Jump to time Previous frame v3 Original

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Description:

Jump to time (Previous frame) is VLC Extension that can:
- jump to a desired time in a played media;
- jump forward/backward by a desired time length;
- split-second jumps imitating previous/next frame;*
- show actual playback time with milliseconds;
- use time longer than 24 hours;
- repeat a desired scene again and again (A-loop);
- convert time.
It cannot make a cup of coffee for you :-)

Automatic DOWNLOAD & INSTALLATION of the extension is now (VLC-2.2 only, not VLC 3) available through the Addons Manager in VLC menu (Tools > Plugins and extensions).

Manual DOWNLOAD & INSTALLATION:
DOWNLOAD:
- click the download button below
- save the .zip file
INSTALLATION:
- extract (unzip) the .lua file and put it in VLC subdir /lua/extensions, by default:
* Windows (all users): %ProgramFiles%\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions\
* Windows (current user): %APPDATA%\VLC\lua\extensions\
* Linux (all users): /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/
* Linux (current user): ~/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/
* Mac OS X (all users): /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/extensions/
* Mac OS X (current user): /Users/%your_name%/Library/Application Support/org.videolan.vlc/lua/extensions/
(create directories if they don't exist)
- Restart VLC or just reload extensions (Tools > Plugins and extensions > Active Extensions tab: Reload extensions button).
USAGE:
Then you simply start the extension by going to the "View" menu or "Vlc > Extensions" on Mac OS X.
Last changelog:

v3.0 (11.2.2018) 33721 2 years ago

- fixed time in microseconds for VLC 3;
- set 1/FPS as default value;

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giannife

5 months ago

Hello Developer Mederi, please kindly consider adding this feature:
"You can have a button in a dialog box window to log the time in a file. I can provide that piece of code for another VLC Extension: Jump to time (Previous frame). Then you can try to use Autohotkey helper to press that button. I have already instructed a user in comments how to copy the time to clipboard and so it can go to a file, too. If you are interested then write a brief comment on Jump to time page."

Thanks for your continuous dedication to these very helpful projects.

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giannife

5 months ago

The time format logged to the file should be compatible with cue sheet, because I'm going to build a cue sheet starting from a list of time bookmarks, thanks.

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mederi

5 months ago

Edit the script v3 in a text editor. Find following line within click_Get_time function:
local timestring = Time2string(vlc.var.get(input,"time"))
Then inser next new lines of code there:

local f = vlc.io.open(vlc.config.userdatadir().."/vlc_jtt_log.txt", "a+")
if f then
-- timestring without milliseconds:
f:write(string.match(timestring,"(.*),").."\r\n")
f:close()
end

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mederi

5 months ago

vlc.io is available in VLC 3.0.2+

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malkster

5 months ago

Hi Developer Mederi, I just wanted to thank you for an amazing plugin. I have spent weeks trying to come up with an efficient solution to accurately loop through video segments for multiple files. Your plugin got me part the way there, and then when I read through the comments, you had kindly offered suggestions which helped piece more of the jigsaw together. I was encouraged by your comments to learn more about lua scripting and have just this minute finished producing an extension (based on your work) which does exactly what I need. I'm so happy. I can't thank you enough! You have saved me hours of typing timestamps into an editor etc. Keep up the great work!

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mederi

5 months ago

O.K.

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shiho

1 year ago

Hi! Thanks developer, I have used this app in the past and it worked amazing. Now I'm having trouble picking up the right time for the video.

ex1: 0:11 -> 3275:33:23,000
ex2: 3:37 -> 60486:25:27,000

I need to pick time to create subtitle files and in need of help to fix this issue. I used this about two years ago and never had a problem before.
Thanks so much for your help in advance!!

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mederi

1 year ago

You have to manually download and install the extension v3.0 in VLC 3.

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miguelele

1 year ago

Hi! Great extension to fill the precision gap in VLC, but I do not konw if it can be used with the http control with "seek".

Currently I am using this url schema: "http://:[email protected]:8080/requests/status.json?command=seek&val=160".

The value (160 in my example) must be an integer so I can only go to exact seconds.

Regards.

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jdiazmeco

1 year ago

Hi! Love the work. Very useful. Could be possible to make that when "Get time" is clicked, it's also copied to the clipboard in osx? Thanks.

