2.0.5 video snapshot file names

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2.0.5 video snapshot file names

Postby hbaker1@pipeline.com » 28 Jan 2013 02:00

Is there any way to change the default names for the video snapshot files?

It would be far more convenient if their filenames bore some resemblance to the video filename from which they came, plus some sort of _time code_.

Once you generate 50-100 video snapshots, it's nearly impossible to keep track of them without more organized filenames.

This problem is obviously not as high priority as some issues, but if you visit this code section again, it might be nice to update this feature a tad.

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Re: 2.0.5 video snapshot file names

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Re: 2.0.5 video snapshot file names

Postby hbaker1@pipeline.com » 28 Jan 2013 12:56

Perhaps there is a way for VLC to unify the concept of outputting video snaps and ffmpeg-style JPEG/PNG video sequences.

Put this collection of still pix into a _directory_ with a name derived from the original video file.

Then provide a C-style format string which includes a _time code_ parameter, rather than a simple ffmpeg-style pix index integer.

Then if someone wanted to capture a still frame every X seconds, it would go into this directory, indexed by the time code for this still frame.

Also, if someone wanted to manually capture a still frame, it would also go into this same directory, but tagged in such a way to indicate that it was manually snapped.

If the still pix are JPEG's, then it would be nice to include appropriate EXIF metadata whenever possible.


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