Recommended SKIP settings

np · Post by np » Wed Dec 10, 2008 14:42

Hi Guys,

I know its new and i have seen some comments in other topics, but I thought it would be good if we can see what settings everybody is using on the new skip functions in a single topic for us newbies to try out ?

Thanks!
Nick

prl · Post by **prl** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 14:50

Up: 180sec
Down: -30sec
Right: 30sec
Left: -15sec

gleff · Post by **gleff** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 14:55

I'm currently using:

Up: +120 seconds
Down: -120 seconds
Left: -15 seconds
Right: +15 seconds

I'll probably fine tune that, but I am so finally glad to have this feature. Using the previous 15 second jumps used to take forever to scroll through a 2 hour movie if I wanted to get to the end quickly.. Now it takes no time with 2 minute jumps.

Gully · Post by **Gully** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 15:10

gleff wrote:Using the previous 15 second jumps used to take forever to scroll through a 2 hour movie if I wanted to get to the end quickly.. Now it takes no time with 2 minute jumps.

Maybe a bit late to say this but you could have used the up key and do 10% jumps to get very quickly to the end.

IanSav · Post by **IanSav** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 17:23

Hi,

I have found that these settings work best for me:

UP: +180 seconds
RIGHT: +15 seconds
DOWN: -120 seconds
LEFT: -10 seconds

Regards,
Ian.

Mork · Post by **Mork** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 17:48

These are best for me:

UP: +10%
RIGHT: +15 seconds
DOWN: -10%
LEFT: -15 seconds

Seem familiar

Flash_Gordon · Post by **Flash_Gordon** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 17:55

Mork wrote:These are best for me:

UP: +10%
RIGHT: +15 seconds
DOWN: -10%
LEFT: -15 seconds

Seem familiar

Where is the function for setting this up?

I have updated the firmware but can't find were the skip settings are?

Cheers

FG

gleff · Post by **gleff** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 18:07

Gully wrote:
gleff wrote:Using the previous 15 second jumps used to take forever to scroll through a 2 hour movie if I wanted to get to the end quickly.. Now it takes no time with 2 minute jumps.
Maybe a bit late to say this but you could have used the up key and do 10% jumps to get very quickly to the end.

Doh.. maybe in the next firmware i'll realise something that has been in this firmware all along LOL.

Mork · Post by **Mork** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 18:07

Flash_Gordon wrote:Where is the function for setting this up?

I have updated the firmware but can't find were the skip settings are?

Cheers

FG

Setup > Preferences

gleff · Post by **gleff** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 18:08

Flash_Gordon wrote:
Mork wrote:These are best for me:

UP: +10%
RIGHT: +15 seconds
DOWN: -10%
LEFT: -15 seconds

Seem familiar
Where is the function for setting this up?

I have updated the firmware but can't find were the skip settings are?

Cheers

FG

It's on page two or the bottom of the 'preferences' in the SETUP.

prl · Post by **prl** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 18:08

Flash_Gordon wrote: Where is the function for setting this up?

I have updated the firmware but can't find were the skip settings are?

Cheers

FG

Setup>Miscellaneous>Preference. Scroll down to the bottom.

IanSav · Post by **IanSav** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 18:15

Hi FG,

Flash_Gordon wrote:Where is the function for setting this up?

I have updated the firmware but can't find were the skip settings are?

As has already been posted:

IanSav wrote:Go to SETUP > Misc. > Preference > Skip Left, Right, Up & Down

Regards,
Ian.

Flash_Gordon · Post by **Flash_Gordon** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 18:19

prl wrote:
Flash_Gordon wrote: Where is the function for setting this up?

I have updated the firmware but can't find were the skip settings are?

Cheers

FG
Setup>Miscellaneous>Preference. Scroll down to the bottom.

Excellent...thanks to all who replied.

At last I'm back to my +/- 30 sec skips.....!

