Vista Media Center - Edit Out the Ads
Last night I recorded the replay of Tin Man on the SciFi Channel (really good show, if you haven’t seen it yet). This was also my first real test of recording something using Vista’s Media Center.
I have to say it went pretty smoothly going through the manual controls but I had only one issue come up. After words - I decided I wanted to cutout the commercials. After doing a little searching I found Lifextender.
Here is how the creator explains how it works:
Lifextender is pretty simple. It scans the directory that Media Center records TV to every X minutes for new TV shows. All new TV shows are queued up to be analyzed and scanned for annoying commercials. After a show has been analyzed, a new file is created from the original with commercials cut out, around 3/4 the original size. The original show is then replaced by the new, commercial-free show. Rinse and repeat.
Does it work? Well I plan on starting it up tonight and letting it work through the night. From some of the other reviews I have seen I have high hopes, but I’ll let you know if I run into any issues - of course.
