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Posted: **19 Mar 2015 21:17**

The idea: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.ph ... 97#p420092

function descriptor()
   return {
     title = "Metadata over video",
     capabilities = {"meta-listener"}
   }
end

function activate()
end

function deactivate()
end

function meta_changed()
	local vout=vlc.object.vout()
	if vout then
		local filename = vlc.strings.decode_uri(string.gsub(tostring(vlc.input.item():uri()), "^.*/(.-)$","%1"))
		local metas=tostring(vlc.input.item():metas().title).."\n"..
			tostring(vlc.input.item():metas().artist).."\n"..
			tostring(vlc.input.item():metas().album).."\n"..
			filename
		vlc.osd.message(metas,channel1,"top-left",10*1000000) -- metadata over video for 10 seconds
	end
end

Posted: **30 Jan 2020 23:31**

How do I get it not to display file name? It works otherwise. I tried removing code and it breaks it. I just want meta tags I choose not file name. Thanks.

Posted: **31 Jan 2020 13:04**

You can define an empty filename string: local filename = ""
Or you can remove filename from the metas output string: delete filename line and also remove appended line breaker .."\n".. in previous line.

This is really a job for Marquee filter as there is already available Timeout option there.

Posted: **07 Sep 2020 21:00**

how do I get the information to be shown throughout the video? Thanks.

Posted: **10 Sep 2020 19:33**

You can increase the 10 seconds osd duration value: 10*1000000

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