mlt: format dynamictext timecode?

Question

Is there a way to format the #timecode# argument in the dynamictext filter, like there is with the #localtime# argument? I’d like to display only the minutes and seconds of the timecode, but entering #timecode %M:%S# is apparently unsupported. I can hide the hours and frames with the qtcrop filter, but that feels kludgy. Is there a better way?

Thanks

Answer 1

Is there a way to format the #timecode# argument in the dynamictext filter, like there is with the #localtime# argument?

No.

Is there a better way?

Maybe the count producer or the timer filters would meet your need: https://mltframework.org/plugins/ProducerCount/

https://mltframework.org/plugins/FilterTimer/

The timer filter has a "format" option that includes "MM:SS".