How to remove commercials in AVI files using ComSkip

peliopoulos · **Joined:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:02 pm **Posts:** 8

How to remove commercials in AVI files using ComSkip

Tools Required
VirtualDub 1.6.12 http://www.virtualdub.org/
QuEnc 0.61 http://nic.dnsalias.com/QuEnc.html
ComSkip 0.79.30 or higher http://mk.kaashoek.com/comskip/
AVISynth 2.5 or higherhttp://www.avisynth.com
MEncoder (optional) http://www.mplayerhq.hu/

Those of us who capture television programs directly to AVI files (not MPEG files) have had to watch from the sidelines while ComSkip worked its magic for everyone else. To get around this problem, I have devised a method for detecting commercials in AVI files and removing them.

Please note that I don't go into detailed explanations of explicitly setting out folders, or explaining how to create and run batch files. I am merely providing the framework for going about the process.

Step 1 - Convert to MPEG
There are a number of programs out there that will covert an AVI file to an MPEG file. I have found QuEnc to be useful. QuEnc can be run using the command line and gives good quality conversions in a relatively short time. For example, the follwing command executed in a DOS window has given me sufficient quality in a short time:

Code:

quenc.exe -i capture.avs -o capture.mpg -b 3000 -aspectratio 4:3 -mpeg1 -novbr -auto -nohq -priority 4 -close

Before running the above command, create a file called "capture.avs" file with the following command:

Code:

AVISource(capture.avi)

Note: Don't use 0.70. It doesn't work for me for some reason.

Step 2 - Run Comskip (0.79.22 or higher)
Now run ComSkip on the MPEG file you created in step 1.

Code:

comskip.exe capture.mpg

If you want to use VirtualDub make sure that you change the following line in the comskip.ini file from

Code:

output_vcf=0

to

Code:

output_vcf=1

Step 3 - Apply Commercial Cuts to AVI file

Using VirtualDub (1.6.12 or higher)

Use the following three commands from a command prompt to make the cuts using VirtualDub.

Code:

vdub.exe /c

vdub.exe /s capture.vcf /p capture.avi capturecut.avi

vdub.exe /r

where capture.vcf was created by comskip, capturecut.avi is the new file created by VirtualDub.

Why am I wasting your time with all this command line nonsense? Because command line based programs allow us to make batch files to automate the process. Below are example batch files that you need to modify to match your own desired directories. The resulting files in the CUTDIR folder are in the same format as the capture format. The total processing time is about 20-25 minutes for an hour of programs on an AMD 2400.

Example Batch File 1 - Basic
This batch file is a basic setup for using the above method for your own system. Modify the initial variables to match your directories.

Code:

setlocal
REM The variables below need to be changed to match your setup
REM Please don't change the presence or absence of quotation marks as it may interfere with the functionality of the batch file

set CAPDIR=X:\DigitalVCR\temp
REM Set the directory where the original AVI files are captured

set CAPDIRBACKUP=X:\DigitalVCR\temp3
REM Set the directory where the original AVI files are backed up

set CUTDIR=X:\DigitalVCR\converted
REM Set the directory where the cut versions of the original AVI files are placed

set COMSKIP="C:\Program Files\ComSkip\comskip.exe"
set VDUB="C:\Program Files\VirtualDub\vdub.exe"
set QUENC="C:\Program Files\QuEnc\QuEnc.exe"
REM Set Program Locations


%CAPDIR:~0,2%
REM Change working drive to CAPDIR's drive

cd %CAPDIR%
REM Change working directory to CAPDIR
 
FOR %%C in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO  echo AVISource("""%%C""")>"%CAPDIR%\%%~nC.avs"
REM Create AVS files for use by QuEnc

FOR %%C in (%CAPDIR%\*.avs) DO  start "Quenc" /wait %QUENC% -i "%%C" -o "%CAPDIR%\%%~nC.mpg" -b 3000 -aspectratio 4:3 -mpeg1 -novbr -auto -nohq -priority 4 -close
REM Use QuEnc to convert captures to MPG files in CAPDIR

FOR %%D in (%CAPDIR%\*.mpg) DO  %COMSKIP% "%%D"  
REM Use Comskip to read commercial locations in MPEG files

FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO echo VirtualDub.Open(u"%%A"); > "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO type "%CAPDIR%\%%~nA.vcf" >> "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO echo VirtualDub.SaveAVI(u"%CUTDIR%\%%~nA.avi"); >> "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
REM Create VirtualDub script
REM You can add additional lines to add video or audio processing to the vcf script file.
REM If you are going to add Video processing of the file you need to add the line "VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);" before your video processing commands.
REM See http://www.virtualdub.org/docs/vdscript.txt for more info on Virtualdub scripts.

