Save Adjustments and Effects per video file

[pauly]

I like using the Adjustments and Effects feature to fix some video files, like tuning contrast, colour, etc. The only problem is that I have to redo those adjustments every time I want to watch that video.

I think it would be nice to be able to automatically save and apply adjustments made to video files so that they take effect every time I load that video.

Edit: In addition to this, saving the volume level per file would also be nice.

[VLC_help]

These options have been requested multiple times.

[rogerdpack]

+1

[pauly]

Aspect ratio is another thing that makes sense to apply every time.

I would also prefer if settings were stored in the same location as the video file itself, or in a hidden subdirectory. So if I ever move the videos, the saved settings move with them. And if I delete the folder, I delete the settings as well, and it doesn't keep settings for videos that no longer exist.

[VLC_help]

Problem with that approach is that VLC cannot always write data to same directory where the input is.

[Photodeus]

Right, but problems are to be solved, especially when they are easy.

[x] Try to save per-video settings into video folder...
[x] If video folder is not writable, write settings into VLC settings dir/file

[pauly]

That seems like a pretty minor problem there, I hope you're not going to abandon this idea just because of that. I use Picasa, which writes data to every directory that has my photos, and I've never had a permission problem. I don't think I would ever have a permission problem if VLC did something similar. In the event that a directory is not writeable, just display a message and let the user fix it.

[VLC_help]

Problematic locations are all network streams, DVD playback, CD audio playback etc.

And what I say here doesn't not represent official videolan stance. Patches are always welcome.

[Blair]

Another request for this (instead of creating a new topic.)

With the number of times that this has been requested, I am a bit surprised that it has not yet been implemented. It seems like something that would be easier to code than many other features -- if only taking into account "Open -> Load -> Select Filter" over the system doing it automatically based on the videos' file name or hashes -- even if it is not at the top of the "to do" list.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Another request for this (instead of creating a new topic.)

With the number of times that this has been requested, I am a bit surprised that it has not yet been implemented. It seems like something that would be easier to code than many other features -- if only taking into account "Open -> Load -> Select Filter" over the system doing it automatically based on the videos' file name or hashes -- even if it is not at the top of the "to do" list.

It isn't that simple: you need to store all this data...

Remember that people working on VLC are volunteers...

[tooquiet]

Yes please!

Instead of storing a file in the same folder as the video, it could just save a table of file hashes, so it would work no matter where they are.

I want to save the rotation and the subtitles/audio track on a per-video basis.