Executing a command/program from a playlist (a *.m3u file)
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:47
Hello everyone,
I am currently looking for a solution that allows me to execute a command from a playlist (a *.m3u file).
I have looked into the documentation but could not find anything. Maybe I miss something because what I want to do seems very simple.
So I was wondering if such a feature exists in vlc : executing a command or a program (so it could be a script) from the playlist.
I found Lua Playlist Scripts, but it seems that concerns playing a streaming video.
Here are some further informations about the context :
I have my playlist here:
It is composed of a video clip, followed by an image displayed and a pause.
After the pause, I would like something like
for instance for a script in python.
More precisely, I want to record the time when the next clip begins (the pause is interrupted by shifting to the next item in the playlist). That is all I want to do, but executing a script is more generic, but if you have any information about this precise need (recording the time of beginning of each item in the playlist), it is also very welcomed.
I hope this feature exists, if anyone could give me some information, documentation to read, it could be heplful.
I appreciate any help (even for telling me it doesn't exist).
Thanks.
I am currently looking for a solution that allows me to execute a command from a playlist (a *.m3u file).
I have looked into the documentation but could not find anything. Maybe I miss something because what I want to do seems very simple.
So I was wondering if such a feature exists in vlc : executing a command or a program (so it could be a script) from the playlist.
I found Lua Playlist Scripts, but it seems that concerns playing a streaming video.
Here are some further informations about the context :
I have my playlist here:
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# 1
D:\videos\clips\CLIP_04_DEF.mov
D:\videos\clips\FREEZE_0.jpg
vlc://pause:1000
# 2
D:\videos\clips\CLIP_13_DEF.mov
D:\videos\clips\FREEZE_1.jpg
vlc://pause:1000
# 3
D:\videos\clips\CLIP_36_DEF.mov
D:\videos\clips\FREEZE_3.jpg
vlc://pause:1000
After the pause, I would like something like
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os:C:\scripts\myScript.pyMore precisely, I want to record the time when the next clip begins (the pause is interrupted by shifting to the next item in the playlist). That is all I want to do, but executing a script is more generic, but if you have any information about this precise need (recording the time of beginning of each item in the playlist), it is also very welcomed.
I hope this feature exists, if anyone could give me some information, documentation to read, it could be heplful.
I appreciate any help (even for telling me it doesn't exist).
Thanks.