Cheers

FG

Paul55 · Post by **Paul55** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 18:25

I'm using the same 'times' I use in the Toppy Quickjump TAP.
UP = 120 sec
DOWN = 60 sec
RIGHT = 30 sec
LEFT = -10 sec

merapi · Post by **merapi** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 19:35

At the moment:

Up: 180sec
Down: -120sec
Right: 30sec
Left: -20sec

bruce · Post by **bruce** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 19:49

Up: 60 sec
Down: -20 sec
Right: 5 sec
Left: -5 sec

np · Post by np » Wed Dec 10, 2008 20:57

by the looks of things most people have different settings, which is interesting.

My settings for now are :-

Up +180sec
Down -60sec
Right +15sec
Left -15sec

Need the wife to adopt up and down buttons before trying something new

jillybean · Post by **jillybean** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 05:54

Because my Toppy is still my main unit I have stuck with something similar to my tried and tested PBK setup.

Up +180
Down +120
Left -10
Right +30

Jill

Flash_Gordon · Post by **Flash_Gordon** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 06:05

OK....My settings are now

Up = +5%
Right = +30 secs
Down = -5%
Left = -30 secs

Not to sure how you guys get seconds for the up and down as mine are still in percentages...?

Cheers

FG

prl · Post by **prl** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 07:19

Flash_Gordon wrote:OK....My settings are now

Up = +5%
Right = +30 secs
Down = -5%
Left = -30 secs

Not to sure how you guys get seconds for the up and down as mine are still in percentages...?

Cheers

FG

Select the one you want to change, press OK. It will swap between seconds and percentage. The Help bar item for OK in this context says "Change Units".

This was posted several times in response to the same question yesterday.

Flash_Gordon · Post by **Flash_Gordon** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 14:00

prl wrote:
Flash_Gordon wrote:OK....My settings are now

Up = +120 secs
Right = +30 secs
Down = -120 secs
Left = -30 secs

Cheers

FG
Select the one you want to change, press OK. It will swap between seconds and percentage. The Help bar item for OK in this context says "Change Units".

This was posted several times in response to the same question yesterday.

I already checked both pages of this skip thread prior to posting and there was nothing written "several times" in response to the same question...that I could see.

But if you are talking about somewhere else in 26 pages of threads then I apologise for not finding these 'several responses' to this question in a non-skip thread.....

Cheers

FG

duke · Post by **duke** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 14:05

Up = +30
Down = +150
Right = +15
Left = -10

dcw · Post by **dcw** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 18:13

The fact that everyone has adopted different settings just shows the value of this firmware enhancement!

Paranoid666au · Post by **Paranoid666au** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 21:30

I've currently set mine at:

Up 90 sec
Down 90 sec
Right 15 sec
Left 5 sec

But I haven't really done a lot testing yet.

nihilobstat · Post by **nihilobstat** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 18:04

For what it's worth, I averaged all the responses:

Up..............132
Down..........-89

Left..............-12
Right.............20

Peter

Gully · Post by **Gully** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 18:55

At the risk of throwing out your averages, Peter, here are mine

Up +160
Down -90
Left -10
Right +30

MrQuade · Post by **MrQuade** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 19:01

I'll chime in while we're at it!

Up +60
Down -30
Left -7
Right +15

I liked the default 15 second advance before the update, but being able to go back half that amount really helps to zero in on the end of the ad breaks.

One minute advances on the big skip allows a much better resolution than the old percentages to find the spot I am looking for as well. The reverse at 30 seconds does mean can be a bit of a pain to "rewind" depending on how far back I need to go (phone calls/toilet breaks etc).

DaveR · Post by **DaveR** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 23:13

dcw wrote:The fact that everyone has adopted different settings just shows the value of this firmware enhancement!

That's what I was just thinking. No two setups are the same. And only one poster is still using the defaults, and is the only person still using the % setting.

FWIW mine are set to:

Up +150
Down -150
Left -14
Right +30

Occasionally I miss the +/-10% as the +/-150sec can take a bit longer to scan a long way into a long file. So all we need now is being able to use the number buttons in playback mode to jump to a % position. i.e. 1 = 10%, 2 = 20% etc

IanSav · Post by **IanSav** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:14

Hi Dave,

Dave? wrote:Occasionally I miss the +/-10% as the +/-150sec can take a bit longer to scan a long way into a long file. So all we need now is being able to use the number buttons in playback mode to jump to a % position. i.e. 1 = 10%, 2 = 20% etc

Yes please!

