Filestream video - determine endpoint?

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Is there a way for VVVV to determine how long a video file is?

When I set Filestream to loop. The video will not loop unless I manually set the endtime. Is there an object that can automatically count the time of a video file? PD and Max have objects that do this.

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FileStream has an output which you can feedback into the “To” input pin. you’ll need a framedelay node in between though.

also the AviParser can give you an avis duration. only its texture-output needs to be connected to a quad, which needs in turn be connected to a renderer before the duration will be shown (a bug!).

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or maybe an avi info node? Could it just read the tags, could that include other tags? Or di you have to read the file to gets its info?

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FileStream has an output which you can feedback into the “To” >input pin. you’ll need a framedelay node in between though.

Thanks Joreg. That seems to work well. I think this info would be great to add to the audio video documentation or to the filestream reference?

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dir qwiks. this site is a wiki. i’d like to encourage you to add that info yourself where you’d search for it and this way help us improve the documentation.

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Ok I’ll use my best judgement to help with documentation.

thanks