Hi all
i'm working on a visualization for a mix and would like to show track information (album, name etc) based on the timestamp.
how can this be accomplished? i'd imagine using a textfile with timestamps and information in it.
or is this not possible?
currrently i have all tracks in one audiofile. alternatively it might also be possible to play them as playlist and show info accordingly. but i haven't figured that one out either...
thanks!
Show Text depending on timestamp
Re: Show Text depending on timestamp
Use the playlist. Have each scene (with track details etc) change at the appropriate time as specified in the playlist. So, lets say you have 5 tracks in one audio file. You would have 5 scenes in the play list. You can use playback control to change scenes according to playback time.
Re: Show Text depending on timestamp
thanks! that's another way of doing it. (i was trying using the playlist, but didnt get as far).Sadler wrote:Use the playlist. Have each scene (with track details etc) change at the appropriate time as specified in the playlist. So, lets say you have 5 tracks in one audio file. You would have 5 scenes in the play list. You can use playback control to change scenes according to playback time.
meanwhile i figured out another way:
- Mix all tracks into one audiofile
- Save the track info into a text-file, each track one line
- Add a TextFile module. "Line #" connected to Internals->Playback Time->Expression
The expression looks like this:
switch {
case x < 180 : 0;
case x < 400 : 1;
case x < 620 : 2;
default: 0;
}
so, until 180s into the video it shows line 0, until 400s line 1, until 620s line 2 etc.