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Creates .edl file for MPV player used here as a bookmarked playlist. Binds "x" so that first press is start of "bookmark" and second press is end of "bookmark." The file produced can then be played using "mpv --playlist=file.edl".
function file_exists(playlist)
local f=io.open(playlist, "r")
if f~=nil then io.close(f) return true else return false end
end
function entry_complete(playlist)
local f=io.open(playlist, "r")
chars = f:read("*all")
last_char = string.sub(chars, -1)
if last_char == ";" then io.close(f) return true else return false end
end
function end_time(playlist, time)
local f=io.open(playlist, "r")
chars = f:read("*all")
local start_time = chars:match(".+,(.+)")
return time - start_time
end
function time_frame()
time = mp.get_property("time-pos")
path = mp.get_property("path")
ext = mp.get_property("filename")
file_dir = path:match("(.*[\\/\\/])")
list_dir = (file_dir .. "_playlists/")
name = ext:match("([^.]+)")
playlist = (list_dir .. name .. ".edl")
if file_exists(playlist) == true then
if entry_complete(playlist) == true then
local file = io.open(playlist, "a")
file:write(path .. "," .. time)
file:close()
mp.osd_message("Start")
else
local file = io.open(playlist, "a")
file:write("," .. end_time(playlist, time) .. ";")
file:close()
mp.osd_message("End")
end
else
os.execute("mkdir " .. "\"" .. list_dir .. "\"")
local file = io.open(playlist, "w")
file:write("# mpv EDL v0\n" .. "edl://" .. path .. "," .. time)
file:close()
mp.osd_message("Start")
end
end
function time_mark()
time = mp.get_property("time-pos")
path = mp.get_property("path")
ext = mp.get_property("filename")
file_dir = path:match("(.*[\\/\\/])")
list_dir = (file_dir .. "_playlists/")
name = ext:match("([^.]+)")
playlist = (list_dir .. name .. ".edl")
if file_exists(playlist) == true then
file = io.open(playlist, "a")
file:write(path .. "," .. time .. ";")
file:close()
mp.osd_message("Marked Video")
else
os.execute("mkdir " .. "\"" .. list_dir .. "\"")
file = io.open(playlist, "w")
file:write("# mpv EDL v0\n" .. "edl://" .. path .. "," .. time .. ";")
file:close()
mp.osd_message("Marked Video")
end
end
mp.add_key_binding("x", "time_frame", time_frame)
mp.add_key_binding("Shift+x", "time_mark", time_mark)
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