Has anyone attempted to remove commercials from the recordings? I setup MCE buddy and it worked(missed some commercials but did well otherwise). It converted the file to MKV, My question is that I have it so that it deletes after 5 episodes, is that still going to work? It is also a little messy(trying to move the file) and I think that I will have to find a way to make it work. Has anyone tried any of this? Any Ideas?
Yes I have mcebuddy removing commercials, comskip is used by mcebuddy and the detect_method is how comskip determines where commercials start/end. I have found a setting of 107 works best for most shows. As far as moving files are you trying to move the files to your library with mcebuddy or letting Plex move the file after mcebuddy finishes. If you put the converted file back in the grab folder and remove the original file Plex will move the converted file into the library, or you can use mcebuddy to move the file to the library yourself. There is an advanced mcebuddy document that outlines how to use the custom naming option.
What is the official link to buy MCE Buddy,…?
Your question is a little confusing but let’s see if I have this correct . . . .
- Lot’s of people use Plex and MCEBuddy to remove commercials - the important setting is detect_method=107 and (personally) I’ve set padding=05 as with shows like Monsters Inside Me had been getting cut before it actually reached the commercial - I’m in the process of setting up multiple processes so that I don’t have to have the 10 seconds on all of my shows.
- You have Plex set to delete after 5 episodes? Why wouldn’t this work? MCEBuddy doesn’t care what Plex does to the episodes after MCE completes it’s part.
- How is it messy? Are you not using a post processing script within Plex? That will handle the passing of the file to MCE and then after MCE completes it will finish adding the file to your library. (https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/52v7vd/guide_commercialfree_experience_with_plex_dvr/)
It gets messy because the file is already where I want it to be. I also record her soaps and I don’t want them to run the process because is isn’t worth the time. I would have to set individual folders and then setup where to move the files. Is there a way that you can have MCEB leave the file in the same location but delete the source file? I have it deleting after a few episodes, MCE buddy converts the file to MKV and I was worried that it wouldn’t think that it is the same file and therefore not delete. I will have to look up the post processing script.
I’ll try to reply later with some other thoughts when I am at a computer and can look at my mcebuddy setup. You can exclude files based on file name which I am doing in some of my conversion tasks. Will include screenshots showing some of the settings I use.
@mcclure83 Still not Messy because you can use filters in MCE buddy to include or exclude certain shows or even channels. For example with Sports I have one that just removes commercials and uses MP4 unproccessed. With things I intend to keep they key off the title and encode for smaller files and removes commercials. All part of MCEBuddy. I also dont understand the comment " I already have them were I want them". If you use the postprocessing script ability within plex and configure MCEbuddy according to the link above it does nothing at all to where the files are stored, any settings you have in plex etc. Plex just passes the recording directly to MCEBuddy for massaging and when done MCE Buddy gives it right back for plex to store according to your settings. One streamlined process.
I have been using MCE Buddy for a while but in a different fashion with WMC.
The files are already sorted out in show - season. I will have to do some research on how this works but leaving the destination blank corrects that issue. It is becoming less messy now…
How would I exclude a folder in the monitor locations? What does the script do? does it just perform the conversion before it save to the plex library?
In your conversion task you can add the following for your file selection:
“ ;~CBS Evening;~News 19;”
The * (should only be one * but forum not displaying unless I add two) tells mcebuddy to process the file, the ~CBS Evening*; ~News 19*; tells it to ignore files file those two names. Still not at a computer for screenshots but am able to get to my mcebuddy config files that I store in Dropbox.
The show that I want to exclude is The Young and the Restless, among others. I dont see the option to add it to the conversion task.
Also, were are these settings? detect_method=107 and padding=05
@mcclure83 said:
The show that I want to exclude is The Young and the Restless, among others. I dont see the option to add it to the conversion task.Also, were are these settings? detect_method=107 and padding=05
In the Comskip.ini file.
I have similar question.
Setup show live tv/dvr to record and only keep one episode. Also setup show in tv show library, to only keep so many un watched. Which setting wins.
I have mce postprocessing the frab folder but it seems like the keep so many unwatched is all that works for me.
@mcclure83 The recording title match can be used to match on something like *Young and the Restless
If I want my recordings processed I record them to one path, if I don’t, a different path that MCE Buddy does not watch is where I record it. I also ignore .grab.
@Octavean said:
What is the official link to buy MCE Buddy,…?
Their website is: http://www.mcebuddy2x.com/ You will want the Premium Access Program option.
They also have a Facebook page: Redirecting... where it appears they have a FB promo that can be used to get the Premium Access Program for $20 instead of the $30 shown on their website.
I think that I almost have it! The recording for her soaps ran and I setup the filter so that it doesn’t process it but it is showing that the postprocessing had an error. Is that because it passed though or can I expect the rest to have issues too?
I have some recordings tonight. I guess I will see what happens.
If the recording was not processed by mcebuddy it should not have a post processing error. Can you post your mcebuddy.conf file and if there is a log file for the show in mcebuddy?
If you can also PM me the post processing script you are using. The script should have called mcebuddy, then if you are ignoring the Soap mcebuddy should have ended and then the script would have ended and released the recording to Plex to move into the library.
@mcclure83 said:
I think that I almost have it! The recording for her soaps ran and I setup the filter so that it doesn’t process it but it is showing that the postprocessing had an error. Is that because it passed though or can I expect the rest to have issues too?I have some recordings tonight. I guess I will see what happens.
You excluded it but did you create a process that included it? If not it just died in MCEbuddy bc the re was nothing to be done to it.
Do I have to edit the postprocessing script in any way? I left it as default. There isn’t a log file for the show. I removed the filter after the shows failed earlier and it is still give the PP error.
@BRBMan said:
You excluded it but did you create a process that included it? If not it just died in MCEbuddy bc the re was nothing to be done to it.
I don’t want to include it. It just she usually watches it the same day we don’t keep the recordings.
Here is my config file. I think the error is with the postprocessing script. I didn’t edit and thinking from they way your are talking, it may need edited. MCE buddy is install using the default setup
