Parallel Processing Does Not Generate .edl

[kadagan]

Hello! I'm pretty new to comskip, so I hope I'm providing enough info.. I've googled a lot and searched this forum, and haven't found my answer yet..

My setup: I have NextPVR set up using an HD Homerun source. I set my recordings via Kodi's "Live TV" EPG screen. I view my recordings via the Kodi X-NEWA addon, so that the commercials are actually skipped (since the skipping doesn't work through "Live TV"). All my tv is regular OTA broadcasts, I don't have cable or satellite.

When I manually run comskip (donator version) on my previous recordings, they seem to work well. I haven't done any tuning yet, and haven't made any changes to the default ini file.

I created the parallel processing bat file that was recommended on the NextPVR Wiki, so the contents are:

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@echo off
cd /d "C:\comskip"
comskip %1

(And that's the correct location for my comskip)

When a recording is made, comskip starts, a log is generated, a logo file is made, and a .txt is made, but the .txt is empty. Here's the contents of the log:

http://pastebin.com/R9bGzdPd

Note that I deleted thousands of lines that were repeating, so that the file would be more manageable, and I made a comment about it in the file.

Please let me know how I should attempt to fix this

Thanks!
-Jon

[erik]

Can you try build 0.81.076 or 0.81.075?

[kadagan]

Can you try build 0.81.076 or 0.81.075?

Erik,

Thanks for your response! I tried out 0.81.076 before I left for work today, and it seemed to be improved but not perfect.. It may just be that I need to calibrate it now. I grabbed the log and edl files before I left for work, and started to look through them now. The edl contains the following:

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671.84	922.52	0
1569.57	1797.86	0

The .txt has this:

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FILE PROCESSING COMPLETE  49809 FRAMES AT  2997
-------------------
20135	27648
47040	53882

And the full log file is located here: http://pastebin.com/GxARZb3Y

One part that stood out to me:

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Finished scanning file.  Starting to build Commercial List.
WARNING: Timeline errors in the recording!!!! Results may be wrong, .ref input will be misaligned. .txt editing will produce wrong resultsPlatau@[7493] frames 7, volume 60, distance 255 seconds

The recording wasn't anything I watch normally, so I'm not sure if there should have been more commercials or not.. I didn't have time to watch the whole thing, but it definitely didn't chop anything at the beginning. It was an episode of the Andy Griffith Show on MeTV (the first 1/2 hour should I could find that wasn't on PBS).

Do I just need to calibrate/tweak, or did something go wrong here? Should I try running comskip on the recording and see if it comes out differently than the parallel processing did?

Thanks!
-Jon

[erik]

Your recording contains timeline errors that will cause erratic skipping over commercials, or not even possible to skip.

[kadagan]

Hi Erik! I've been running 0.81.076 since you told me to above (and I still haven't spent the time to tune it properly).. It works some of the time, but usually doesn't. It's a pleasant surprise when a commercial is skipped.. Although it is properly doing it parallel to the recording (when it works).

So now that football season is here, I want to actually tune my comskip to be useful.. I thought maybe I should update to the latest version, but the documentation in the forums seems to be a little confusing to me.. Should I go ahead and use 0.81.088 Beta, or is there a better version for me to try? Also, could you point me towards the best instructions for tuning my system? I can't seem to find them now either. Thanks! I really appreciate your hard work!

[erik]

0.81.088 beta had been tested extensively and seems to be ok for normal use.
Inside the distribution zip file there are some .htm files containing some documentation