[vlc] vlc Digest, Vol 34, Issue 3

[sl contrib]

Hi Bill,

thanks for the suggestion!

I guess what I'd want is a marquee string like "%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S",
but referring to the actual timestamp of the file, minus the time
remaining (which is available $L), i.e.

         display the date/time corresponding to ( (timestamp of the
file) - time remaining )

I guess this isn't available in the marquee - how difficult would it
be to put it into the code, and would somebody be willing to help :-)
?

Thanks,
Bjoern


On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Bill Luebkert <dbecoll at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> vlc-request at videolan.org wrote:
>>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:03:34 +0000
>> From: sl contrib <sl.contrib at googlemail.com>
>> Subject: [vlc] osd display of time/date
>> To: vlc at videolan.org
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> Is it possible for VLC to display an arbitrary time/date code running
>> alongside the video? I.e. can you give VLC a start time/date, to be
>> displayed through OSD, and incremented as the video runs forward?
>>
>> We're looking at using cheap recorders for educational research, and
>> having an overlay with time/date (when the video was shot) is
>> essential. So the idea is this: For video that was recorded on compact
>> cameras, and SD video recorders, the timestamp of the file is the
>> end-time of the recording, and if you know your position within the
>> file, you can then calculate the time/date when a point in the video
>> was shot, and might be able to display this through the OSD.
>
> You can display various times like the time into the movie using the
> Tools->Preferences->Video->Subtitles/OSD->Marquee page
>
> Hover in the 'Text' field and you will see the options.  EG: I use
> $T/$D to show distance into the movie.  I'm not sure if you can get
> it off the display (I use Bottom-Left which puts it in the lower left
> corner).  You can also set color and size there.
>