Regards,
Ian.

Starionx · Post by **Starionx** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:34

IanSav wrote:Hi Dave,
Dave? wrote:Occasionally I miss the +/-10% as the +/-150sec can take a bit longer to scan a long way into a long file. So all we need now is being able to use the number buttons in playback mode to jump to a % position. i.e. 1 = 10%, 2 = 20% etc
Yes please!

Regards,
Ian.

+1

netmask · Post by **netmask** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:38

Mine are

Up 180
Down 180
Left 15
Right 10

I just keep holding the Up button down a tad to whiz through the file.

You need a special setting for SBS! (just joking)

nexus7 · Post by **nexus7** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:41

Occasionally I miss the +/-10% as the +/-150sec can take a bit longer to scan a long way into a long file. So all we need now is being able to use the number buttons in playback mode to jump to a % position. i.e. 1 = 10%, 2 = 20% etc[/quote]

Yes Please. But why not have number buttons configurable for minutes or %
1 = 1 minute etc 2 = 2 mins. Or if you like 7 = 63 minutes.

bohemian · Post by **bohemian** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 13:46

Up +180

Down -30

Lef t -10

Right +30

Still testing. Seems to work most of the time. The broadcasters may be trying to spoil our fun, as most add breaks are different lengths.

I'm sure the 3 minute skip using ProgressBarKeys (PBK) on my Toppy 5000 would most of the time get you through all the adds in one press, and the program would then continue

Now the adds are most often 2 mins, 3 1/2 mins, 4 mins, 2 3 / 7 mins , 2 8 / 3 mins - dam adds to channel NINE

ANY CHANCE TO DEFILE CHANNEL NINE SHOULD BE TAKEN.

diesel · Post by **diesel** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 16:00

bohemian wrote:Still testing. Seems to work most of the time. The broadcasters may be trying to spoil our fun, as most add breaks are different lengths.

still testing mine as well. The ads are never the same length three breaks in a row

Up = +10%
Down = +60secs
Left = -15secs
Right = +15secs

bohemian · Post by **bohemian** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 16:31

Hey diesel, how about providing some derogatory comments aboout CHANNEL NINE, we all need to do our bit . . .

diesel · Post by **diesel** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 20:20

I'm not sure about CH9, most of the shows I watch are 7 or 10 and 7 are shockers! I guess their TiVo does not suffer from skipvariation syndrome

bohemian · Post by **bohemian** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 22:55

I have to add : I rarely watch CHANNEL NINE . . .MOSTLY RUBBISH . . .

AND NO I AM NOT SHOUTING, I AM MERELY COPYING THE CHANNEL NINE METHOD OF CONVEYING INFORMATION . . . . . . IN THIS CASE IMITATION IS NOT MEANT TO BE A HIGH FORM OF FLATTERY.

Flash_Gordon · Post by **Flash_Gordon** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 04:08

diesel wrote:
bohemian wrote:Still testing. Seems to work most of the time. The broadcasters may be trying to spoil our fun, as most add breaks are different lengths.
still testing mine as well. The ads are never the same length three breaks in a row

Up = +10%
Down = +60secs
Left = -15secs
Right = +15secs

Talking about ads....sometimes we line up a few shows remove the ads with VideoRedo and watch them from PC to the BW days or sometimes weeks after the initial recording.

Some of these shows (before 10pm) sometimes only have about 6 or 7 minutes of the program between the (varying 2.5 to 3.5 min) ad breaks during the shows.

Isn't there regulation around stating the minimum length of time between ad breaks?

Sorry to go slightly off topic.....

But to go back on again

Up = +120 secs
Down = -120
Right = +30
Left = -30

Cheers

FG

jezza · Post by **jezza** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 05:23

My setting, which the family seem to have adjusted too quite well

Up : +180 Sec
Down: +600 sec
Right: +60 sec
Left: -30sec

cheers
jezza

Starionx · Post by **Starionx** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 13:29

Forgot to add my settings.

