Add additional options for adjusting mute times

[richardfrost]

:loudspeaker: The Shortcoming

Right now the filter has support for some additional features (unmute delays, etc) that aren't really exposed in the UI.

:microscope: Describe the solution you'd like

A new interface to control muting, and an easier way to customize built-in rules (that will just clone the config if needed).

[cybernate321]

If possible I too would appreciate an option to extend the time that audio is muted to be more thorough. I see that this was mentioned back in 2021. Is there any update on adding that feature either in the config or a box where you type in the duration of the mute please? Awesome software by the way!

[richardfrost]

Thanks @cybernate321 for following up on this issue. The feature is mostly complete, but still hidden "under the hood". I will try to add a global option for it in the next version, but for now you should be able to use it with a little work.

1. Open the Options page and go to the Audio tab.
2. Click on the "Supported Sites Config" button and select the site you'd like to extend the muting time on and copy its config and close the popup.
3. Paste the config into the "Custom Sites (Advanced)" box back on the Audio tab.
4. Add the following line into the config at the top of the list for the site: "unmuteDelay": 500,
5. Feel free to adjust the number (500) to what you feel will work best for you. The number is in milliseconds, so 500 means 0.5 seconds, or half a second.
6. Click the "SAVE" button underneath, and then make sure to refresh the video page (if it's open) so it can use the latest config.

If you have any questions or run into trouble let me know. If you want to apply it to multiple sites let me know and I can explain how to do it (if you aren't familiar with JSON).

[richardfrost]

@cybernate321 Just want to let you know that now there is a global option to extended the mute time. This only works one way right now, which is to extend the time a mute happens. You can find it in the Options page > Audio tab, with the option named: "Unmute delay". It is in milliseconds, so 0.5 means half a second. This affects all sites, unless they have their own "unmuteDelay" option set in their config (none do by default).

[cybernate321]

Hi Richard Thanks for the update. I look forward to trying it. I appreciate the good work you on doing on such a useful tool. Regards Nathan

[slade-cj]

Hi Richard,

Just started using APF and it seems that the standard audio mute time is too long. A single expletive causes several words to be muted causing the loss of context if you're not reading the closed captioning.

Any chance the global unmute delay could allow negative values to allow users shorten the standard mute time?

Regards, Jason

[richardfrost]

Hi Jason @slade-cj, at this time no, there are not really options to shorten the muting duration. Its something that is on the roadmap to add an optional algorithm that could shorten muting times, but as of now I don't have an ETA on that feature. Thanks for your suggestion!