FOR %%F in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO  %VDUB% /s "%CAPDIR%\%%~nFnew.vcf" 
REM Run VirtualDub script

REM You can add additional commands for postprocessing here.  

move %CAPDIR%\*.avi %CAPDIRBACKUP%
REM Move original AVI captured files to backup directory

del %CAPDIR%\*.* /Q
REM Remove all temporary files in original capture directory

endlocal

Example Batch File 2 - Adding AVISynth commands and VirtualDub to the processing.
This batch file is the same as the basic batch file except that it allows you to add some AVISynth processing commands before. Modify the initial variables to match your directories.

Code:

setlocal
REM The variables below need to be changed to match your setup
REM Please don't change the presence or absence of quotation marks as it may interfere with the functionality of the batch file

set CAPDIR=X:\DigitalVCR\temp
REM Set the directory where the original AVI files are captured

set CAPDIRBACKUP=X:\DigitalVCR\temp3
REM Set the directory where the original AVI files are backed up

set CUTDIR=X:\DigitalVCR\converted
REM Set the directory where the cut versions of the original AVI files are placed

set COMSKIP="C:\Program Files\ComSkip\comskip.exe"
set VDUB="C:\Program Files\VirtualDub\vdub.exe"
set QUENC="C:\Program Files\QuEnc\QuEnc.exe"
REM Set Program Locations

set AVISYNTH1=Crop (30, 0, 30,0)
set AVISYNTH2=AssumeTFF()
set AVISYNTH3=Telecide()
set AVISYNTH4=Decimate()
REM Replace these example AVISynth commands here with your commands.  Add more variables if required.

set VDUB1=VirtualDub.video.SetMode(3);
set VDUB2=VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
set VDUB3=VirtualDub.video.SetTargetFrameRate(250000,10000);
set VDUB4=VirtualDub.video.SetCompression(0x64697678,0,10000,0);
REM Replace these example VirtualDub script commands here with your commands.  Add more variables if required.
REM See http://www.virtualdub.org/docs/vdscript.txt for more info on Virtualdub scripts.

%CAPDIR:~0,2%
REM Change working drive to CAPDIR's drive

cd %CAPDIR%
REM Change working directory to CAPDIR
 
FOR %%C in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO  echo AVISource("""%%C""")>"%CAPDIR%\%%~nC.avs"
REM Create AVS files for use by QuEnc

FOR %%C in (%CAPDIR%\*.avs) DO  start "Quenc" /wait %QUENC% -i "%%C" -o "%CAPDIR%\%%~nC.mpg" -b 3000 -aspectratio 4:3 -mpeg1 -novbr -auto -nohq -priority 4 -close
REM Use QuEnc to convert captures to MPG files in CAPDIR

FOR %%D in (%CAPDIR%\*.mpg) DO  %COMSKIP% "%%D"  
REM Use Comskip to read commercial locations in MPEG files

FOR %%B in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO  echo AVISYNTH1 >>"%CAPDIR%\%%~nB.avs"
FOR %%B in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO  echo AVISYNTH2 >>"%CAPDIR%\%%~nB.avs"
FOR %%B in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO  echo AVISYNTH3 >>"%CAPDIR%\%%~nB.avs"
FOR %%B in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO  echo AVISYNTH4 >>"%CAPDIR%\%%~nB.avs"
REM Add AVISynth commands to avs file created above.  Add more lines if required

FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avs) DO echo VirtualDub.Open(u"%%A"); > "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avs) DO type "%CAPDIR%\%%~nA.vcf" >> "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avs) DO echo "VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);" >> "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avs) DO echo VDUB1 >> "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avs) DO echo VDUB2 >> "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avs) DO echo VDUB3 >> "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avs) DO echo VDUB4 >> "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avs) DO echo VirtualDub.SaveAVI(u"%CUTDIR%\%%~nA.avi"); >> "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
REM Create VirtualDub script
REM You can add additional lines to add video or audio processing to the vcf script file.

