Feature Request: Option to remove commercials on-demand

Feature Suggestions
1

I’ve got quite a few shows that I have recorded, prior to the commercial removal feature being added. I’d really love to have the option to click the ellipsis (…) and choose “remove Commercials” or something, so plex will do some post processing on that file.

I’ve been using MCEbuddy on those files, but I’ve been so impressed with the commercial removal feature, I’d love to do it all directly on the PMS.

2

I agree. I love that my new DVR recordings have no commercials. However, my DVR library is full of previous recordings that still have commercials. I wish there was a way to apply comskip to an entire existing library within Plex, or one-by-one as gibbsmas said.

3

any update on this feature request?

4

Not within Plex as far as I know at this time.
However, you can use the actual comskip proggy to do it yourself for the time being.

5

I would like this feature also. It doesn’t seem like it would be too difficult to add as an option when viewing a show that’s been recorded. The reason I would like this feature is because I record 3 hour programs sometimes, and If I have comskip enabled, it will take about 30+ minutes after the show airs before I can actually watch the show. If I decide that I want to watch the show immediately after it airs, I have to wait 30 minutes to view it if comskip is enabled. If I disable comskip, and I decide I don’t feel like watching the show immediately after it airs, I could tell plex “okay, go ahead and cut out the commercials, waiting isn’t an issue for me right now.” This problem is further exacerbated if I have multiple shows ending at the same time. When that happens, it can take a really long time to remove commercials from 3 or 4 shows that just finished recording. I know I could always just use the comskip program, but I’m running a QNAP NAS, and to be honest, I’m not really sure how to run it on there. And as others have said, I have previously recorded shows that have commercials, and it would be nice to go back and strip those commercials out.

6

I agree this should be a feature.

7

this should be a feature. Also the ability to keep the original file.