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Lifextender Aims for “Dead Simple” DVR-MS Commercial Removal

Lifextender is a new plug-in that offers commercial removal from DVR-MS recordings, something that many have been doing for a while now.  However, Lifextender aims to make the process “dead simple” with no configuration required to get started.

Much like DVRMSToolbox, Lifextender takes advantage of ComSkip to do the commercial detection.  Then, Lifextender chooses to remove the commercials from the DVR-MS instead of just “mark” them like many do with DVRMSToolbox (though, DVRMSToolbox can also remove them too).

Only Windows Vista is supported here, and you can download it free here.  Give it a shot, this sounds like a great option for those who have configuration issues with DVRMSToolbox.  In the words of the developer, “Lifextender was created because there just weren't any simple commercial-removing applications around. Lifextender gives you just enough rope to lasso those commercials, not enough to hang yourself.”

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Published Sunday, October 14, 2007 9:54 PM by chrisl

Comments

# re: Lifextender Aims for “Dead Simple” DVR-MS Commercial Removal

I tried DVRMSToolbox some time ago. I didn't like it. I found it very user unfriendly. I hope this Lifextender is much simpler than DVRMSToolbox.

Sunday, October 14, 2007 10:59 PM by Jaxim

# re: Lifextender Aims for “Dead Simple” DVR-MS Commercial Removal

Based on the FAC, it appears this tool does not support removing commercials from HDTV which one would record through the ATI OCUR cards.  Is that true?

Monday, October 15, 2007 4:48 PM by dnr

# re: Lifextender Aims for “Dead Simple” DVR-MS Commercial Removal

Correct.  No tool will be able to remove commercials from OCUR content.  It is impossible to scan the content using third party tools.  Same reason you can't convert them or edit them.

Monday, October 15, 2007 4:52 PM by chrisl

# re: Lifextender Aims for “Dead Simple” DVR-MS Commercial Removal

I'm not wild about automated trimming, as opposed to marking.  I haven't met a commercial detection application yet that can't be fooled by some of the networks' cross-fade tricks, for example.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 9:09 PM by Matt O