ToonGal
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My comskip.ini file

Post by ToonGal »

For those interested, I am posting my .ini file, to show my (successful) settings, accept input and commentary, and for backup purposes. ;)

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; Last modified: 6:50 AM 6/5/2006
; comskip v0.79.44
;
detect_method=255			;1=black frame, 2=logo, 4=scene change, 8=fuzzy logic, 16=closed captions, 32=aspect ration, 64=silence, 255=all
validate_silence=1			; Default, set to 0 to force using this clues if selected above.
validate_uniform=1			; Default, set to 0 to force using this clues (like pure white frames) if blackframe is selected above.
validate_scenechange=1			; Default, set to 0 to force using this clues if selected above.
play_nice_start=0800			;at what time of the day should comskip slow itself down
play_nice_end=0200			;ending time for self slowing
verbose=10				;show a lot of extra info, level 5 is also OK, set to 0 to disable
fps=29.97				;frames per second (NTSC=29.970, PAL=25)
border=10 				;border around edge of video to ignore
ccCheck=1
max_brightness=60     			;frame not black if any pixels checked are greater than this (scale 0 to 255)
test_brightness=40      		;frame not pure black if any pixels checked are greater than this, will check average brightness (scale 0 to 255)
max_avg_brightness=20			;maximum average brightness for a dim frame to be considered black (scale 0 to 255) 0 means autosetting
max_commercialbreak=305 		;maximum length in seconds to consider a segment a commercial break
min_commercialbreak=10			;minimum length in seconds to consider a segment a commercial break
max_commercial_size=65			;maximum time in seconds for a single commercial or multiple commercials if no breaks in between
min_commercial_size=14   		;mimimum time in seconds for a single commercial
min_show_segment_length=291 		; any segment longer than this will be scored towards show.
non_uniformity=250
max_volume=0				; any frame with sound volume larger than this will not be regarded as black frame
min_silence=20				; Any deep silence longer than this amount  of frames is a possible cutpoint
min_black_frames_for_break=1;
ticker_tape=0				; Amount of pixels from bottom to ignore in all processing 
punish=0				; Compare to average for sum of 1=brightness, 2=uniform 4=volume, 8=silence, 16=schange, set to 0 to disable
punish_threshold=1.3			; Multiply when amount is above average * punish_threshold
punish_modifier=2			; When above average * threshold multiply score by this value
intelligent_brightness=1 		; Set to 1 to use a USA specific algorithm to tune some of the settings, not adviced outside the USA
logo_percentile=0.92			; if more then this amount of logo is found then logo detection will be disabled
logo_threshold=0.70
punish_no_logo=1			; Default, set to 0 to avoid show segments without logo to be scored towards commercial
aggressive_logo_rejection=1
connect_blocks_with_logo=1		; set to 1 if you want successive blocks with logo on the transition to be regarded as connected, set to 0 to disable
cut_on_ar_change=1			; set to 1 if you want to cut also on aspect ratio changes, set to 0 to disable
delete_show_after_last_commercial=0	; set to 1 if you want to delete the last block if its a show and after a commercial
delete_show_before_or_after_current=0	; set to 1 if you want to delete the previous and the next show in the recording, this can lead to the deletion of trailers of next show
shrink_logo=5				; Reduce the duration of the logo with this amount of seconds
after_logo=0				; set to number of seconds after logo disappears comskip should start to search for silence to insert an additional cutpoint
padding=0
ms_audio_delay=5
max_repair_size=40			; Will repair maximum 40 missing MPEG frames in the timeline, set to 0 to disable.
delete_logo_file=1			; set to 1 if you want comskip to tidy up after finishing
output_framearray=1			; create a big excel file for detailed analysis, set to 0 to disable
output_videoredo=0
output_womble=0
output_mls=0				; set to 1 if you want MPeg Video Wizard bookmark file output
output_cuttermaran=0
output_mpeg2schnitt=0
output_mpgtx=0
output_dvrcut=0
output_zoomplayer_chapter=0
output_zoomplayer_cutlist=0
output_edl=0
output_edlx=0
output_vcf=0
output_btv=0				; set to 1 if you want Beyond TV chapter cutlist output
output_projectx=0			; set to 1 if you want ProjectX cutlist output (Xcl)
output_demux=0				; set to 1 if you want comskip to demux the mpeg file while scanning
output_default=1			; output the default .txt file
output_debugwindow=0 
sage_framenumber_bug=0
sage_minute_bug=0
live_tv=0				; set to 1 if you use parallelprocessing and need the output while recording
excessive_length_modifier=0.01
cuttermaran_options="cut=\"true\" unattended=\"true\" muxResult=\"false\" snapToCutPoints=\"true\" closeApp=\"true\""
mpeg2schnitt_options="mpeg2schnitt.exe /S /E /R25  /Z %2 %1"
dvrcut_options="dvrcut \"%s.dvr-ms\" \"%s_clean.dvr-ms\" "
erik
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Post by erik »

