Urgent help needed: how to display time duration of video files in the file list

[CPKC]

greetings to all, I have a question, I would like to enter time duration in the list of video files, how can this be done automatically?
I have a lot of video files, thay all have name but i need to add duration of every file in the name, how can i add it for all of them automaticly?

I need to automatically add duration in name in multi rename tool, is it possible to make something like that? i put the name, counter and i need a duration....please help!!!

[white]

Moderator message from: white » 2022-10-28, 13:46 UTC

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Urgent help needed: how to display time duration of video files in the file list

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[ghisler(Author)]

You can use custom columns with a plugin like TcMediaInfo:
http://totalcmd.net/plugring/tcmediainfo.html

[beb]

...I need to automatically add duration in name in multi rename tool, is it possible to make something like that? i put the name, counter and i need a duration...

There are three MediaInfo-ish plugins suitable for your task at the first approach:
MediaInfo: https://totalcmd.net/plugring/mediainfo64.html
TCMediaInfo: http://totalcmd.net/plugring/tcmediainfo.html
MediaInfoWDX: http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/MediaInfoWDX.html

If I understand correctly you need to get such a naming pattern: "name_counter_duration.ext"
So, at first, a plugin of our choice has to output a duration value and then do it in a suitable format.
In its turn, there are a few duration formats available in each plugin.
The most common is "(h)h:mm:ss", but it doesn't fit our needs because of Windows file-naming limitations, and at least implies extra steps in renaming.
Therefore, rather, we would prefer something like "hhmmss" format instead from the beginning.

Let's consider each plugin option:
MediaInfoWDX does not output "hhmmss" out of the box, and I even don't know how to make a custom configuration for that.
TCMediaInfo can output "hhmmss" only under custom configuration, not out of the box.
MediaInfo can output "hhmmss" right out of the box.

Thus, the first approach plugin choice is obvious and it's MediaInfo.

Hence, we are going step by step as follows:
1. Downloading and installing MediaInfo plugin https://totalcmd.net/plugring/mediainfo64.html
2. Going to the Multi-Rename tool as usual
3. Applying the following Rename-mask:

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[N]_[C]_[=mediainfo.duration.hms]

4. That's it

Since your urgent need is satisfied you could return back to the plugin choice considering other criteria if needed.

[CPKC]

Thanx beb, hope that this will help me, only one more ask, i am not familiar with plugins and i really need step by step explain how to install it...thanks in advance

[beb]

...i really need step by step explain how to install it...

Oh, that becomes a piece of cake these days.

As soon as you download the plugin archive (wdx_mediainfo_22.03.rar in this instance) just enter the archive within TotalCommander.

Upon entering, Total Commander detects it's a plugin archive and asks you if you want to install the plugin.

All you need is to click "Yes" and "Ok" a couple of times upon the Total Commander requests.

As soon as the installation is over (which is a matter of a couple of seconds) you are welcome to go to the Multi-Rename Tool and do your things.

[Fla$her]

The most common is "(h)h:mm:ss", but it doesn't fit our needs because of Windows file-naming limitations, and at least implies extra steps in renaming.

No steps are required, because MRT automatically changes colons into dots. So you can use [=tcmediainfo.Duration] without any problems.
However, it's elementary to get rid of the dot. It's enough to specify a dot in the "Search for:" field.

[beb]

No steps are required, because MRT automatically changes colons into dots. So you can use [=tcmediainfo.Duration] without any problems.
However, it's elementary to get rid of the dot. It's enough to specify a dot in the "Search for:" field.

Ok. Applying [=tcmediainfo.Duration] I can see those dots in names.
Let's say I didn't like it (and I actually didn't) so I would need to get rid of it.
Then I input a dot in the search field to replace it with something...
Nice, but now I see all my extensions are gone.
So I need to rearrange my Rename mask to counter that and keep my extensions alive.

Yes, that is namely what I called extra steps.

Luckily, I have all those plugins installed and been regularly using all of them.
That's why it didn't take much of my time to do some tests and come to a conclusion on what plugin would be a better option from my point of view for a rookie user to begin with.

Of course, as soon as the OP understands how it works, sees the results, comes to the idea that they prefer another time format, and asks some other questions, -- we would try to advise a few different tricks.

Cheers

[Fla$her]

2beb
Don't you think that if there is no flag on [E], the last dot should be ignored? That is, it's a bug.

[CPKC]

GREAT.....Thanks guys...managed to fix it, it works like a charm
added tcmediainfo in it, then in search for i put a dot, in replace with i put : and just removed replace also in file extractor boxv for E

[beb]

2CPKC, glad to here that.

[Fla$her]

in replace with i put :

What for? There will be an error when trying to rename.

[solid]

You can use just hms, without the colons, it will not write dots at all.
At least mediainfo(wdx) supports this syntax.

[CPKC]

GREAT....THANKS FRENDS !!!!!!!