[PLUG] Resolved -- sort of: VLC Media Player -- jump to specific time

Dick Steffens dick at dicksteffens.com
Thu Aug 29 03:11:39 UTC 2019


On 8/28/19 8:08 PM, Bill Barry wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 9:57 PM Dick Steffens <dick at dicksteffens.com> wrote:
>> On 8/28/19 7:51 PM, wes wrote:
>>> Obligatory reply that doesn't answer your question at all but offers a
>>> possible alternative:
>>>
>>> What if you play and pause very quickly? Hitting spacebar twice in a row
>>> should accomplish the same thing. May not be frame perfect, but you could
>>> skip 1 second short of your destination to compensate.
>> Thanks for the idea.
>>
>> Actually, I found a windoze solution. The transcription software I use
>> can take a K-Lite add on which will let it play videos. I found that I
>> can do that, and can set the video to the time I want and see the exact
>> frame -- and the exact frame is needed for this transcription. The folks
>> have made a video, and want frame level precision. Sigh.
>>
>>
>> --
> There is a possible answer here
> http://angryblackmf.blogspot.com/2012/09/vlc-display-elapsed-time-of-film.html

Thanks. I'll check it out sometime, because it's still something I'm 
likely to use in the future.

-- 
Regards,

Dick Steffens




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