# Non-Destructive Commercial Detection

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/non-destructive-commercial-detection/432263>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Tags:** livetv-dvr\
**Created:** [July 11, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/non-destructive-commercial-detection/432263 "2019-07-11T21:27:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![burtonmadness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3e96dc/32.png) [@burtonmadness](https://forums.plex.tv/u/burtonmadness)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/non-destructive-commercial-detection/432263/1 "2019-07-11T21:27:04Z")

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Like the mythtv feature to commercial marking, so marking start/end of commercials as chapter points, makes easy to skip and if incorrectly marked, non destructive so can manually rewind or not use.

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**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:** [July 12, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/non-destructive-commercial-detection/432263/2 "2019-07-12T09:29:16Z")

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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.

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**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:** [July 12, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/non-destructive-commercial-detection/432263/3 "2019-07-12T09:29:19Z")

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