Preferably with the ability to adjust the font and color and position it at top left, bottom left (at 0,0) of the screen etc.
This is an example of the type of information I'd like to display:
Of course I'd want to make the font smaller. But, I'm sure pulling the filename (as the OSD can do briefly when the video starts) and the time of the video on screen is very possible with scripting.
I've only found a time script,.. which will work for the time.. but doesn't have a filename display -- and is a little limited on font sizing and positioning. It seems to want to position itself at the relative bottom left , or bottom right, etc of the video not the actual screen. Some video's don't stretch the full horizontal, or vertical length of the stream.
Here is the time script -- maybe it would be easy to work with.. or maybe what I'm looking for is already created, or can easily be written?
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-- time.lua -- VLC extension --
--[[
INSTALLATION:
Put the file in the VLC subdir /lua/extensions, by default:
* Windows (all users): %ProgramFiles%\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions\
* Windows (current user): %APPDATA%\VLC\lua\extensions\
* Linux (all users): /usr/share/vlc/lua/extensions/
* Linux (current user): ~/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/
* Mac OS X (all users): /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/extensions/
(create directories if they don't exist)
Restart the VLC.
Then you simply use the extension by going to the "View" menu and selecting it.
--]]
-- defaults
time_format = "[T]" -- [T]-ime, [O]-ver, [E]-lapsed, [D]-uration, [R]-remaining
osd_position = "top-right"
-- predefined time format patterns
time_formats = {"[T]", "[T] >> [O]", "[E] / [D]", "-[R] / [D]", "-[R] ([T])"}
function descriptor()
return {
title = "Time";
version = "1.0";
author = "lubozle";
url = 'http://addons.videolan.org/content/show.php?content=149618';
shortdesc = "Time displayer";
description = "<div style=\"background-color:lightgreen;\"><b>Time</b> is VLC extension (extension script \"time.lua\") that displays running time on the screen in a playing video.</div>";
capabilities = {"input-listener"}
}
end
function activate()
input_callback("add")
create_dialog()
end
function deactivate()
input_callback("del")
end
function close()
vlc.deactivate()
end
function input_changed()
input_callback("toggle")
end
callback=false
function input_callback(action) -- action=add/del/toggle
if (action=="toggle" and callback==false) then action="add"
elseif (action=="toggle" and callback==true) then action="del" end
local input = vlc.object.input()
if input and callback==false and action=="add" then
callback=true
vlc.var.add_callback(input, "intf-event", input_events_handler, "Hello world!")
elseif input and callback==true and action=="del" then
callback=false
vlc.var.del_callback(input, "intf-event", input_events_handler, "Hello world!")
end
end
t=0
function input_events_handler(var, old, new, data)
tt=os.clock()
if tt>=(t+.5) then -- OSD update approximately 2 times per second instead of 4-5 times
t=tt
--vlc.osd.message(tostring(var)..'\n'..tostring(old)..'\n'..tostring(new)..'\n'..tostring(data))
--local systemTime = os.date("%H:%M:%S") -- reads and formats OS time
if time_format~=nil or time_format~="" then
osd_output = decode_time_format()
vlc.osd.message(osd_output, channel1, osd_position) -- displays time on the screen in a video
end
--vlc.msg.info(systemTime)
end
end
function decode_time_format()
local input = vlc.object.input()
local elapsed_time = vlc.var.get(input, "time")
--local duration = vlc.var.get(input, "length")
local duration = vlc.input.item():duration()
local systemHour = os.date("%H")
local systemMinute = os.date("%M")
local systemSecond = os.date("%S")
local elapsedHour = math.floor(elapsed_time / 3600)
local elapsedMinute = math.floor((elapsed_time % 3600) / 60)
local elapsedSecond = math.floor(elapsed_time % 60)
if duration>0 then
local durationHour = math.floor(duration / 3600)
local durationMinute = math.floor((duration % 3600) / 60)
local durationSecond = math.floor(duration % 60)
remaining_time = duration - elapsed_time
local remainingHour = math.floor(remaining_time / 3600)
local remainingMinute = math.floor((remaining_time % 3600) / 60)
local remainingSecond = math.floor(remaining_time % 60)
local endingSecond = math.floor((systemSecond + remainingSecond) % 60)
local endingMinute = math.floor(((systemSecond + remainingSecond) / 60 + (systemMinute + remainingMinute)) % 60)
local endingHour = math.floor((((systemSecond + remainingSecond) / 60 + (systemMinute + remainingMinute)) / 60 + systemHour + remainingHour) % 24)
duration = string.format("%02d:%02d:%02d", durationHour, durationMinute, durationSecond)