Nice!

The fps setting in the ini file is no longer used by comskip
The fps is automatically read from the mpeg file.
Stuntman
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Re: My comskip.ini file

Post by Stuntman »

ToonGal wrote:For those interested, I am posting my .ini file, to show my (successful) settings, accept input and commentary, and for backup purposes. ;)

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; Last modified: 6:50 AM 6/5/2006
; comskip v0.79.44
;
detect_method=255			;1=black frame, 2=logo, 4=scene change, 8=fuzzy logic, 16=closed captions, 32=aspect ration, 64=silence, 255=all
validate_silence=1			; Default, set to 0 to force using this clues if selected above.
validate_uniform=1			; Default, set to 0 to force using this clues (like pure white frames) if blackframe is selected above.
validate_scenechange=1			; Default, set to 0 to force using this clues if selected above.
play_nice_start=0800			;at what time of the day should comskip slow itself down
play_nice_end=0200			;ending time for self slowing
verbose=10				;show a lot of extra info, level 5 is also OK, set to 0 to disable
fps=29.97				;frames per second (NTSC=29.970, PAL=25)
border=10 				;border around edge of video to ignore
ccCheck=1
max_brightness=60     			;frame not black if any pixels checked are greater than this (scale 0 to 255)
test_brightness=40      		;frame not pure black if any pixels checked are greater than this, will check average brightness (scale 0 to 255)
max_avg_brightness=20			;maximum average brightness for a dim frame to be considered black (scale 0 to 255) 0 means autosetting
max_commercialbreak=305 		;maximum length in seconds to consider a segment a commercial break
min_commercialbreak=10			;minimum length in seconds to consider a segment a commercial break
max_commercial_size=65			;maximum time in seconds for a single commercial or multiple commercials if no breaks in between
min_commercial_size=14   		;mimimum time in seconds for a single commercial
min_show_segment_length=291 		; any segment longer than this will be scored towards show.
non_uniformity=250
max_volume=0				; any frame with sound volume larger than this will not be regarded as black frame
min_silence=20				; Any deep silence longer than this amount  of frames is a possible cutpoint
min_black_frames_for_break=1;
ticker_tape=0				; Amount of pixels from bottom to ignore in all processing 
punish=0				; Compare to average for sum of 1=brightness, 2=uniform 4=volume, 8=silence, 16=schange, set to 0 to disable
punish_threshold=1.3			; Multiply when amount is above average * punish_threshold
punish_modifier=2			; When above average * threshold multiply score by this value
intelligent_brightness=1 		; Set to 1 to use a USA specific algorithm to tune some of the settings, not adviced outside the USA
logo_percentile=0.92			; if more then this amount of logo is found then logo detection will be disabled
logo_threshold=0.70
punish_no_logo=1			; Default, set to 0 to avoid show segments without logo to be scored towards commercial
aggressive_logo_rejection=1
connect_blocks_with_logo=1		; set to 1 if you want successive blocks with logo on the transition to be regarded as connected, set to 0 to disable
cut_on_ar_change=1			; set to 1 if you want to cut also on aspect ratio changes, set to 0 to disable
delete_show_after_last_commercial=0	; set to 1 if you want to delete the last block if its a show and after a commercial
delete_show_before_or_after_current=0	; set to 1 if you want to delete the previous and the next show in the recording, this can lead to the deletion of trailers of next show
shrink_logo=5				; Reduce the duration of the logo with this amount of seconds
after_logo=0				; set to number of seconds after logo disappears comskip should start to search for silence to insert an additional cutpoint
padding=0
ms_audio_delay=5
max_repair_size=40			; Will repair maximum 40 missing MPEG frames in the timeline, set to 0 to disable.
delete_logo_file=1			; set to 1 if you want comskip to tidy up after finishing
output_framearray=1			; create a big excel file for detailed analysis, set to 0 to disable
output_videoredo=0
output_womble=0
output_mls=0				; set to 1 if you want MPeg Video Wizard bookmark file output
output_cuttermaran=0
output_mpeg2schnitt=0
output_mpgtx=0
output_dvrcut=0
output_zoomplayer_chapter=0
output_zoomplayer_cutlist=0
output_edl=0
output_edlx=0
output_vcf=0
output_btv=0				; set to 1 if you want Beyond TV chapter cutlist output
output_projectx=0			; set to 1 if you want ProjectX cutlist output (Xcl)
output_demux=0				; set to 1 if you want comskip to demux the mpeg file while scanning
output_default=1			; output the default .txt file
output_debugwindow=0 
sage_framenumber_bug=0
sage_minute_bug=0
live_tv=0				; set to 1 if you use parallelprocessing and need the output while recording
excessive_length_modifier=0.01
cuttermaran_options="cut="true" unattended="true" muxResult="false" snapToCutPoints="true" closeApp="true""
mpeg2schnitt_options="mpeg2schnitt.exe /S /E /R25  /Z %2 %1"
dvrcut_options="dvrcut "%s.dvr-ms" "%s_clean.dvr-ms" "
Is this still the version you use? I'd like to give it a try!
ToonGal
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Location: Bay Area, CA USA

