Names of snapshots in VLC

[LinuxForever]

For example we watch the movie SuperMan.avi

If we take a snapshots in VLC they will have the following names:
• vlcsnap-2022-03-19-12h32m36s393.png
• vlcsnap-2022-03-19-12h33m55s053.png
or
• vlcsnap-00001.png
• vlcsnap-00002.png

But if we take a snapshots in K-Lite Codec Pack they will have the following names:
• SuperMan.avi_snapshot_00.42.18_[2022.03.19_12.32.36].jpg
• SuperMan.avi_snapshot_00.42.19_[2022.03.19_12.33.55].jpg

We see that K-Lite Codec Pack automatically gives the same name as the video file itself!
And K-Lite Codec Pack automatically specifies the time from the video file when the snapshot was taken!
It is very good.
I would be very good if VLC will give the names of snapshots the same as the K-Lite Codec Pack gives them!
I would be very good if a new item with the names of screenshots appears in the Video settings of VLC media player.

PS: similar topic, but nothing has changed over for six years

You can also add a poll so users can vote

[rsbrux]

To amplify, both the UI and the documentation are a bit confusing on this point.
Here are my main issues::

• The default of adding a timestamp is pointless, since the host filesystem (in my case Windows 10) already provides a timestamp.
• VLC insists on appending either a sequence number or a timestamp. This should be left up to the user, and the suffix should be represented by a formal parameter in the "Prefix" field under "Video snapshots". The current default could be represented by

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  vlcsnap-$X
  where $X represents the current system date/time
• The "Directory" field under "Video snapshots" appears to be static. I would like to have snapshots placed in the same directory as the original media file. This would be easy to do if the current $F parameter were provided instead in its component parts: directory, filename and extension. I could then put the parameter for directory (e.g. $M) in the directory field.
• This would also allow me to dispense with the extension of the original media file, which I find superfluous. My ideal filename would then be

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  $F_$T
  where $F is the naked file name, without directory or extension.

[LinuxForever]

To amplify, both the UI and the documentation are a bit confusing on this point.
Here are my main issues::

• The default of adding a timestamp is pointless, since the host filesystem (in my case Windows 10) already provides a timestamp.
• VLC insists on appending either a sequence number or a timestamp. This should be left up to the user, and the suffix should be represented by a formal parameter in the "Prefix" field under "Video snapshots". The current default could be represented by

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  vlcsnap-$X
  where $X represents the current system date/time

Didn't notice any difference in Linux: vlcsnap-X2022-03-21-12h16m48s897.png

[*] The "Directory" field under "Video snapshots" appears to be static. I would like to have snapshots placed in the same directory as the original media file. This would be easy to do if the current $F parameter were provided instead in its component parts: directory, filename and extension. I could then put the parameter for directory (e.g. $M) in the directory field.
[*] This would also allow me to dispense with the extension of the original media file, which I find superfluous. My ideal filename would then be

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$F_$T

where $F is the naked file name, without directory or extension.[/list]

That's better (in Linux): vlcsnap-file____home_userNAME_%d0%b8%d0%b5%d1%80%0%bb8%d1%84_SuperMan.avi_00_03_142022-03-21-10h11m28s189.png
But you can immediately see if the name of the video file or directory is written not in English, but in Cyrillic, then hieroglyphs appear
Is this error VLC if hieroglyphs (%d0%b8%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%84) appear

It would be nice to attach a poll to this thread so users can vote.
If anyone can please create a poll.

[rsbrux]

The current default could be represented by

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vlcsnap-$X

where $X represents the current system date/time

Didn't notice any difference in Linux: vlcsnap-X2022-03-21-12h16m48s897.png

This is a suggested change to VLC. According to Documentation:Format String, $X is not yet assigned. My suggestion was to add it as a new parameter to facilitate including it in (or in my case, leaving it out of) the snapshot filename specification.

My ideal filename would then be

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$F_$T

where $F is the naked file name, without directory or extension.

That's better (in Linux): vlcsnap-file____home_userNAME_%d0%b8%d0%b5%d1%80%0%bb8%d1%84_SuperMan.avi_00_03_142022-03-21-10h11m28s189.png
But you can immediately see if the name of the video file or directory is written not in English, but in Cyrillic, then hieroglyphs appear
Is this error VLC if hieroglyphs (%d0%b8%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%84) appear

Sorry, I don't understand what you are trying to say, and I'm too lazy to translate your character codes into human-readable characters ;-}

[LinuxForever]

My ideal filename would then be

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$F_$T

where $F is the naked file name, without directory or extension.

That's better (in Linux): vlcsnap-file____home_userNAME_%d0%b8%d0%b5%d1%80%0%bb8%d1%84_SuperMan.avi_00_03_142022-03-21-10h11m28s189.png
But you can immediately see if the name of the video file or directory is written not in English, but in Cyrillic, then hieroglyphs appear
Is this error VLC if hieroglyphs (%d0%b8%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%84) appear

Sorry, I don't understand what you are trying to say, and I'm too lazy to translate your character codes into human-readable characters ;-}

For example we have files Аватар.avi (cyrillic filename) and Avatar.avi (english filename).
Enter

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$F_$T

and take screenshots.

Screenshot names in the first case (cyrillic filename):
vlcsnap-file____home_userNAME_%d0%b5%d1%80%0%bb8%d1%84_%D0%90%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80.avi_00_00_002022-03-27-13h55m57s880.png

Screenshot names in the second case (english filename):
vlcsnap-file____home_userNAME_%d0%b5%d1%80%0%bb8%d1%84_Avatar.avi_00_00_002022-03-27-13h57m13s213.png

Thus, we see that if the file name is not written in English, then hieroglyphs appear: %D0%90%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%
VLC correctly displays the file name if it is written only in Latin!