README in sensible-cinema-0.18.4 vs README in sensible-cinema-0.19.0
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-Sensible-cinema (also known as "paranoid cinema" [inside joke] ) is a program that allows you to apply
-programmed edit lists (Edit Decision Lists [2]) to DVD's.
-I.e. you can edit a DVD to "mute out" or "bleep out" scenes, or skip them.
+Sensible-cinema (also known to us as "paranoid cinema" [inside joke ha ha] ) is a program that allows you to apply
+programmed edit lists (i.e. Edit Decision Lists) to DVD's you own [2].
+I.e. you can edit a DVD to "mute out" or skip certain scenes.
+
It is essentially a linear editor [1] that applies Edit Decision Lists [2] to videos, by wrapping
-a few freely available open source (GPL) programs [3] (VLC Media Player, Mplayer/mencoder, ffmpeg et al)
-to accomplish the editing.
+a few freely available open source programs [3] (VLC Media Player, Mplayer/mencoder, ffmpeg et al)
+to accomplish the editing for you. Then you can sit back and relax as you watch a "sanitized"
+version of your DVD.
-To use it, basically install then run it (see below).
+To use it, basically install it then run it (see installation section, below).
It will come up with some windows where you choose what you want to do
-(edit an edit list, use an edit decision list to edit a DVD, etc.)
If you try to make an edited copy of your DVD, note that it will take about one and a half times
as long as the playtime of the movie itself, so budget some time for it.
-Enjoy!
+Also note that just because a video lacks profanity...does not immediately make it an inspiring experience.
+I'd suggest carefully evaluating your motives, and going with those.
+Sensible cinema does not a clean movie make of a dirty one. Don't watch it if it's not wholesome! Be nice to yourself!
+dove.org is a good reference for discovering the "uplifting" level of movies [4]. And of course sensible cinema does help
+a little bit.
+Also note that even if you have an edited copy of a DVD floating around, if you have kids, chances are they
+will eventually find (and watch) the unedited originals, so be careful there, and do what is needful.
+Enjoy your movies!
+
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_video_editing
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit_decision_list
-[3] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
+[3] mostly GPL programs, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
+[4] http://lds.org/library/display/0,4945,161-1-11-1,00.html search for the word "wholesome"
== Installation ==
To install, download the latest .zip versioned file from: http://rogerdpack.t28.net/sensible-cinema/
then unzip it (right click -> Extract all)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit_decision_list (it's a linear editing tool, after all--so see the vast list of those)
Clean Flicks (used to) sell edited movies
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/edl.html
http://www.oreillynet.com/sysadmin/blog/2005/06/make_your_own_phantom_edit_wit.html (mplayer has had this ability for awhile, with no complaints).
http://clearplay.com a commercial editing player (tracks DVD's while they play--closed source, costs money, no user contribution possible), and only for DVD's.
+ It does offer a few features that sensible cinema disables, for patent reasons, like automatic (user flexible) content decisions. Ours are manual.
+ Theirs is also a DVD "instant" player, which this is not, except on computer, though you must use theirs, etc (see motivation section, above).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RiffTrax has an interesting idea of "overlaying" audio over the original video, and synchronizing between the two (their re-player does, anyway).
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)
http://dvdshrink.info "Re-author" mode: to make "movie-only" backups, compilations, combine "flippers",.... DvdShrink has the ability to "crop or cut parts of a title" etc.
The VCR with its record button, coupled with the stop+rewind button.
http://code.google.com/p/movie-content-editor (written in Python, controls VLC based on captions and edit decision lists, in realtime)
+http://forums.gbpvr.com/showthread.php?10606-Automated-Cutting-and-Transcoding-Guide-Using-Mencoder/page45
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, if I remember correctly).
Windows Movie Maker. Allows for users to cut and copy scenes of movies to their heart's content.
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If it says "audio problem try pcm" then you can add
"audio_codec" => "lavc"
to your EDL and try again.
Also if your DVD playback has no audio, try the "lavc" setting, above. And report it (see feedback).
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+It can fail also because an edit decision is past end of DVD, or
+Also note that if your DVD has scratches that cause it to skip, the time signatures will be off after that point,
+so clean your discs and try again!
+
+Also you could try a different computer (desktop computers' DVD drives seem to work better at times than laptops')
+
== Feedback ==
Feedback, including feature requests, comments, etc. welcome.
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