# Non Destructive Commercial Detection **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** livetv-dvr\ **Created:** [May 8, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/non-destructive-commercial-detection/409447 "2019-05-08T15:38:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arejay73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@arejay73](https://forums.plex.tv/u/arejay73)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/non-destructive-commercial-detection/409447/1 "2019-05-08T15:38:07Z")
I would like to see an option to choose commercial removal or commercial marking. The commercial detection is ok and as implemented now I loose a lot of recorded content. If we had the option to mark and edit to markers we could skip commercials without loosing content. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/non-destructive-commercial-detection/409447/2 "2019-05-08T16:45:22Z")
A request for the same feature exists already, and it has more votes. [https://forums.plex.tv/t/dvr-should-mark-commercials-then-automatically-skip-them/276472/1](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dvr-should-mark-commercials-then-automatically-skip-them/276472/1) Therefore this one is closed. Votes are given back to the users who voted on this request. Please think of re-voting in the other thread if you still want it. * * * Please **search** before creating a new suggestion thread. Only one feature per thread. See feature suggestions, sorted by **most popular** first [https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes](https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/non-destructive-commercial-detection/409447/3 "2019-05-08T16:45:25Z")