Re: My comskip.ini file

Post by ToonGal »

Erik,

I haven't used comskip nor changed much on my SageTV PVR in a while, but decided to give it a go again. :)

I reformatted my comskip.ini to reflect the order and blocking of your comskip.txt file. I post it here for the general user base, for personal backup, and for your use/distribution if you wanted to standardize the .ini file to match the .txt one.

--Toon

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; Last modified: 1:32 AM 12/16/2010
; comskip v0.80.039
;
;[Main Settings]
detect_method=255			; 1=black frame, 2=logo, 4=scene change, 8=fuzzy logic, 16=closed captions, 32=aspect ration, 64=silence, 128=cutscenes, 255=all
verbose=10				; show a lot of extra info, level 5 is also OK, set to 0 to disable
max_brightness=60     			; frame not black if any pixels checked are greater than this (scale 0 to 255)
maxbright=1
test_brightness=40      		; frame not pure black if any pixels checked are greater than this, will check average brightness (scale 0 to 255)
max_avg_brightness=20			; maximum average brightness for a dim frame to be considered black (scale 0 to 255) 0 means autosetting
max_commercialbreak=305 		; maximum length in seconds to consider a segment a commercial break
min_commercialbreak=21			; minimum length in seconds to consider a segment a commercial break
max_commercial_size=65			; maximum time in seconds for a single commercial or multiple commercials if no breaks in between
min_commercial_size=14   		; mimimum time in seconds for a single commercial
min_show_segment_length=291 		; any segment longer than this will be scored towards show.
max_volume=0				; any frame with sound volume larger than this will not be regarded as black frame
non_uniformity=250			; Set to 0 to disable cutpoints based on uniform frames
;
;[Detailed Settings]
min_silence=20				; Any deep silence longer than this amount  of frames is a possible cutpoint
noise_level=5
brightness_jump=200
fps=25
validate_silence=1			; Default, set to 0 to force using this clues if selected above.
validate_uniform=1			; Default, set to 0 to force using this clues (like pure white frames) if blackframe is selected above.
validate_scenechange=1			; Default, set to 0 to force using this clues if selected above.
global_threshold=1.05
disable_heuristics=255			; bit pattern for disabling heuristics, adding 1 disables heristics 1, adding 2 disables heristics 2, adding 4 disables heristics 3, 255  disables all heuristics 
;
;[CPU Load Reduction]
play_nice_start=0800			; at what time of the day should comskip slow itself down
play_nice_end=0200			; ending time for self slowing
play_nice_sleep=10
;
;[Input Correction]
max_repair_size=200			; Will repair maximum 200 missing MPEG frames in the timeline, set to 0 to disable repairing for players that don't use PTS. 
ms_audio_delay=5
volume_slip=20
variable_bitrate=1
;
;[Aspect Ratio]
ar_delta=0.08
