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Re:YouTube-dl fork with additional features and fixes by musicale on Monday September 11, 2023 @06:51PM (#37474771)
> Using a DVR/VCR recorded the broadcast as is. You're download idea bypasses all of the ads. Unless, without stating so, you'd accept a download file with the ads embedded.

That's what automatic SkipMode is for!

https://explore.tivo.com/how-to/SkipMode

Unfortunately:

"Note: The SkipMode feature is available only on certain recorded shows; we hope to make it available for the most popular shows on the most popular channels watched by TiVo subscribers"

A limitation that 0.000% of viewers wanted.

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Re:YouTube-dl fork with additional features and fixes by dylan604 on Monday September 11, 2023 @07:07PM (#37474909)
curious if they were working with broadcasters to embed cuetones that the unit would scan to locate which is why it took a bit of time "after recording" for the skip icon to work. if that's the case, then it's obvious why it didn't catch on. (i say didn't because i have no idea if Tivo is still a thing or how old the page linked is.)
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