On 12/11/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Simon Dyson</b> <<a href="mailto:sdyson@themaelstrom.co.uk">sdyson@themaelstrom.co.uk</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Davey McWatters wrote:<br>> From what I have read, it is a problem when transcoding, and most<br>> recommend to simply move your cut points 1-1.5 seconds into the<br>> commercial or before the show is back on and then use Avidemux to fine
<br>> cut them after you have finished transcoding.<br>><br>Thanks to both of you for the info. I've installed Avidemux and will<br>have a play with it at some point. I'm wondering though - why would I<br>use MythTV to get the cuts close and then finish the job with Avidemux?
<br>Wouldn't it be quicker to just do the whole thing with Avidemux?<br><br></blockquote></div><br>I think people use the automatic commercial detection as a guide for where to set the cuts in Avidemux. Commerical detection doesn't cost you any time -- combing through a 2 hour movie to find 10 commercial breaks can be very tedious.
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