Feature Request: Support Plex "Skip Ads" function during playback

[nzkiwi68]

Description:

If you have the subscription/paid version of Plex Server, then during recording live TV, you can detect and offer during playback to skip ads.
The detect ads/commercials inside Plex Server has two modes of operation;

1. Detect commercials and mark for skip (safest in case of a detection error)
2. Detect and delete commercials (do not record the ad segment thereby a smaller saved recording)

I always use the detect and offer to skip.
plex-for-kodi doesn't offer the "Skip Ads" button during playback of a recorded TV show.
If I watch the same recorded TV show using the plex.tv web based browser client or the Apple TV 4K Plex client, then the offer to "Skip Ads" appears and with a single button push you skip the entire ad break segment. It's actually really good and rarely gets anything wrong.

Please support the "Skip Ads" feature for the paid version of Plex Server.

Details:

Add-on version: 0.7.9
Kodi version: 21.1.0
OS Platform: CoreELEC 21.1.1
Hardware: Ugoos AM6B+

Reference & More Information:

Plex Server URL about ad detect and skip:
Plex Server - Removing Commercials

Picture from Plex web client showing "Skip Ads" button:

Plex Server > Live TV DVR > DVR Settings > Detect commercials and mark for skip:

Checklist

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[pannal]

Can you get me the XML of such a file in question? Go to Plex web, visit the item, three dots, details, view XML.

[nzkiwi68]

I could record something small with my plex server, one of the TV channels that isn't HD and via dropbox link or similar provide you a small recording for you to play with that has an ad break in it that the web client and Apple TV plex client offer to skip the ad break.

Please let me know if this of assistance and I will get this prepared for you.

[nzkiwi68]

XML file at
xml.txt
tched.

I see this in the XML:

<Marker id="3631" type="commercial" startTimeOffset="70600" endTimeOffset="110800"> <Attributes id="3631"/> </Marker> <Marker id="3631" type="commercial" startTimeOffset="1379880" endTimeOffset="1619920"> <Attributes id="3631"/> </Marker> <Marker id="3631" type="commercial" startTimeOffset="2322400" endTimeOffset="2557600"> <Attributes id="3631"/> </Marker> <Marker id="3631" type="commercial" startTimeOffset="3294520" endTimeOffset="3535920"> <Attributes id="3631"/> </Marker> <Marker id="3631" type="commercial" startTimeOffset="4220800" endTimeOffset="4450840"> <Attributes id="3631"/> </Marker> <Marker id="3631" type="commercial" startTimeOffset="5558000" endTimeOffset="5813040"> <Attributes id="3631"/> </Marker> <Marker id="3631" type="commercial" startTimeOffset="6745400" endTimeOffset="7005480"> <Attributes id="3631"/> </Marker> <Marker id="3631" type="commercial" startTimeOffset="8395280" endTimeOffset="8508560"> <Attributes id="3631"/> </Marker> <Marker id="3631" type="commercial" startTimeOffset="9053560" endTimeOffset="9054800"> <Attributes id="3631"/> </Marker> <Marker id="3631" type="credits" startTimeOffset="7772246" endTimeOffset="8406246"> <Attributes id="3631" version="4"/> </Marker> <Marker id="3631" type="credits" startTimeOffset="8490246" endTimeOffset="8518246"> <Attributes id="3631" version="4"/> </Marker> <Marker id="3631" type="credits" startTimeOffset="8690246" endTimeOffset="8712246"> <Attributes id="3631" version="4"/> </Marker>

[pannal]

Got it. I have no experience with DVR and Plex, but these are just markers with a different type. I can easily adapt the functionality of the intro and credits marker types for "commercial". Thanks for providing the XML, I'll add it to my list for 0.8.1.

[nzkiwi68]

Thanks! From: pannal ***@***.***> Sent: Thursday, 26 December 2024 2:22 pm To: pannal/plex-for-kodi ***@***.***> Cc: Steven Perreau ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [pannal/plex-for-kodi] Feature Request: Support Plex "Skip Ads" function during playback (Issue #175) Got it. I have no experience with DVR and Plex, but these are just markers with a different type. I can easily adapt the functionality of the intro and credits marker types for "commercial". Thanks for providing the XML, I'll add it to my list for 0.8.1. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#175 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AQCG7JAPO5O4JIJPXTF6ZA32HNK4TAVCNFSM6AAAAABUGPZPJ6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDKNRSGA2TMMJTHA>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.******@***.***>>