Timestamp of snapshot

[Marcusdeman]

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

[Marcusdeman]

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.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

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

[Marcusdeman]

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.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

You need to update.

[Marcusdeman]

Running 2.1.5 Rincewind already. Problem persists.

[Tavok]

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.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Works fine here (VLC 2.2.0 RC)

[Marcusdeman]

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