Channels does not use external EDL file

[slwildwood]

I'm currently running a Hazel script that converts newly created TV recordings to MP4 and moves them to another location, then deletes original MPEG-2 file. This works well, but I realized that even though I'm producing an external EDL file, when Channels detects the new MP4 file in the other location, it does not retain the skipped commercial detection.

Is it possible to either have Channels load the external EDL file or is there an API endpoint that I can trigger for the new file to force a rescan of commercials?

[racameron]

@slwildwood

Is it possible to either have Channels load the external EDL file

Assuming the filenames are the same and only the extension differs, it should work. (If you "Refresh metadata" for the recording if it is in the same location, I believe it will pick up the EDL that way, too.)

Redetect Commercials in Bulk

So you're making a feature request: if edl file with same filename exists next to imported video, import as commercial markers? Do the sagetv generated edl files look the same as the ones our dvr generates?

@slwildwood

is there an API endpoint that I can trigger for the new file to force a rescan of commercials?

Yes there is (replace #### with the fileid of the recording):
PUT /dvr/files/####/recomskip