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mederi

1 year ago

I am Windows user, but it should be possible. Try following command line in your osx:
echo 00:00:00,000|pbcopy
If it works, then you can edit the lua script in a text editor and insert following line within function click_Get_time():
os.execute("echo "..Time2string(vlc.var.get(input,"time")).."|pbcopy")

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jdiazmeco

1 year ago

It works perfectly!!!! It also works in my windows machine just replacing "pbcopy" for "clip". THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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rhaven

1 year ago

Would it be possible to add automatic repeating to this extension? The user could either set an end time or a play duration, and the video once it reaches this point returns to the set start position and keeps playing in a loop. This would be very useful when wanting to play a small section of a longer video over and over. Also, thank you for this extension!

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mederi

1 year ago

Current implementation of extension scripts does not allow too much dynamics and so events could happen mostly only by clicking buttons within dialog box. Some more complicated solution, a workaround, is possible with the usage of interface script or an external helper besides the extension script.

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Sonario648

2 years ago

Just wondering, is it possible to change the backwards hotkey? I'd like to make it a single key, rather than having to press Alt and then press the key.

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mederi

2 years ago

Custom hotkeys are not available in addons in current VLC version. There are only dialog box button hotkeys (Alt+b) available within Qt GUI. You could try to use an external helper like AutoHotkey on Windows.

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Sonario648

2 years ago

I'd like to change the backwards hot key so it can be easy to jump backwards, like how when you press the E key, you go forward a frame in VLC. I was thinking, perhaps its possible to give this extension the same hotkey feature so we won't have to keep using the dialog box. I just downloaded vlc, and this extension so I'm still trying to figure out what does what.

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Achille

2 years ago

Dear Medari. I thank you so much for this add-on. I have successfully installed it via VLC/tools/extensions/search online... Now, I can replay a part whenever I need it.

But what I can't do is this: How can I indicate to the add-on an exact time to jump up to or to jump back to. Thanks in advance. Greetings from Cameroon.

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mederi

2 years ago

First of all, if you use the new VLC 3, then you have to download and install the updated script (v3) manually from here. Then the usage is simple. There is more help available in extension's submenu in VLC menu after activation of the extension (when the dialogbox appears go back in VLC menu View > Jump to time > Help).

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adamearle

2 years ago

9 +Maybe call it

1. Time Jumper
2. Time Jog
3. Time Shuffle

Loven this.

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mederi

2 years ago

Thanks.

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enfilade

2 years ago

I installed via the vlc addon manager in osx. The current time has a strange format that I can't understand. I've tried pressing the "time format" button, but nothing ever looks lik hh:mm:ss.ms. I will try downloading directly from here.

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enfilade

2 years ago

Ok great, that worked. Nevermind!

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abro656

2 years ago

I had to change click_use_jump() on OSX to set the input_jump text as 1000000/FPS instead of 1/FPS... I also configured it to default to `33333.3333` if there was no valid "Frame rate" reported from the input.



if k1=="Frame rate" then
if tonumber(v1) then
textinput_jump:set_text(1000000/v1)
else
textinput_jump:set_text(33333.33333333)
end
return
end
--if tonumber(v1) then textinput_jump:set_text(1/v1) return end

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mederi

2 years ago

Does the updated script v3 not work on OSX? You need to download it manually here. It is not available through the Addons Manager yet. Then there is a problem with "Frame rate" key, as it depends on VLC interface language. The key is translated in different languages. Therefore I take the first number value for "Frame rate". It works in most cases.

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v3.0 (11.2.2018) 33721 2 years ago

- fixed time in microseconds for VLC 3;
- set 1/FPS as default value;

5 years ago

v2.1 (28.9.2015) 24717
- compact size layout of the dialog box (a trick with right buttons over spanned text input fields) caused troubles on OS X => no spanning now
- removed ampersands from buttons on OS X as they do not work as hotkeys there
- added "Pause/Play" button

Jump to time 2.0 (11.5.2015) 22382
- reworked and renamed "Previous frame" extension
- libvlc hotkeys (unsupported callbacks since VLC-2.1) replaced with dialog box hotkeys at least

Previous frame 1.0 (10.1.2013)

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product-maker adamearle Jul 20 2018 9 excellent
+Maybe call it 1. Time Jumper 2. Time Jog 3. Time Shuffle Loven this.
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