UP +60 seconds
DOWN -30 seconds
RIGHT +15 seconds
LEFT -7 seconds

This seems to work very well (98% of the time), except if I need to skip to the end or the start of a long file (2% of the time), which takes forever. If we could get the number keys configurable, it would be perfect.

glow · Post by **glow** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:52

Up: 180s
Down: 180s
Right: 15s
Left: 5s

Up and Down are still useful for skipping quickly through a show just like 10% used to.
The benefit of +3mins is that it gets most of the way thru most ad breaks.
The original 15s was fine for ads, tennis, cricket but the -5s helps with overshoot.
Slow over rates in cricket are not a problem - one +15 for a slow bowler and two +15 for a quick - I can watch a whole day's play after dinner or a T20 in an hour.

prl · Post by **prl** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:58

glow wrote:...
Slow over rates in cricket are not a problem - one +15 for a slow bowler and two +15 for a quick - I can watch a whole day's play after dinner or a T20 in an hour.

You should sell this to Ricky Ponting for a share of the fines avoided

glow · Post by **glow** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 18:03

prl wrote:
glow wrote:...
Slow over rates in cricket are not a problem - one +15 for a slow bowler and two +15 for a quick - I can watch a whole day's play after dinner or a T20 in an hour.
You should sell this to Ricky Ponting for a share of the fines avoided

I submitted a WizTV video along those lines

SomebodyElse · Post by **SomebodyElse** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 19:23

Flash_Gordon wrote:Some of these shows (before 10pm) sometimes only have about 6 or 7 minutes of the program between the (varying 2.5 to 3.5 min) ad breaks during the shows.

Isn't there regulation around stating the minimum length of time between ad breaks?

Sorry to go slightly off topic.....

Continuing slightly OT, I save half-decent movies for later viewing. I've seen segments of less than five minutes between ads sometimes. A movie that occupies a two and a half hour timeslot will sometimes be down around one hour 40mins or so.

Sadly it's all self-regulation because they have ACMA in their pockets.

NoDeity · Post by **NoDeity** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 07:56

Up: +10 seconds
Down: -10 seconds
Left: -60 seconds
Right: +60 seconds

raj · Post by **raj** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 08:41

G'day,

Here are my settings:

UP = +90 sec
RIGHT = +30 sec
DOWN = -30 sec
LEFT = -10 sec

I originally had UP set at 180 seconds, but discovered that SBS had 90 second breaks at some times and 120 second breaks at others.

Also most of the commercial stations have 180 second breaks so that gets taken care of in two UP presses. If I overshoot, it can be DOWN or LEFT with minimal ads shown.

paulsinclair · Post by **paulsinclair** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 09:22

Hello. I am a newbie to the forum and to Beyonwiz having just bought a DP-P2, so you will probably see me asking lots of questions, especially once I get my Beyonwiz connected to the network.

Right now though, I am having trouble getting the preference settings for Skip to stick. Is there any trick to it? I have changed them a couple of times but it seems to revert to the standard 15 second and 10%. I have installed the June Firmware upgrade

Any suggestions?

madmax · Post by **madmax** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 09:35

paulsinclair wrote:Right now though, I am having trouble getting the preference settings for Skip to stick. Is there any trick to it? I have changed them a couple of times but it seems to revert to the standard 15 second and 10%. I have installed the June Firmware upgrade.

Are you aware that there are two separate settings, one in 'PVR' for Wiz recordings and the other in 'File Player' for other media file types?

Gully · Post by **Gully** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:01

madmax wrote:
paulsinclair wrote:Right now though, I am having trouble getting the preference settings for Skip to stick. Is there any trick to it? I have changed them a couple of times but it seems to revert to the standard 15 second and 10%. I have installed the June Firmware upgrade.
Are you aware that there are two separate settings, one in 'PVR' for Wiz recordings and the other in 'File Player' for other media file types?

Assuming Paul is using the latest firmware.

If not, Paul, please update it as soon as you can.