# Upgraded MCEBuddy and now comericals aren't removing?
**URL:** https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/upgraded-mcebuddy-and-now-comericals-arent-removing/2706
**Category:** Commercial Removal
**Tags:** comskip
**Created:** [March 18, 2019, 1:08am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/upgraded-mcebuddy-and-now-comericals-arent-removing/2706 "2019-03-18T01:08:33Z")
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### Author:  [@sdschramm](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/sdschramm)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2019, 1:08am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/upgraded-mcebuddy-and-now-comericals-arent-removing/2706/1 "2019-03-18T01:08:33Z")
Hello, for a long time I have been using “ **MCEBuddy 2.4.6 64bit** ” and “ **comskip81\_092\_donators** ” and it was working great without any issues. MCEBuddy kept informing me that version is no longer supported, so I decided to upgrade expecting things to be the same, or better. However what I found was that now its not working, and I’m not sure why so hopefully someone can help me!
I am a premium supporter of both MCEBuddy and Comskip, so first I uninstalled the old versions and then downloaded and installed “MCEBuddy 2.4.10 64bit - 20190313” and “comskip82\_007\_donators” I double checked all the settings (I had taken screenshots before I uninstalled the old version so I could compare) and everything looked good. I then figured there was something wrong with the beta, so I uninstalled that and went with the latest stable version, “_MCEBuddy 2.4.9 64bit_” but had the same problems. I tried both the donators version of Comskip, and the version included by MCEBuddy but in all cases, the file “processes” successfully, but the commercials are not removed. I looked in “history” and the results are the same as several weeks ago before I tried upgrading everything.
Here is a conversion log where I tried to re-process one of the recordings that the recordings were still present:
[News @ 6PM\_WJLAHD\_2019\_03\_11\_17\_59\_00 (1).wtv-Remove Ads-2019-03-17T20-24-49.6219972-04-00.log](https://mcebuddy-discussion-forum.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/e707619cbc9e0bbe0c2a3cc29e5ee504c163fb17.log) (627.7 KB)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Scott
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### Author:  [@mem](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/mem)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/upgraded-mcebuddy-and-now-comericals-arent-removing/2706/2 "2019-03-18T12:50:30Z")
Looked at your log and you got the same thing i did. Comskip 82.7 comes up free version in mcebuddy and will not preform the cuts. i downgraded to Comskip 82.2 and all is fine again.
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### Author:  [@Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/Goose)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/upgraded-mcebuddy-and-now-comericals-arent-removing/2706/3 "2019-03-18T16:01:25Z")
There’s a problem with your Comskip. It doesn’t appear to be running and exits with an error:
> INFORMATION\> 2019-03-17T20:25:31 MCEBuddy.CommercialScan.Scanner –\> Scanning commercials with Comskip
> 2019-03-17T20:25:31 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip –\> Launching process C:\Users\HTPC\Downloads\comskip82\_007\_donators\comskip.exe
> 2019-03-17T20:25:31 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip –\> Process arguments --ini=“C:\Program Files\MCEBuddy2x\comskip\comskip.ini” --output=“T:\MCE Buddy Archive\temp\working0” “T:\MCE Buddy Archive\temp\working0\News @ 6PM\_WJLAHD\_2019\_03\_11\_17\_59\_00 (1).ts”
> 2019-03-17T20:25:31 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip –\> UI Session Admin Process : True
> 2019-03-17T20:25:31 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip –\> Starting process as a UISession process with Admin privileges. This requires atleast 1 user to be logged into the system (remote desktop or locally) 2019-03-17T20:25:31 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip –\> Setting process priority to Normal –\> **Process exited with code 255**
> 2019-03-17T20:25:34 MCEBuddy.CommercialScan.Scanner –\> Commercial Scan: Percentage Complete 0
> INFORMATION\> 2019-03-17T20:25:34 MCEBuddy.CommercialScan.Scanner –\> Skipping EDLP, using EDL file for commercial removal
> WARNING\> 2019-03-17T20:25:34 MCEBuddy.CommercialScan.Scanner –\> Cannot find or access EDL File
Try using the built in version that ships with MCEBuddy (0.82.003) or an older version of Comskip.
