Plugin: CommercialDetector

[nettech_gt]

When I manually "que up" the files to process everything runs.(obeying time restrictions) But when a new recording finishes it doesn't get processed. (even during non restricted times)Help!

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by nettech_gt

When I manually "que up" the files to process everything runs.(obeying time restrictions) But when a new recording finishes it doesn't get processed. (even during non restricted times)Help!

Turn on debug logging in Sage, set the debug level in the plugin to Trace, then attach a logfile.

The most common reason for this is that you've specified a channel to not process and it has a number with a hyphen and CD interprets this as a range.

[nettech_gt]

Here is my log file. All the channel restrictions I have a #,#, no -

EX: 355,356,357,358

THANX!

[tmiranda]

I looked at that logfile but did not see any recordings happening at all. Can you send another one that includes a time period where sage has started and completed some recordings?

Also, can you change the loglevel from Maximum to Trace? Maximum produces too much for even me to sort through

[nettech_gt]

One of these should show something was recorded (had to split into two files), but was not processed by CD.

... also wanted to know can I configure CD to only que and process .ts files? You'll see CD qued a bunch of .mkv and avi files.

[nettech_gt]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

Also, can you change the loglevel from Maximum to Trace? Maximum produces too much for even me to sort through

Sorry I read your reply too fast and didn't see this part. Though it would explain why my log files are sooo big. If you need me to send another log, set to trace let me know. THANX!

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by nettech_gt

One of these should show something was recorded (had to split into two files), but was not processed by CD.

... also wanted to know can I configure CD to only que and process .ts files? You'll see CD qued a bunch of .mkv and avi files.

Here is the problem: [PluginEventQueue@c8eb2] Exception error in plugin event listener of: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: sagex.api.ShowAPI.GetShowCategoriesList(Ljava/lang/Object[Ljava/lang/String;

What version os sagex are you running?

Edit: I see the problem, you are running Sage 7.0 and CD needs 7.1 (because GetShowCategoriesList() doesn't exist in 7.0). I need to update the manifest dependencies.

[nettech_gt]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

Here is the problem: [PluginEventQueue@c8eb2] Exception error in plugin event listener of: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: sagex.api.ShowAPI.GetShowCategoriesList(Ljava/lang/Object[Ljava/lang/String;

What version os sagex are you running?

Edit: I see the problem, you are running Sage 7.0 and CD needs 7.1 (because GetShowCategoriesList() doesn't exist in 7.0). I need to update the manifest dependencies.

So if I update my version of Sage to 7.19 and sagex to 7.192 it should work?

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by nettech_gt

So if I update my version of Sage to 7.19 and sagex to 7.192 it should work?

Yes.

[baradanikto]

I installed Commercial Detector during the summer. I finally got around to working with it. However, I'm either having a problem with it, or, do not fully understand how it works. I've got SageTV 7 and CommDetector 1.0 running on Win 7/64. I can see the "CS" icon on many of my recordings. When I go to play them back, there's no indication in the time line at the bottom that a commercial skip is available. What am I missing. Thanks for any help...

[Denali]

Originally Posted by baradanikto

I installed Commercial Detector during the summer. I finally got around to working with it. However, I'm either having a problem with it, or, do not fully understand how it works. I've got SageTV 7 and CommDetector 1.0 running on Win 7/64. I can see the "CS" icon on many of my recordings. When I go to play them back, there's no indication in the time line at the bottom that a commercial skip is available. What am I missing. Thanks for any help...

Add the Commercial Detector UI plugin under UI Mod.

[baradanikto]

Denali....did as you suggested. However, I still can't see any indication of a commercial skip when I play a recorded show. I see a purple "CS" icon for many of the videos, but, no indication that commercial skip is avaible on the video time line.

[Denali]

Originally Posted by baradanikto

Denali....did as you suggested. However, I still can't see any indication of a commercial skip when I play a recorded show. I see a purple "CS" icon for many of the videos, but, no indication that commercial skip is avaible on the video time line.

Check ComSkip Playback Options under Setup > Detailed Setup > Customize

[baradanikto]

Denali....checked the settings and enabled some. Everything else looked fine, but, I'm not sure what to look for. Is there something in particular I should check? Also, would it make a difference if the recorded shows are all in HD?

[Fuzzy]

HD specifically, no, but if they are H.264 recordings, you need to have the donator's version of ComSkip. The free version only process MPEG-2.

[baradanikto]

These are not HD recordings. They are recordings made from HD channels. I did some digging using Windows Explorer and the files are mpegs. Additionally, I noticed that the ".edl" files are 0kb and the "INCOMMERCIAL" files are all 1kb. As a side note, my recording folder (E drive) is not on the same hard drive as the SageTV Comskip install (C drive). Would any of this throw a wrench into what Commercial Detector/Comskip expects?

[tmiranda]

That config should work fine. Set the loglevel in the CommerciaDetector config to Trace and attach a logfile for me to look at please.

[baradanikto]

tmiranda...I did as you requested and set the debug level to "trace". However, I could not find a log file. Actually, I'm not sure of the name or path of the file, so, I had to poke around a bit. But, I found nothing that looked like a log file. Then, I relalized that the plugin is installed under Program Files. I am running under Windows 7 with UAC active. Could this be the issue?

[doncote0]

Commercial detector always installs as failed. Any ideas?

Is this plugin, what gives me the comskip configuration options in Sage? If not, that may be the problem.

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by baradanikto

tmiranda...I did as you requested and set the debug level to "trace". However, I could not find a log file. Actually, I'm not sure of the name or path of the file, so, I had to poke around a bit. But, I found nothing that looked like a log file. Then, I relalized that the plugin is installed under Program Files. I am running under Windows 7 with UAC active. Could this be the issue?

I'm not sure what you mean when you say the Plugin is installed under Program Files, the plugin will simply be installed wherever you have installed Sage TV. The logfile is the SageTV logfile, look for sagetv_0.txt in the SageTV install directory. I did forget to mention that you need to turn on debug loggin in SageTV itself. That option is located in the detailed setup. Let me know if you need more detailed instructions on that.