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Sampler (PG)

VLC Extension

Score 58%

mederi

Forum: Link
Downloads: 15615

Submitted: Mar 24 2012
Updated: May 22 2014

Description:

Sampler (PG).lua - is modified and improved sampler. Now it works as a playlist generator (PG) also in VLC-2.1+.
It is VLC Lua Extension that generates samples of playlist items of desired duration. Now you can create a music collage, automatically preview your film collection, skip intro and credits in series, shuffle tracks, ...

sampler.lua - The extension works in VLC-2.0.x. VLC archive: http://download.videolan.org/vlc/
It plays samples of playlist items of desired duration.
With this extension you can automatically preview your film collection or play interesting sound collage from your music files.

Automatic DOWNLOAD & INSTALLATION of the extension is now (VLC-2.2) available through the Addons Manager in VLC menu (Tools > Plugins and extensions).

Manual DOWNLOAD & INSTALLATION:
DOWNLOAD:
- click the download button below
- save the .zip file
INSTALLATION:
- extract (unzip) the .lua file and put it in the VLC subdir /lua/extensions, by default:
* Windows (all users): %ProgramFiles%\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions\
* Windows (current user): %APPDATA%\VLC\lua\extensions\
* Linux (all users): /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/
* Linux (current user): ~/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/
(create directories if they don't exist)
- restart the VLC.
USAGE:
Then you simply start the extension by going to the "View" menu or "Vlc > Extensions" on Mac OS X.

Changelog:

Sampler (PG) 1.0 (22.5.2014)
- modified sampler now works as a playlist generator also in VLC-2.1+
- [Read playlist], [Clear playlist], [Feed playlist] buttons
- set 0 "Samples per item" or "Sample duration" to play all between "Skip begin/end" (intro/credits).
- "Shuffle tracks" and "Autofeed on last track"

Sampler 1.1 (26.5.2013)
- applied "go to time" workaround; now the extension works also in VLC 2.0.x
- randomization of pseudo-random generator
- minor changes in the code

Sampler 1.0 (23.3.2012)
- initial release; works in VLC1, does not work properly in new VLC2
- Ticket #6527: http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/6527

License: GPL

(sampler.zip)

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Excellent Extension for VLC

by colinhk124 on: Nov 3 2012

Score 50%

colinhk124
IT Project Mgr

Just wanted to say thanks. This is an excellent add-on to the already great functionality of VLC. I'm quite impressed with how well it works (I had to downgrade to v1.1.9 but that was OK).

Cheers!

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Re: Excellent Extension for VLC

by mederi on: Nov 8 2012

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mederi

Thanks for your positive feedback.
And here is a patch for proper randomization at least. Please locate "function activate()" in the code and insert a following new line right after it. Quote:
math.randomseed(os.time())

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Re: Re: Excellent Extension for VLC

by colinhk124 on: Nov 11 2012

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colinhk124
IT Project Mgr

Hi Mederi,

I added your patch for the proper randomization, but just wanted to check that this is the correct place and utilization of syntax:

function activate()
math.randomseed(os.time())
input_callback("add")
create_dialog()
end

It seems to work fine but there were a couple of instances where VLC refused to start. Not sure that it is related.

Thanks again for this very useful function.

Kind regards,
CJ

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Re: Re: Re: Excellent Extension for VLC

by mederi on: Nov 12 2012

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mederi

O.K. Inside the activate() function to seed a pseudo-random generator when starting the extension.

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Great addon

by cadewallace on: Jun 18 2014

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cadewallace

I'm glad to see you updated this addon, it's the only one i can find that will actually do what i need.

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Thanks

by jippjapp on: Jan 15 2015

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jippjapp

Thanks for this plugin, it's a godsend.

I'll regularly get stability issues if I "overload" VLC (cache size? playlist parsing?) but the latest playlist generator functionality is a really elegant and stable compromise.

Thanks again!

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Re: Thanks

by mederi on: Jan 15 2015

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mederi

You're welcome

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Many Thanks

by phygal on: Feb 19 2015

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phygal

Many thanks for this handy extension!

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How to save result?

by Hibbie on: Jun 22 2016

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Hibbie

Hello! I wanted to save the result of the sampling of videos into a single .mp4 file. I couldn't do this.

I tried streaming it to a file with the 'streaming' menu. I tried numerous settings inside of that menu and none have worked.

Thanks!
Hibbie

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Sampler (PG)

VLC Extension

Excellent Extension for VLC

Just wanted to say thanks. This is an excellent add-on to the already great functionality of VLC. I'm quite impressed with how well it works (I had to downgrade to v1.1.9 but that was OK). Cheers!

Re: Excellent Extension for VLC

Thanks for your positive feedback. And here is a patch for proper randomization at least. Please locate "function activate()" in the code and insert a following new line right after it. Quote:math.randomseed(os.time())

Re: Re: Excellent Extension for VLC

Re: Re: Re: Excellent Extension for VLC

O.K. Inside the activate() function to seed a pseudo-random generator when starting the extension.

Great addon

I'm glad to see you updated this addon, it's the only one i can find that will actually do what i need.

Thanks

Thanks for this plugin, it's a godsend. I'll regularly get stability issues if I "overload" VLC (cache size? playlist parsing?) but the latest playlist generator functionality is a really elegant and stable compromise. Thanks again!

Re: Thanks

You're welcome

Many Thanks

Many thanks for this handy extension!

How to save result?

Hello! I wanted to save the result of the sampling of videos into a single .mp4 file. I couldn't do this. I tried streaming it to a file with the 'streaming' menu. I tried numerous settings inside of that menu and none have worked. Thanks! Hibbie

Just wanted to say thanks. This is an excellent add-on to the already great functionality of VLC. I'm quite impressed with how well it works (I had to downgrade to v1.1.9 but that was OK).

Cheers!

Thanks for your positive feedback.
And here is a patch for proper randomization at least. Please locate "function activate()" in the code and insert a following new line right after it. Quote:
math.randomseed(os.time())

Thanks for this plugin, it's a godsend.

I'll regularly get stability issues if I "overload" VLC (cache size? playlist parsing?) but the latest playlist generator functionality is a really elegant and stable compromise.

Thanks again!

Hello! I wanted to save the result of the sampling of videos into a single .mp4 file. I couldn't do this.

I tried streaming it to a file with the 'streaming' menu. I tried numerous settings inside of that menu and none have worked.

Thanks!
Hibbie