# Ideas for Intro Detection

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/ideas-for-intro-detection/619135>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Tags:** intros\
**Created:** [July 31, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ideas-for-intro-detection/619135 "2020-07-31T17:47:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ideas-for-intro-detection/619135/8 "2024-02-25T11:26:40Z")

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> [@IIeTp\_I](#):
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> It would be possible to check the presence of chapters in the file before searching for the intro.

Sorry for the 1-year delay… there’s already an existing suggestion discussing to use chapter titles to identify intro / credit sequences.

> [@Enhance Plex configuration to skip chapters based on string in chapter name](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enhance-plex-configuration-to-skip-chapters-based-on-string-in-chapter-name/765046):
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> It appears Plex already “sees” the chapter name when chapters are accessed for manual selection. How about adding some automation to chapter selection by allowing configuration of chapter skipping based on a search string match in a chapter name. Some recording programs name their chapters and indicate “Advertisement” chapters. This would be a generic way of auto-skipping chapters that is not tied to any program outside of Plex.

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