One of the most serious problems introduced for those switching from Vista Media Center to Windows 7 Media Center is the abandoning of the DVR-MS format. Up to this point commercial removal software such as comskip or Show Analyzer only work with the DVR-MS format, which has been replaced by WTV in Windows 7. This means no commercial removal in Windows 7 Media Center unless you can convert the files first.The best method for getting the job done at this point is DVRMSToolbox, a free piece of software from Andy VT’s Blog. This handy application can practically do handstands by itself for all the features it has built in. The one to focus on today is it’s ability to monitor new files in your recorded TV folder then execute a set of commands on the file.
We’ve covered this before here on Hack7MC but thanks to abuttino on Andy VT’s forums we have access to a more refined set of profiles for converting WTV to DVR-MS automatically. To accomplish this you’ll still need to download and install DVRMSToolbox from Andy VT.
Once you’ve got DVRMSToolbox installed download these updated profiles from the forum post made by abuttino and extract the files to your profiles directory. The profiles directory will be located under either Program Files\DVRMSToolbox\Profiles or Program Files(x86)\DVRMSToolbox\Profiles depending on the version of Windows 7 you’re running.
Next you’ll need to create some folders under the C:\ root drive named “Processing Show\Cleanup\”. If you are using a different drive or a recording directory other than the default “C:\Users\Public\Recorded TV” you’ll need to edit the profiles to match. You will also need to setup File Watcher for “.wtv” files and make sure only one worker at a time is being run. To do this open DVRMSToolbox MPEG Settings and locate the profiles.
Once you have found them make edit the profile by select it and press “Edit Profile” at the bottom. Then edit entries by double-clicking the lines that contain the incorrect entries and make the changes. If running an x64 version of Windows you’ll also need to edit the “Program Files” location to “Program Files (x86)”. Save the profiles once you’re done and enter the File Watcher tab.
Under the File Watcher tab you’ll need to check to make sure that only one (1) worker is set to run at a time, due to restrictions of the profiles. Also add “.wtv” to the watched extensions input box.
Now, save those settings and close DVRMSToolbox MPEG Settings and open Processing Conditions. Here you will need to add conditions for detecting new “.wtv” files and tell it to use one of the new profiles, “WTV to DVRMS Converter for FW by abuttino”. Select New Condition on the right on enter “WTV Files” in the description. Press “Add” on the right and select “File Ext” in the first dropdown box, “equal” in the second and type “.wtv” in the third (no quotes). Save the condition and move it to the top of the list using the “Raise Priority” button on the right.
After this you can enable automatic commercial detection by DVRMSToolbox by editing your “Every File” processing condition and selecting the “Find Commercials in WTV Converted DVR-MS File” profile in the dropdown box. This profile will guarantee that the file conversion has completed before continuing to process the file. After this restart your machine to make sure everything is restarted correctly with the new settings.
If you happen to need more information or just want to stop by and thank abuttino for all his hard work stop by the Andy VT forums and let them know. Most of the information here was taken directly from his guide to setting up the profiles.
Thanks to both Andy VT and everyone who has helped develop for DVRMSToolbox, especially abuttino, for the ability to finally get commercial removal working smoothly on Windows 7.
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