remaining_time = string.format("%02d:%02d:%02d", remainingHour, remainingMinute, remainingSecond)
ending_time = string.format("%02d:%02d:%02d", endingHour, endingMinute, endingSecond)
else
duration = "--:--"
remaining_time = "--:--"
ending_time = "--:--"
end
local elapsed_time = string.format("%02d:%02d:%02d", elapsedHour, elapsedMinute, elapsedSecond)
--local system_time = os.date("%H:%M:%S")
local system_time = systemHour..":"..systemMinute..":"..systemSecond
local osd_output = string.gsub(time_format, "%[E%]", elapsed_time)
local osd_output = string.gsub(osd_output, "%[T%]", system_time)
local osd_output = string.gsub(osd_output, "%[D%]", duration)
local osd_output = string.gsub(osd_output, "%[R%]", remaining_time)
local osd_output = string.gsub(osd_output, "%[O%]", ending_time)
return osd_output
end
function create_dialog()
w = vlc.dialog("Time")
--w1 = w:add_label("Time format: \\ Position:",1,1,2,1)
w1 = w:add_label("<b>Time format:</b>",1,1,1,1)
w01 = w:add_label("<b>\\ Position:</b>",2,1,1,1)
w2 = w:add_dropdown(3,1,1,1)
w2:add_value("top-left", 1)
w2:add_value("top", 2)
w2:add_value("top-right", 3)
w2:add_value("left", 4)
w2:add_value("center", 5)
w2:add_value("right", 6)
w2:add_value("bottom-left", 7)
w2:add_value("bottom", 8)
w2:add_value("bottom-right", 9)
w2:set_text(osd_position)
w3 = w:add_text_input(time_format,1,2,3,1)
w4 = w:add_dropdown(1,3,2,1)
w4:add_value("", 1)
for i=1,#time_formats do
w4:add_value(time_formats[i], i+1)
end
w4:set_text("")
w10 = w:add_button("START", click_START,1,4,1,1)
w11 = w:add_button("STOP", click_STOP,2,4,1,1)
w12 = w:add_button(">> PUT^IN", click_PUTIN,3,3,1,1)
w13 = w:add_button("HELP", click_HELP,3,4,1,1)
end
function click_STOP()
time_format = ""
end
function click_START()
time_format = w3:get_text()
osd_position = w2:get_text()
end
function click_PUTIN()
w3:set_text(w4:get_text())
w4:set_text("")
w:update()
end
function click_HELP()
local help_text=""
.."<div style=\"background-color:lightgreen;\"><b>Time</b> is VLC extension (extension script \"time.lua\") that displays running time on the screen in a playing video.</div>"
.."<hr />"
.."<center><b><a style=\"background-color:#FF7FAA;\"> Instructions </a></b></center>"
.."<b><a style=\"background-color:#FF7FAA;\">1.)</a></b> Choose a desired <b><a style=\"background-color:lightblue;\">position</a></b> from the drop-down menu.<br />"
.."<b><a style=\"background-color:#FF7FAA;\">2.)</a></b> In <b><a style=\"background-color:lightblue;\">time format</a></b> input field write some time pattern containing time tags. The list of available tags is below.<br />"
.."You can use predefined pattern from the drop-down menu. Choose one and put it in the time format field by pressing <b><nobr><a style=\"background-color:silver;\">[ >> PUT^IN ]</a></nobr></b> button.<br />"
.."<b><a style=\"background-color:#FF7FAA;\">3.)</a></b> Press <b><nobr><a style=\"background-color:silver;\">[ START ]</a></nobr></b> button for changes to take effect.<br /><br />"
.."<b>Following <a style=\"background-color:#FF7FAA;\">time tags</a> can be used within time format pattern:</b>"
.."<div style=\"background-color:#FF7FAA;\">"
.."<b> [T]</b> - actual system time;<br />"
.."<b> [O]</b> - time when video will be over;<br />"
.."<b> [E]</b> - elapsed time (current playback position);<br />"
.."<b> [R]</b> - remaining time;<br />"
.."<b> [D]</b> - duration (length);</div>"
.." > They are automatically replaced with actual time values on the screen.<br />"
.." > If duration value is not available then [D], [R], [O] is replaced with \"--:--\".<br />"
.." > You can also use some short descriptions or put some delimiters among time tags.<br />"
.."<div style=\"background-color:#FFFF7F;\"><b>OSD text format</b> can be customised within internal VLC settings:<br />"
.."Tools > Preferences > (Show settings - Simple) > Subtitles / OSD<br />"
.."Tools > Preferences > (Show settings - All) > +Video > +Subtitles / OSD > -Text renderer<br />"
.."Do not forget to Save and restart VLC for changes to take effect!</div>"
.."<hr />"
.."<div style=\"background-color:lightblue;\">"
.."<b>Homepage:</b> <a href=\"http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=97639#p332364\">VLC extension: Time</a><br />"
.."<b>Forum:</b> <a href=\"http://forum.videolan.org/viewforum.php?f=29\">Scripting VLC in Lua</a><br />"
.."Please, visit us and bring some new ideas.<br />"
.."Learn how to write own scripts and share them with us.<br />"
.."Help to build happy VLC community :o)</div>"
.."<pre> www<br />"
.." (. .)<br />"
.."-ooo-(_)-ooo-</pre>"
w5=w:add_html(help_text,1,5,3,1)
w14 = w:add_button("HELP (x)", click_HELPx,3,4,1,1)
w:update()
end
function click_HELPx()
w:del_widget(w5)
w:del_widget(w14)
w5=nil
w14=nil
w:update()
end
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