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.WTV is the new DVR-MR format for recorded TV-shows in the Vista Media Center with TV Pack 2008 installed. Since there is a bug in that TV Pack, not allowing to see the current playback posision within the MSAS COM State integration service, the only way to 'fix' the commercial skipping addin, is to convert the .WTV file into a .DVR-MR, and/or cutting out the commercial at that stage.

Does anyone know of a free command-line utility that can be used for that?

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This thread seems to address what you are trying to do. Note that they eventually figure out the app's issues toward the bottom.

Michael Haren
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DVR-MS Converter - WTV Converter

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VSO software, well known for its video converter ConvertXtoDVD has just published a free tool in their forum :

Download free WTC converter

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on W7, right-click on the WTV file and look at the context menu items.

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I wrote one and posted it to CodePlex.

http://wtvwatcher.codeplex.com/

Paul Bruce
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The best: videoredo V4 H264

Albert
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Digital Media Converter Pro converts WTV files to any format.

StevePeterson