Random video start time

[sameloop]

Hi.

I'm trying to get a video to have a different start time every time the scene is played in a playlist, either manually or on auto advance.

I've tried using a sine oscillator on 'start time' with a scale modifier set to the length of the video in seconds (it's quite long, by the way - 47 minutes) and also 'scene start' is on.

I can see the value go up and down nicely, but it doesn't actually change the start time when the scene is triggered.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

[Magic]

Your Sine Oscillator is resetting to 0 when the scene changes, so that's why you're getting the same result every time.

If you want a truly random value, use the Random modifier.

[sameloop]

Great, thanks. Works fine with just that.