FOR %%F in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO  %VDUB% /s "%CAPDIR%\%%~nFnew.vcf" 
REM Run VirtualDub script

REM You can add additional commands for postprocessing here.  

move %CAPDIR%\*.avi %CAPDIRBACKUP%
REM Move original AVI captured files to backup diretory

del %CAPDIR%\*.* /Q
REM Remove all temporary files in original capture directory

endlocal

Example Batch File 3 - PocketPC version
This batch file is the same as the basic setup except that it uses MEncoder to convert the cut file to be playable on a PocketPC (248 kbps Video, 320 pixels wide, original aspect ratio, MPEG4; 96 kbps Audio, MP3). Modify the initial variables to match your directories.

Code:

setlocal
REM The variables below need to be changed to match your setup
REM Please don't change the presence or absence of quotation marks as it may interfere with the functionality of the batch file

set CAPDIR=X:\DigitalVCR\temp
REM Set the directory where the original AVI files are captured

set CAPDIRBACKUP=X:\DigitalVCR\temp3
REM Set the directory where the original AVI files are backed up

set CUTDIR=X:\DigitalVCR\converted
REM Set the directory where the cut versions of the original AVI files are placed

set PPCDIR=X:\DigitalVCR\PPC
REM Set the directory where the PocketPC versions of the captures are stored

set COMSKIP="C:\Program Files\ComSkip\comskip.exe"
set VDUB="C:\Program Files\VirtualDub\vdub.exe"
set QUENC="C:\Program Files\QuEnc\QuEnc.exe"
set MENCODER="C:\Program Files\mplayer\mencoder.exe"
REM Set Program Locations


%CAPDIR:~0,2%
REM Change working drive to CAPDIR's drive

cd %CAPDIR%
REM Change working directory to CAPDIR
 
FOR %%C in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO  echo AVISource("""%%C""")>"%CAPDIR%\%%~nC.avs"
REM Create AVS files for use by QuEnc

FOR %%C in (%CAPDIR%\*.avs) DO  start "Quenc" /wait %QUENC% -i "%%C" -o "%CAPDIR%\%%~nC.mpg" -b 3000 -aspectratio 4:3 -mpeg1 -novbr -auto -nohq -priority 4 -close
REM Use QuEnc to convert captures to MPG files in CAPDIR

FOR %%D in (%CAPDIR%\*.mpg) DO  %COMSKIP% "%%D"  
REM Use Comskip to read commercial locations in MPEG files

FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO echo VirtualDub.Open(u"%%A"); > "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO type "%CAPDIR%\%%~nA.vcf" >> "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
FOR %%A in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO echo VirtualDub.SaveAVI(u"%CUTDIR%\%%~nA.avi"); >> "%CAPDIR%\%%~nAnew.vcf"
REM Create VirtualDub script
REM You can add additional lines to add video or audio processing to the vcf script file.
REM If you are going to add Video processing of the file you need to add the line "VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);" before your video processing commands.
REM See http://www.virtualdub.org/docs/vdscript.txt for more info on Virtualdub scripts.

FOR %%F in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO  %VDUB% /s "%CAPDIR%\%%~nFnew.vcf" 
REM Run VirtualDub script

FOR %%E in (%CAPDIR%\*.avi) DO  %MENCODER% "%CUTDIR%\%%~nE.avi"  -o "%PPCDIR%\%%~nE PPC.avi" -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=96 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:vbitrate=248 -vf scale=320:-11   -ffourcc DX50 
REM Convert Cut files to AVI compatible with PocketPC's (248 kbps Video, 320 pixels wide, original aspect ratio MPEG4; 96 kbps Audio, MP3) 
REM See http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1.html for more options

move %CAPDIR%\*.avi %CAPDIRBACKUP%
REM Move original AVI captured files to backup directory

del %CAPDIR%\*.* /Q
REM Remove all temporary files in original capture directory

endlocal

mierdatuti · **Joined:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:09 pm **Posts:** 2

Hi,

My tv card capture on mpg.

I try to follow the tutorial but when I do:

]>vdub.exe /c
VirtualDub CLI Video Processor Version 1.8.6 (build 30009/release) for 80x86
Copyright (C) Avery Lee 1998-2008. Licensed under GNU General Public License

>vdub.exe /s prueba.vcf /p prueba.avi pruebacortea.avi
VirtualDub CLI Video Processor Version 1.8.6 (build 30009/release) for 80x86
Copyright (C) Avery Lee 1998-2008. Licensed under GNU General Public License

>vdub.exe /r
VirtualDub CLI Video Processor Version 1.8.6 (build 30009/release) for 80x86
Copyright (C) Avery Lee 1998-2008. Licensed under GNU General Public License

AVI: Opening file "E:\GRABACION\cbreakwithmpeg\HERRAMIETNAS\total\prueba.avi"
AVI: OpenDML hierarchical index detected on stream 0.
AVI: OpenDML hierarchical index detected on stream 1.

