Allow "Detect commercials and mark for skip" option for non-DVR libraries

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@DarkWolf77

I record stuff mainly with other software because it supports more tuners than Plex does, and honestly I have years worth of training the software to record stuff I like and that’s not easily transferable to Plex.

I’m in the same boat, I use NextPVR due to the advanced functionality, including manual search parameters. I’ve run into the same problems as you. I discussed this situation in another thread:

Skip AND keep commercials!?

I apologize for popping this thread back up, but I haven’t found this to be the case so far. I have a library with multiple folders: One folder with recordings from a non-Plex DVR system (NextPVR), and another folder with recordings from Plex. The whole library has the option checked for “Enable ad detection”, but the only recordings that get scanned for ads are the ones recorded by Plex. The other libraries don’t seem to scan, even on a schedule. It’s been a week since I enabled that option. T…

Worth noting that @DaveBinM kindly offered to look into this as time allows (thanks Dave!). Since all the recordings are transport streams, just like Plex uses, I’m hopeful this functionality will get added eventually.