Plugin: Comskip Playback for Default STV (with Scale Correction) v.1.5.6(Fuzzy)

[Fuzzy]

Plugin: Comskip Playback for Default STV (with Scale Correction) v.1.5.6(Fuzzy)

This is a simple import to be used in place of the Default STV's Comskip 1.5.4 import. It includes a fix to sage's internal scaling issue, where file shorter than the real airing (due to encoder start lag) had innaccurate skippoints, even when the EDL's were spot on.

This requires a .duration file, generated with MediaInfo (available at mediainfo.sourceforge.net), and the following SJQ task:

if [IsObjMediaFile == true && $.IsTVFile{} == true && $.IsFileCurrentlyRecording{} == false && FileExists != "%d%/%p%.duration"]
{
   :PRIORITY 20
   DURATION
}

DURATION
{
   :RESOURCES 25
   :MAX 1
   :CPU LOW
   "C\:\\SJQC\\MediaInfo\\MediaInfo.exe --Inform=General;%Duration% --LogFile=\"%d%\\%p%.duration\" \"%c%\""
}

Also included is an import for SageMC, to include the same fixes.

Version History
1.5.4 - Most Recent Basic Comskip import by JREkiwi
1.5.5(Fuzzy) - First Scale Corrected version
1.5.6(Fuzzy) - Improved File Access; Properly reported Version Number

Discuss here.

Download here.

[toricred]

Does the edl file need to be complete before the duration file is created?

[blade]

Does this stvi require SJQ or can Dirmon2 be used to launch MediaInfo? I'd like to try it, but not badly enough to fool with setting up and learning how to use SJQ.

[Fuzzy]

Originally Posted by toricred

Does the edl file need to be complete before the duration file is created?

No, however, the recording needs to be complete, so it can get a real, final, duration.

Originally Posted by blade

Does this stvi require SJQ or can Dirmon2 be used to launch MediaInfo? I'd like to try it, but not badly enough to fool with setting up and learning how to use SJQ.

Really, you could use anything you want to generate the .duration file. All it is a single line text file containing the REAL length of the recording in milliseconds. I use MediaInfo because it is free, and does this perfectly. I use SJQ to launch it.. because I've already got it set up. As long as you can ensure the file is done being recorded, it should be able to be launched from DirMon2 just as easily. (I don't remember exactly how configurable Dirmon2 is as far as the variables. You may have to use a batch file to generate the proper path/filename of the .duration file).

[graywolf]

About how long should it take for MediaInfo to process an hour long show to produce the *.duration file?

[Fuzzy]

couple seconds? it isn't processing the file like comskip does, and the show length really shouldn't matter, as it's all info from the header...

EDIT: Also, keep in mind, this is really just for SageTV6. Sage7 added an option to disable the scaling that caused this issue.

[graywolf]

Txs...made me look again at what I did.

Downloaded the "wrong" MediaInfo. Thats what I get for doing multiple stuff at same time without double checking. Ended up just clicking the big DOWNLOAD button. Turned out to be the GUI not the CLI version.

Thanks for all your work.

[graywolf]

Another question/observation

Since I removed the old Comskip Playback and replaced with this one, I no longer see the CS icon in the SageTV Recordings grid.

I see the M/F 1 and W icons on each row (where applicable) but not the CS.

On the upper portion with the program info, I do see the CS icon along with the other icons.

Is it just me? Did I miss a configuration setting?

[Fuzzy]

I don't know, I didnt' really CHANGE much (and certainly nothing in that part of the STVi). though I could have screwed up something in there... unfortunately, I don't see me having the time to go in and find it (never really used that feature before, so wouldn't have know if it was there or not).

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy

couple seconds? it isn't processing the file like comskip does, and the show length really shouldn't matter, as it's all info from the header...

EDIT: Also, keep in mind, this is really just for SageTV6. Sage7 added an option to disable the scaling that caused this issue.

Fuzzy do you know what property this is in Sagetv7?

much appreciated

[razrsharpe]

videoframe/disable_timescaling_on_seek=true

its also in the first post of the Comskip Playback for v7 thread and IIRC jrekiwi added a UI option to adjust this property in Comskip Options...