I see that virtual dub doesn't generate the file pruebacortea.avi and the 3 steps of virtualdub take about 10 seconds.

Could you help me?
Many thanks and sorry for my english!

erik · **Joined:** Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:49 pm **Posts:** 1622

Sorry, I can not help as I do not use virtualdub.
Maybe someone else, or you could ask you question on the forum of www.videohelp.com

mierdatuti · **Joined:** Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:09 pm **Posts:** 2

Thanks.

How do you do after compskip detects the commericials to can remove from avi?

Many thanks!

erik · **Joined:** Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:49 pm **Posts:** 1622

Once Comskip has detected the commercials and generated a .edl output file (listing once commercial per line) mencoder can be used to remove the commercials.

mencoder can take an input file, and output and an .edl file.
Please have a look at the mencoder help (google for mencoder man page) how to do this or study the batch file listed above.

Tarsys · **Joined:** Tue May 26, 2009 5:40 am **Posts:** 1

I would like to add a little something to help out my peers.

comskip's generated VCF files disable video processing.

To fix that problem, I put a "scripts" directory in my capture directory.
Then I put the following batch file.

Code:

@FOR %%A in (*.vcf) DO scripts\generate_script %%~nA "scripts\de-interlace_recompress.vcf" "%%A" ".\temp\%%A"
@FOR %%F in (.\temp\*.vcf) DO vdub.exe /s"%%F" 

@rem @del *.vcf
@rem @del temp\*.vcf
@PAUSE

My de-interlave_recompress.vcf is as follows

Code:

VirtualDub.audio.SetSource(1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetInterleave(1,500,1,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio.SetCompressionWithHint(85,48000,2,0,16000,1,12,"AQACAAAAgAEBAAAA","MPEG Layer-3 Codec");
VirtualDub.audio.EnableFilterGraph(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetInputFormat(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetOutputFormat(7);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(3);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression(0x34363278,0,10000,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompData(9056,"AAAAAAIAAAAaAAAABAEAACADAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAuXHgyNjQuc3RhdHMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA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VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.video.filters.Add("deinterlace");
VirtualDub.video.filters.instance[0].Config(0);
VirtualDub.audio.filters.Clear();

And my Generate_script.exe is a c# executable. Here's its code.

Code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;

namespace Generate_script
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                // strings declared for debug friendlyness
                string file_name = args[0];
                string recomp_vcf = args[1];
                string input_vcf = args[2];
                string output_vcf = args[3];
                string first_line = "VirtualDub.Open(\"" + file_name + ".mpg\");";
                string last_line = "VirtualDub.SaveAVI(\"" + file_name + ".avi\");";
                // open a writer and a header.
                StreamWriter w = new StreamWriter(output_vcf);
                StreamReader header = new StreamReader(recomp_vcf);
                w.WriteLine(first_line);
                // this copies the "recompress" vcf file
                while (header.EndOfStream == false)
                {
                    w.WriteLine(header.ReadLine());
                }
                header.Close();
                // open the cuts vcf file made by comskip
                StreamReader body = new StreamReader(input_vcf); 
                body.ReadLine(); // remove 1st line.
                // this copies the cuts file into the output
                while (body.EndOfStream == false)
                {
                    w.WriteLine(body.ReadLine());
                }
                body.Close();
                w.WriteLine(last_line);
                // closing all files is important if you want a complete file at the end of execution
                w.Close();
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                // generic error code. 
                System.Console.WriteLine("Usage : Generate_script input_video compression.vcf cuts.vcf output.vcf");
                System.Console.WriteLine("Error : " + e.Message.ToString()); 
            }
        }
    }
}

It's actually quite simple, but can help out people so they don't have to edit by hand their 100s of vcf files.

Cheers!

erik · **Joined:** Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:49 pm **Posts:** 1622

Nice explanation, well done.
In case you need to re-encode then the output resolution for the video to be usable by Comskip only needs to be 320x200 when processing SD, HD may need 640x400

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