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[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago

I wonder if a SponsorBlock-like extension with the ability to accept training data from users to help identify ads.

That's...how SponsorBlock works? The ads come at different entry and exit points for every user. Otherwise it wouldn't be a problem for sponsorblock.

The Plex server application has a feature which scrubs videos and identifies intros

Pretty sure they just use timestamps from a crowdsourced database, just like sponsorblock.

[-] mint_tamas@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Pretty sure they just use timestamps from a crowdsourced database, just like sponsorblock.

Nope, it’s analyzing the sound to guess where the intro starts and ends. Turns out this is pretty simple to implement, but quite reliable. Source: worked for Plex

[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 points 6 days ago

That's great, but it won't work if each user receives a different file.

[-] mint_tamas@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

This is about intro detection in TV shows, not ad blocking. I’m not proposing this as a good way to block ads, just noting that this feature in Plex doesn’t use a database.

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