VLC will add date/time to mms video streams whilst they are being played live and recorded, but the text doesn't show up when the recording is played back.
This is vital when, say, long footage has been edited into short clips joined together, so that one can see the actual time of "events" and where footage has been excised. It's even more vital for guidance when doing the excising.
(I've been trying to think of a use for the date/time marquee as it stands, and cannot. When I'm watching a stream playing on my desktop I know what time it is - surely the only reason for having it is to see what the date/time was at the time of recording when playing it back later? I bet someone can tell me 101 reasons now )
I'm really desperate for this feature to be fully functional.