cut_on_ar_change=1			; set to 1 if you want to cut also on aspect ratio changes when logo is present, set to 2 to force cuts on aspect ratio changes. set to 0 to disable
;
;[Global Removes]
padding=0
remove_before=0				; amount of seconds of show to be removed before ALL commercials
remove_after=0				; amount of seconds of show to be removed after ALL commercials
added_recording=14
delete_show_after_last_commercial=0	; set to 1 if you want to delete the last block if its a show and after a commercial
delete_show_before_first_commercial=0
delete_show_before_or_after_current=0	; set to 1 if you want to delete the previous and the next show in the recording, this can lead to the deletion of trailers of next show
delete_block_after_commercial=0		; set to max size of block in seconds to be discarded, set to 0 to disable 
min_commercial_break_at_start_or_end=39
always_keep_first_seconds=0
always_keep_last_seconds=0
;
;[USA Specific]
intelligent_brightness=1 		; Set to 1 to use a USA specific algorithm to tune some of the settings, not adviced outside the USA
black_percentile=0.0076
uniform_percentile=0.003
score_percentile=0.71
;
;[Main Scoring]
length_strict_modifier=3
length_nonstrict_modifier=1.5
combined_length_strict_modifier=2
combined_length_nonstrict_modifier=1.25
ar_wrong_modifier=2
excessive_length_modifier=0.01
dark_block_modifier=0.3
min_schange_modifier=0.5
max_schange_modifier=2
logo_present_modifier=0.01
punish_no_logo=1			; Default, set to 0 to avoid show segments without logo to be scored towards commercial
;
;[Detailed Scoring]
punish=0				; Compare to average for sum of 1=brightness, 2=uniform 4=volume, 8=silence, 16=schange, set to 0 to disable
reward=0
punish_threshold=1.3			; Multiply when amount is above average * punish_threshold
punish_modifier=2			; When above average * threshold multiply score by this value
reward_modifier=0.5
;
;[Logo Finding]
border=10 				; border around edge of video to ignore
give_up_logo_search=2000
logo_max_percentage_of_screen=0.1
ticker_tape=0				; Amount of pixels from bottom to ignore in all processing 
ignore_side=0
subtitles=0
logo_at_bottom=0			; Set to 1 to search only for logo at the lower half of the video, do not combine with subtitle setting
logo_threshold=0.70
logo_filter=0               		; set the size of the filter to apply to bad logo detection, 4 seems to be a good value.
aggressive_logo_rejection=1
edge_level_threshold=5
edge_radius=2
edge_weight=10
edge_step=1
num_logo_buffers=50
use_existing_logo_file=1
two_pass_logo=1
;
;[Logo Interpretation]
connect_blocks_with_logo=1		; set to 1 if you want successive blocks with logo on the transition to be regarded as connected, set to 0 to disable
logo_percentile=0.92			; if more then this amount of logo is found then logo detection will be disabled
logo_fraction=0.4
shrink_logo=5				; Reduce the duration of the logo with this amount of seconds
before_logo=0
