# \[Implemented\] Auto-skip show intros **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [April 10, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-auto-skip-show-intros/63252 "2014-04-10T12:58:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![intel352](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/intel352/32/219286_2.png) [@intel352](https://forums.plex.tv/u/intel352)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-auto-skip-show-intros/63252/1 "2014-04-10T12:58:53Z")
It would be lovely to be able to manually turn on & configure (per series) the ability to auto-skip a show's intro/recap. Primarily for TV series from FX, HBO, Showtime, AMC. For ex: Boardwalk Empire has a 1:30 intro. Sons of Anarchy, The Americans, tend to have recap + intro. The Walking Dead has recap + intro.   I expect the ability to manually opt into & configure this feature would likely be a necessity, considering users source their media from all sorts of locations, whether from a PVR/DVR, DVD, Blu-ray, etc.   I'd propose a server-side configuration for series, with ability to override/ignore such settings on the client-side. ---
**Author:** ![tomshe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tomshe/32/5096_2.png) [@tomshe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tomshe)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-auto-skip-show-intros/63252/2 "2014-04-10T13:28:37Z")
Problem with this is that quite often there's the short 'catch up' things before the intro, which tend to vary in length. However I agree, it would be an awesome feature. ---
**Author:** ![intel352](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/intel352/32/219286_2.png) [@intel352](https://forums.plex.tv/u/intel352)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-auto-skip-show-intros/63252/3 "2014-04-10T13:57:56Z")
> Problem with this is that quite often there's the short 'catch up' things before the intro, which tend to vary in length. > > However I agree, it would be an awesome feature. Which is why it would need to be individually opted into & configured. Agreed the catchup/recaps aren't always of dependable lengths. A more complex solution (but also possibly more accurate) would be to provide an audio/video snippet of the intro, so then a scanner could identify it's location in each video, and set start point per-episode to coincide with the end of that snippet. Wouldn't work for shows that have a delayed intro (new content prepended to intro). \*\* Would likely need to support multiple snippets, for shows that change intros throughout seasons Another option would be to have Plex play the episode, excluding the points identified by a snippet. So then you'd get the variable-length recap and any new content, but the intro itself would be skipped. Rather than editing video, it would instead function like an auto-fast-forward that is triggered by an event (reaching X timestamp). ---
**Author:** ![mattgreg91\_gmail.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@mattgreg91\_gmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mattgreg91_gmail.com)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-auto-skip-show-intros/63252/4 "2014-04-11T05:11:59Z")
> Which is why it would need to be individually opted into & configured. Agreed the catchup/recaps aren't always of dependable lengths. > > A more complex solution (but also possibly more accurate) would be to provide an audio/video snippet of the intro, so then a scanner could identify it's location in each video, and set start point per-episode to coincide with the end of that snippet. > > Wouldn't work for shows that have a delayed intro (new content prepended to intro). > > \*\* Would likely need to support multiple snippets, for shows that change intros throughout seasons > > Another option would be to have Plex play the episode, excluding the points identified by a snippet. So then you'd get the variable-length recap and any new content, but the intro itself would be skipped. Rather than editing video, it would instead function like an auto-fast-forward that is triggered by an event (reaching X timestamp). If a scanner option isn't possible, these are some ideas I came up with, not sure how feasible they are: 1. For each show on the server side, you can enter a second amount that you want to skip. (10, 15, 30, 60, x seconds). Would be an option that either pops up when you choose to play multiple episodes of the same series, or an option in the main PHT settings. 2. A crowdsourced database, by Plex users for Plex users type of deal. Where users can enter a Show and then the amount of time to skip for a series (where it can be overridden for episodes if needed). ---
**Author:** ![natopigro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@natopigro](https://forums.plex.tv/u/natopigro)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-auto-skip-show-intros/63252/5 "2020-05-02T16:32:10Z")
Maybe the time limits of the Into could be reteive from the subs? ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-auto-skip-show-intros/63252/6 "2020-05-20T16:17:24Z")
Feature has been implemented and is now available to Plex Pass members. [https://www.plex.tv/blog/go-ahead-and-skip-that-intro/](https://www.plex.tv/blog/go-ahead-and-skip-that-intro/) [https://support.plex.tv/articles/skip-content/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/skip-content/) ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-auto-skip-show-intros/63252/7 "2020-05-20T16:17:40Z")