Is there a way to scan / show the playing time of videos / movies?

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Biff
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Is there a way to scan / show the playing time of videos / movies?

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Is there a way to scan / show the playing time of videos / movies?
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Re: Is there a way to scan / show the playing time of videos / movies?

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Biff
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Ah, that is great, many thanks!

When one searches in the "Properties" for e.g. the "length", playing time of videos, how does one know that this is the length of videos (and not e.g. for music files)?
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Is there a column or else showing that?

What does the option "Include folders" cause here:
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When I add the length under "Video" there also the lengths of music filles are included? Why is that?
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I have just added the extensions of the search filter "Videos":
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Would you object to doing it that way? Anything against that?

Now, with this new settings,

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Everything indexed anew, but there is not any lenght shown for the video files / movies on the online drive:

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What could be the reason? Ah, yes, the extensions must be entered differently than in search filters:

*.3g2;*.3gp;*.3gp2;*.3gpp;*.amv;*.asf;*.asx;*.avi;*.bdmv;*.bik;*.d2v;*.divx;*.drc;*.dsa;*.dsm;*.dss;*.dsv;*.evo;*.f4v;*.flc;*.fli;*.flic;*.flv;*.hdmov;*.ifo;*.ivf;*.m1v;*.m2p;*.m2t;*.m2ts;*.m2v;*.m4v;*.mkv;*.mp2v;*.mp4;*.mp4v;*.mpe;*.mpeg;*.mpg;*.mpls;*.mpv2;*.mpv4;*.mov;*.mts;*.ogm;*.ogv;*.pss;*.pva;*.qt;*.ram;*.ratdvd;*.rm;*.rmm;*.rmvb;*.roq;*.rpm;*.smil;*.smk;*.swf;*.tp;*.tpr;*.ts;*.vob;*.vp6;*.webm;*.wm;*.wmp;*.wmv
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Re: Is there a way to scan / show the playing time of videos / movies?

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When one searches in the "Properties" for e.g. the "length", playing time of videos, how does one know that this is the length of videos (and not e.g. for music files)?
The Everything Length property applies to music files and video files.


What does the option "Include folders" cause here:
While you can set a "length" property for folders.
It doesn't really make sense to do so, so leave it unchecked.


When I add the length under "Video" there also the lengths of music filles are included? Why is that?
Music/audio files also share this length property.


I have just added the extensions of the search filter "Videos":
Would you object to doing it that way? Anything against that?
You must use a semicolon delimited list of wildcard filters here.
The ext: search function will not work here.

Use:

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*.3g2;*.3gp;*.3gp2;*.3gpp;*.amv;*.asf;*.asx;*.avi;*.bdmv;*.bik;*.d2v;*.divx;*.drc;*.dsa;*.dsm;*.dss;*.dsv;*.evo;*.f4v;*.flc;*.fli;*.flic;*.flv;*.hdmov;*.ifo;*.ivf;*.m1v;*.m2p;*.m2t;*.m2ts;*.m2v;*.m4v;*.mkv;*.mp2v;*.mp4;*.mp4v;*.mpe;*.mpeg;*.mpg;*.mpls;*.mpv2;*.mpv4;*.mov;*.mts;*.ogm;*.ogv;*.pss;*.pva;*.qt;*.ram;*.ratdvd;*.rm;*.rmm;*.rmvb;*.roq;*.rpm;*.smil;*.smk;*.swf;*.tp;*.tpr;*.ts;*.vob;*.vp6;*.webm;*.wm;*.wmp;*.wmv
Biff
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Re: Is there a way to scan / show the playing time of videos / movies?

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The Everything Length property applies to music files and video files.
Although it is under "Video"? Hm, well, OK.
While you can set a "length" property for folders
Ah, sorry, what is the length of folders?
Use:
Many thanks. It appears scanning lasts very much longer. Only because of this single property. But once the videos are (re-)scanned it will take much less time for the next scans?
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Re: Is there a way to scan / show the playing time of videos / movies?

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The Everything Length property applies to music files and video files.

Although it is under "Video"? Hm, well, OK.
Video -> Length and Audio -> Length are the same property.
Everything does not have separate Length properties for audio and video.


Ah, sorry, what is the length of folders?
I can see the confusion.
Length on its own means "duration".
Length of the filename is usually clarified as Filename Length.

You can set the folder length (duration) to anything you like.
Although it doesn't make much sense to do this..


Many thanks. It appears scanning lasts very much longer. Only because of this single property. But once the videos are (re-)scanned it will take much less time for the next scans?
Everything will try to reuse already indexed properties when reindexing / rescanning.
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Re: Is there a way to scan / show the playing time of videos / movies?

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I understand, thank you.
Many thanks. It appears scanning lasts very much longer. Only because of this single property. But once the videos are (re-)scanned it will take much less time for the next scans?

Everything will try to reuse already indexed properties when reindexing / rescanning.
OK, I guess, that means yes to my question.
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