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Hello,

The standard format of the snapshot is sequential numbering or the current date/time.

However I would like to have the time of the video when the snapshot was taken. That way I can jump through the video and take snapshots while they still appear in order in the directory I choose to save them in (when I order by filename).

Is this possible to configure? If so, how can I do this?

Thanks in advance

So according to this site http://www.o-learn.com/content/vlc-medi ... a-filename

I can add variables to the prefix. However when I use "vlc-snap - $T -" the variable $T is not substituted with the time code of the video!
Is this a bug?

I did tick seq. numbering to prevent multiple timestamps in the filename of the snapshot.

$T is the current wall clock time, not the video time code.

I was not clear with my previous message.

What I meant about the variable "$T" not being substituted is that the file created (and thus the filename given) in my directory after taking the snapshot is "vlcsnap -$T -"+sequence number like I wrote as setting in the VLC preferences.

So I get filenames like: vlcsnap-$T-00001.png etc

The $T variable (or any other variable used) is not substituted with the value it is suppose to represent.

You need to update.

Running 2.1.5 Rincewind already. Problem persists.

This does appear to be a bug in later builds. This was happening to me in the TwoFlower builds and persists into the current build (2.1.5 Rincewind). I installed an earlier version on my VM (0.9.9 Grishenko) and the prefixes all work once I save and re-open VLC.

Works fine here (VLC 2.2.0 RC)

With vlc 2.2.0 rc the variable substitution does indeed work. Hope that it will be released soon as stable.