Incorrect Input.Length from .ts file?

[Beardless2]

The VLC.Input.Length always returns zero for .ts video files using 0.9.8a and v2 of the plugin - does anyone else have this issue?

[Anatoly_B]

The .ts file will not contain the information on duration of record. This value can be received only approximately. For this purpose it is possible to divide current time from the playing start (using the system timer) by a position in a file (vlc.input.position). Unfortunately, it is applicable only in case, when bitrate is fixed...

[Beardless2]

thank you

[zhizhongYu]

hi,
sorry my english is very bad,now I suffered this Problem,but I don't know how to resolve,can you give me a examples?

[Anatoly_B]

Simplified code:

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var playStartTime; var myCurentTime; var tsFileLength; var myPlayListItem; function Play(uri, name, options) { //my be after playList clear and waiting... PlayListItem=vlc.playlist.add(uri, name, options); setTimeout("PlayStart()",350); } function PlayStart(){ vlc.playlist.playItem(myPlayListItem); var tStart=new Date(); playStartTime=tStart.getTime(); myCurentTime=0; } function VLCTimer(){ ........ if(vlc.input.length){ // good file tsFileLength=vlc.input.length; }else{ // .st file or streem tsFileLength=0; // default/unavailable if(vlc.input.position>0.1){ // if time after start is low, precision of tsFileLength will be wery poor... var tCurent=new Date(); myCurentTime=tCurent.getTime()-playStartTime; tsFileLength=myCurentTime/vlc.input.position; } } if(tsFileLength){ HTMLonPageIndicator.innerHTML=formatTime(tsFileLength); }else{ HTMLonPageIndicator.innerHTML="Length unavailable"; } } setInterval("VLCTimer",1000);

However, it's preferable don't use .ts files, because precision of length is 2...10%...