after_logo=0				; set to number of seconds after logo disappears comskip should start to search for silence to insert an additional cutpoint
where_logo=0
min_black_frames_for_break=1		;
;
;[Closed Captioning]
ccCheck=1
cc_commercial_type_modifier=4
cc_wrong_type_modifier=2
cc_correct_type_modifier=0.75
;
;[Live TV]
live_tv=0				; set to 1 if you use parallelprocessing and need the output while recording
live_tv_retries=4			; change to 16 when using live_tv in BTV, used for mpeg PS and TS
dvrms_live_tv_retries=300		; only used for dvr_ms
standoff=0				; change to 8000000 when using live_tv in BTV
dvrmsstandoff=120000
require_div5=0
div5_tolerance=-1
;
;[Output Control]
output_default=0			; output the default .txt file
output_plist_cutlist=0
output_zoomplayer_cutlist=0
output_zoomplayer_chapter=0
output_vcf=0
output_vdr=0				; set to 1 if you want XBMC to skipping commercials
output_projectx=0			; set to 1 if you want ProjectX cutlist output (Xcl)
output_avisynth=0
output_videoredo=0
videoredo_offset=2
output_btv=0				; set to 1 if you want Beyond TV chapter cutlist output
output_edl=1
edl_offset=0				; The amount of frames subtracted from the edl cut time output, use negative numbers to shift to later.
output_edlp=0
output_bsplayer=0
output_edlx=0
output_cuttermaran=0
output_mpeg2schnitt=0
output_womble=0
output_mls=0				; set to 1 if you want MPeg Video Wizard bookmark file output
output_mpgtx=0
output_dvrmstb=0
output_dvrcut=0
output_ipodchap=0
output_framearray=0			; create a big excel file for detailed analysis, set to 0 to disable
output_debugwindow=0 
output_tuning=0
output_training=0
output_false=0
output_aspect=0
output_demux=0				; set to 1 if you want comskip to demux the mpeg file while scanning
output_data=0				; create a dump of the user data channel, used for CC and XDS (such as V-Chip info). Can be use together with output_framearray to remote debug CC decoding
output_srt=0				; set to 1 if you want to generate a .srt file, done by integrating ccextractorwin
output_smi=0				; set to 1 if you want to generate a .smi file, done by integrating ccextractorwin
output_timing=0
delete_logo_file=1			; set to 1 if you want comskip to tidy up after finishing
;
;[Cutscene processing]
cutscene_frame=0
cutscene_dumpfile=""
cutscene_threshold=10
cutscenefile1=""
cutscenefile2=""
cutscenefile3=""
cutscenefile4=""
cutscenefile5=""
cutscenefile6=""
cutscenefile7=""
cutscenefile8=""
windowtitle="Comskip - %s"
cuttermaran_options="cut=\"true\" unattended=\"true\" muxResult=\"false\" snapToCutPoints=\"true\" closeApp=\"true\""
mpeg2schnitt_options="mpeg2schnitt.exe /S /E /R25  /Z %2 %1"
avisynth_options="LoadPlugin(\"MPEG2Dec3.dll\") \nMPEG2Source(\"%s\")\n"
dvrcut_options="dvrcut \"%s.dvr-ms\" \"%s_clean.dvr-ms\" "
;
;[Sage Workarounds]
sage_framenumber_bug=0
sage_minute_bug=0
enable_mencoder_pts=0
;
;[Outdated parameters]
skip_b_frames=0				; Set to 1 to force Comskip to skip frames for higher processing speed.
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