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### Author:  [@Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/Goose)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/upgraded-mcebuddy-and-now-comericals-arent-removing/2706/4 "2019-03-18T20:34:17Z")
It appears to be an issue your [custom comskip](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/64) location or file permissions etc. I just did a test on the version you’re using and it’s working fine. This is what the logs look like when it’s accessible
> → Checking for donator version of Comskip
> 2019-03-18T16:30:24 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Launching process D:\MCEBuddy\MCEBuddy2x\MCEBuddy.ServiceCMD\bin\x64\Debug\comskip\comskip.exe
> 2019-03-18T16:30:24 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Process arguments -h
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Setting process priority to Normal
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → The commandline used was:
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → The commandline used was:
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Comskip 0.82.007, made using ffmpeg
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → D:\MCEBuddy\MCEBuddy2x\MCEBuddy.ServiceCMD\bin\x64\Debug\comskip\comskip.exe -h
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → D:\MCEBuddy\MCEBuddy2x\MCEBuddy.ServiceCMD\bin\x64\Debug\comskip\comskip.exe -h
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Donator build
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Usage:
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → comskip [-h|–help] [-w|–debugwindow] [-n|–playnice] [–zpcut] [–zpchapter] [–scf] [–videoredo] [–videoredo3] [–csvout] [–quality] [–plist] [-m|–demux] [–hwassist] [–cuvid] [–vdpau] [–dxva2] [–decoders] [–threads=] [-p|–pid=] [-t|–ts] [-d|–detectmethod=] [-v|–verbose=] [-u|–dump=] [-s|–play] [–timing] [-q|–quiet] [–ini=] [–logo=] [–cut=] [–output=] [–output-filename=] [–selftest=] []
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → -h, --help Display syntax
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → -w, --debugwindow Show debug window
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → -n, --playnice Slows detection down
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --zpcut Outputs a ZoomPlayer cutlist
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --zpchapter Outputs a ZoomPlayer chapter file
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --scf Outputs a simple chapter file for mkvmerge
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --videoredo Outputs a VideoRedo cutlist
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --videoredo3 Outputs a VideoRedo3 cutlist
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --csvout Outputs a csv of the frame array
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --quality Outputs a csv of false detection segments
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --plist Outputs a mac-style plist for addition to an EyeTV archive as the ‘markers’ property
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → -m, --demux Demux the input into elementary streams
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --hwassist Activate Hardware Assisted video decoding
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --cuvid Use NVIDIA Video Decoder (CUVID), if available
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --vdpau Use NVIDIA Video Decode and Presentation API (VDPAU), if available
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --dxva2 Use DXVA2 Video Decode and Presentation API (DXVA2), if available
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --decoders List all decoders and exit
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --threads= The number of threads to use
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → -p, --pid= The PID of the video in the TS
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → -t, --ts The input file is a Transport Stream
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → -d, --detectmethod= An integer sum of the detection methods to use
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → -v, --verbose= Verbose level
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → -u, --dump= Dump the cutscene at this frame number
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → -s, --play Play the video
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --timing Dump the timing into a file
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → -q, --quiet Not output logging to the console window
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --ini= Ini file to use
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --logo= Logo file to use
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --cut= CutScene file to use
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --output= Folder to use for all output files
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --output-filename= Filename base to use for all output files
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → --selftest= Execute a selftest
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Input file
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Output folder for cutlist
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → Detection Methods
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → 1 - Black Frame
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → 2 - Logo
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → 4 - Scene Change
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → 8 - Resolution Change
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → 16 - Closed Captions
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → 32 - Aspect Ratio
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → 64 - Silence
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → 128 - CutScenes
> 2019-03-18T16:30:32 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Comskip → 255 - USE ALL AVAILABLE
> → **Process exited with code 2**
> INFORMATION\> → Comskip version : DONATOR
Where as in your case it’s not even running and exiting with code 255. I think it’s a file permission issue with your comskip setup. Try using the built in version that ships with MCEBuddy and then move onto your custom version and check that the file is accessible to all users.
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### Author:  [@sdschramm](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/sdschramm)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/upgraded-mcebuddy-and-now-comericals-arent-removing/2706/5 "2019-03-19T02:13:10Z")
Thanks for the help everyone! It appears there are indeed issues with new version, I also came across these: [link 1](http://www.kaashoek.com/comskip/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1909), [link 2](http://www.kaashoek.com/comskip/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1908). Its odd that the comskip team acknowledged this and took down the newer version, then later put it back with the same issues. I’ve changed over to the old version I was using before, and now everything is working perfectly again! Thanks!