Removing Commercials

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:53 pm

As I am very much a newbie I have been reading as many threads in the Video Studio forum as I can. I notice that there are many queries about removing "Commercials" from video clips. This may be naive but the only source I can see of commercials in clips is if commercial TV programs are captured and imported into VS. I can't for the life of me imagine why anybody would wish to do this. Auto record a program that you are unable to watch when it is "live" is one thing but why spend the time editing it afterwards?
If this is a daft question please feel free to say so, I'm just intrigued plus I can rarely find a TV program that I want to watch specially first time round so many of them are repeats anyway!

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:08 pm

I guess what they are doing is archiving their favorite show. Maybe it's not available yet in a box set, or they don't want to pay for the box set. And why watch a commercial if you don't have to?

DVDDoug · Post by **DVDDoug** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:04 pm

I've recorded (and made a DVD from) a few musical shows and news documentaries/specials. I've even recorded a movie or two, although I later bought at least one of those. Occasionally, I'll copy a "regular" TV show for a friend who doesn't get the same cable channels as me. In that case, I will usually take a few minutes to chop-out the commercials, but I won't bother with a menu.

Apparently, lots of people "trade and share" sit-coms and other weekly network shows on the Internet. I don't participate, so I'm guessing, but I would assume the commercials are cut-out.

I can rarely find a TV program that I want to watch specially first time round...

I understand the sentiment! It reminds me of a Bruce Springsteen song - 57 Channels And Nothing On. I think I should buy that CD.

I almost never watch the major networks (ABC, NBC, and CBS here in the U.S.). But, between the cable news channels, Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, The History Channel, and PBS, I can usually find something interesting to watch. (I don't subscribe to any of the premium movie channels.)

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:24 pm

Hi

First of all there¡¦s no daft questions, there may be daft answers but then we are all human, well I think we are.

Maybe some wish to save the program for prosperity. To view in a few years time.
In which case removing the commercials will save a lot of space, especially when some adverts seem to be as long as the program, thus allowing more useful footage per disc.

With the availability of the I-Players we can watch the missed episodes for a few weeks after.
There are some good programs about, but I agree that there are many that are repeats.

As for our house, after many years of being without any means of recording programs we have just bought a dvd player/hdd/recorder. It can be a little addictive but there¡¦s only so many hours in a day to view.

TV should be banned then we could all get out and in the fresh air. Maybe that¡¦s the daft answer.

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:53 pm

Perhaps my somewhat cynical view stems from the fact that I was brought up with the "wireless" (That's radio for you youngsters!) and that's still my preference. TV rarely goes on in our house until after 8 pm and I'm usually dozing off by 8.15 so it doesn't leave a lot of time for viewing. I might add that the first TV I can remember was in May 1945 when I, along with about twenty other local children and all the mums and dads crowded into our neighbours house to see the Victory Parade in London after the end of the second world war in Europe. The screen was a tiny 9" cathode Ray tube in a very odd shade of green but it was absolute magic. Our neighbour was a boffin who worked on early radar installations and he made the TV set from scratch. It was a huge wooden cabinet with this tiny screen in the front.
What progress in technology since then!

Trevor wrote:TV should be banned then we could all get out and in the fresh air.

You need to come to Cornwall for really fresh air, remember you only get what we, in the South West, breath out

Post by **Ron P.** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:17 am

DVDDoug wrote: I almost never watch the major networks (ABC, NBC, and CBS here in the U.S.). But, between the cable news channels, Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, The History Channel, and PBS, I can usually find something interesting to watch. (I don't subscribe to any of the premium movie channels.)

Whew!! I thought I was the only one that done that..

I watch the local news channel for the weather, and then a couple of shows like Flashpoint and The Unit. I will watch Fox News Channel to get the true news. ABC, CBS, NBC are what's called Drive-by Media, nothing but lies, putting out only what fits their agenda...

Clevo · Post by **Clevo** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:30 am

What! and miss House? no way!

Post by **Ken Berry** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:49 am

I detest the show and avoid it like the (probably to him fascinating) plague! 'House cleaning' is what should happen to him!!

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:14 am

mitchell65 wrote:.
You need to come to Cornwall for really fresh air, remember you only get what we, in the South West, breath out

So you have never visited North Yorkshire then

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:14 am

Trevor wrote:So you have never visited North Yorkshire then

Indeed I have. My brother lives in Barnsley and although that is like I think Leeds is in South Yorkshire I think the North Yorkshire Moors to be one of the most beautiful parts of the UK. But we in Cornwall still get the fresh air first as we are in a south westerly airstream. Well that's our story and we are sticking to it

Farzide · Post by **Farzide** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:36 am

I started out editing shows simply to have my absolute favorite shows on DVD.
But lately I've been watching a majority of my regular shows only after editing out the commercials.
I'm lucky enough that I can bring my laptop to work so I simply edit the commercials and throw the mpeg onto the lappy and watch it that way.
As great as DVR's are being able to fast forward through the commercials, editing them out all together is that much better.
And if you're careful, you won't spoil any surprises from the show if you keep your eye on (and only on) the stations watermark while manually scanning through the program looking for the commercial breaks. When it disappears, you know it's time for a commercial.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:08 pm

Hi Farzide

Have you tried using Split by Scene.
This should see the scene change when the commercial starts and ends, and cut the video accordingly.
If it does you just delete the commercial.
The remaining clips can be trimmed or increased in size.

Select the clip in the timeline, select ¡¥Clip¡XSplit by Scene¡¦

Farzide · Post by **Farzide** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:22 am

trevor andrew wrote:Hi Farzide

Have you tried using Split by Scene.

Hi Trevor

Thanks for the tip but I have tried it.
The mpegs my pvr software spit out were/are very finicky so I ended up having to use VideoReDo to edit them.
Then I use VS to make the DVD's for the shows I keep.

But thanks again!