CleanVid

In the eventuality that you are using PlayOn to record, cast and stream your favorite shows, then there is a chance that you also captured various commercials along with the video. Since enjoying the shows on your computer is mostly to skip the annoying TV ads, then you are likely searching for an efficient way to remove them.

CleanVid is a script that allows you to remove the commercials from your playon.tv recordings. The clean-up job does not apply to a single video, but rather to the entire folder where the multimedia files are stored. The utility can be run as a Command Line batch file, but also includes a context menu helper, if you prefer this method. Following the ads removal, the new files are transferred into a new sub directory.

The script spares you the trouble of having to remove commercials via the traditional way, which entails cutting the ads from the videos and then putting the pieces back together. The reason why this is possible is that even though PlayOn records ads, it knows when they are placed within the video. This is why you have the possibility to skip over the advertisements when you go back to play the recording.