Sensible-cinema is a program that allows you to do pre-programmed edit decision lists (i.e. "mute out" 
or "bleep out" scene lists) for DVD's.
An experimental player also works on arbitrary media players like netflix online, vlc, hulu, etc.

To install: 

download the latest .zip version file from: http://rogerdpack.t28.net/sensible-cinema/
unzip it
run the file "run_sensible_cinema.bat" from within it.
Note that you'll need java installed for it to work, but chances are you already have it.

== Programming Your Own Edit List ==

To program sensible-cinema, you create an edit decision list it can use.

An Edit List looks something like this example:

mutes:
  "01:00:00" : "01:01:02.5" # mute from exactly one hour to one hour, one minute, two seconds and a half will be muted.
blank_outs:
  "01:00:00" : "01:01:02.5" # also blank out (overlay with blank window) the same.

Here's one with more detail

https://github.com/rdp/sensible-cinema/blob/master/zamples/edit_decision_lists/example_edit_decision_list.txt

Basically your job is to create an appropriate file (like that one) somewhere, 
then start sensible-cinema and instruct it to use your new file.

Once you're done then you can contribute your scene descriptions file if desired, back to the project itself [1].

[1] submit an issue: http://github.com/rdp/sensible-cinema/issues

== FAQ ==

Q. How do I watch these on my computer?
A. You can burn a DVD with it.  First create the edited copy on your hard drive.  Then use
  Dvd Flick is a good one for windows (here's a screencast of using it http://rogerdpack.t28.net/sensible-cinema/dvd%20flick%20create%20dvd%20from%20file.avi)
  For OS X iDVD might work well.
  You might be able to "beam" it to your PS3 and play it from there, using PS3 media server (or windows media player), or put it on a flash drive and play it from that.

== Caveats ==

NB that "someone" will have to create a scene descriptions list, per DVD/online movie.
Unless it already exists, then "someone" already has, so you don't have to.  Fortunately
only one person has to do it, once, for everybody to benefit, and the editing process is fairly easy.
You can employ somebody to do it, or do it yourself, then submit it.

== License ==

See the LICENSE file for licensing, usage terms (basically gplv3).

== Related ==

The concept isn't too novel.  Some examples:

Edited "airplane edit" style movies.
Commercial TV (ABC, NBC) show their own (edited) movies at times.
Clean Flicks (used to) sell edited movies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_video_editing
http://imdb.com tends to have reasonably good lists of what occurs in movies (find a movie, click on "parent's guide" on the left).  Sometimes it even lists the time signatures for events (ex: "Labyrinth" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091369/parentalguide) which you could use to translate into a sensible-cinema compatible list.
Normal movies versus "directors cut unedited" movies (one is sometimes preferable)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit_decision_list (it's a linear editing tool, after all--so see the vast list of those)
http://www.oreillynet.com/sysadmin/blog/2005/06/make_your_own_phantom_edit_wit.html (mplayer has had this ability for awhile).
http://clearplay.com a commercial editor (tracks DVD's while they play--closed source, costs money, no user contribution possible), and only for DVD's (uses its own DVD-player in its current incantation).
http://forum.bsplayer.com/feature-requests-feedback-suggestions/7157-chapter-playlist-scene-cut-3.html
http://www.inmatrix.com "scene cut editor" of the zoom player
http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=EDL_(commercial_skipping)_and_SceneMarker_support (XBMC's scene cut support--also contains links to some other editors)
htp://dvdshrink.info "Re-author" mode: to make "movie-only" backups, compilations, combine "flippers",.... DvdShrink has always had the ability to "crop or cut parts of a title" etc.
The VCR and the record button, coupled with the pause+rewind button (edit out unwanted content).
http://code.google.com/p/movie-content-editor (written in Python, controls VLC based on captions and scene lists)
http://www.imdb.com/swiki/special?ParentalGuideHelp (search for "scene description")
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Removing_Commercials
Using the remote control with the pause, mute, stop, fast forward, and play buttons, along with previous knowledge of scene locations
The scissors and old VHS tapes (Clean Flicks' origin, BTW).
Windows Movie Maker.  Allows for users to cut and copy scenes of movies to their heart's content.
http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=56998 VLC Media Player can do it with playlists
Corel WinDVD has "Quick Clip" settings for capturing on DVD.
http://superuser.com/questions/85278/how-can-i-cut-scenes-out-of-a-dvd

== Feedback ==

Feedback, including feature requests, welcome.

http://github.com/rdp/sensible-cinema (message me or create an issue for feedback/any requests/bugs)