Customized columns

[Calade]

Hi all,

One rare good thing in the native Windows explorer is customized folder.

I mean, for exemple, add a column "Dimensions" for a folder but not others. Same thing for the type of view (view thumbs for a folder but not others).
Of course I mean set the view/columns manually folder by folder.

Thanks for your answer.

Calade

[highend]

Hey,

and you get the same possibilities with XY.

You just need to use the menu - View - Folder View Settings options (e.g. Save). Don't forget to save your settings after you've saved view settings for specific folders.

[Calade]

Thanks, it's exactly what I was looking for.

By the way, do you know how display the lenght of a video (not the file length by itself).

Calade

[highend]

View - Columns - New Column

Right click the newly created column "New"
-> Select property

Nr. 27 should be called "Video length" or "Length". Select it, click "OK"

Not all video file types support this property. If this isn't enough you'd need to create a custom column with a script that uses e.g. ffmpeg / mediainfo to get the length of a video file but you should be careful, this could be a slow process...

[Calade]

Thanks again, it works fine for AVI video.
As numbers are MP4 video, I'll try with the second solution you've given.

[highend]

To get it for all videos:

- Download MediaInfo (http://mediaarea.net/de/MediaInfo/Download/Windows)
- Choose the CLI version (32bit works also on x64 bit machines)
- Extract that .zip archive and remember the path for that folder

XY side:
View - Colums - New Column
Right click the "New" column -> Configure Custom Columns...

Click on a free entry (e.g. the first with the name "(Undefined)"), click "Edit..."

Caption: Video length
Type: Script
Script content box:

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 $mediaInfo = "D:\Users\Highend\Downloads\MediaInfo_CLI_0.7.70_Windows_i386\MediaInfo.exe";
 $length = regexreplace(runret("$mediaInfo --Inform=General;%Duration/String3% ""<cc_item>"""), "\.\d*\r?\n");
 return $length;

Format: Text
Trigger: Browse
Item type: Files
Maybe you should use the filter as well (if you have more non video files in those folders). E.g.: avi;mkv;mp4
Ofc you can enter additional extensions (separated by ;) as well

Regarding the script content box:
1. Replace the path to your MediaInfo.exe file with the one on your system
2. Make sure all three lines are indented with at least one space

Click "OK".

The <xx> entry should look like this now: Video length; Script (avi;mkv;mp4)

Click "OK".

Now right click the "New" column again -> Select Custom Column...

Choose the newly created entry, click "OK".

Now you should see the correct video length for all file types that you entered for that custom column...

[Calade]

Thanks very luch. I'll try that tomorrow and I get you rid of the results.

Thans again.

Calade

[highend]

A slightly changed script for a prettier output (changed in the last post as well):

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 $mediaInfo = "D:\Users\Highend\Downloads\MediaInfo_CLI_0.7.70_Windows_i386\MediaInfo.exe";
 $length = regexreplace(runret("$mediaInfo --Inform=General;%Duration/String3% ""<cc_item>"""), "\.\d*\r?\n");
 return $length;

[Calade]

Thanks very mich for all thse stuff.
It works fine.

Thanls again
Calade

[yusef88]

A slightly changed script for a prettier output (changed in the last post as well):

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 $mediaInfo = "D:\Users\Highend\Downloads\MediaInfo_CLI_0.7.70_Windows_i386\MediaInfo.exe";
 $length = regexreplace(runret("$mediaInfo --Inform=General;%Duration/String3% ""<cc_item>"""), "\.\d*\r?\n");
 return $length;

Hi highend
it doesn't work for me

[highend]

Show me the exact script that you've used and a screenshot of the path and content of the MediaInfo folder...

[yusef88]

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 $mediaInfo = "%programfiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Tools\mediainfo.exe";
 $length = regexreplace(runret("$mediaInfo --Inform=General;%Duration/String3% ""<cc_item>"""), "\.\d*\r?\n");
 return $length;

the trigger is : Browse and still not working

[highend]

And the mediainfo.exe is REALLY the version from the CLI package?

[yusef88]

actually no it's a part of K-Lite Codec Pack; I thought it doesn't matter because they're same version v0.7.70..so I'll try yours.

[highend]

- Download MediaInfo (http://mediaarea.net/de/MediaInfo/Download/Windows)
- Choose the CLI version (32bit works also on x64 bit machines)
- Extract that .zip archive and remember the path for that folder

^^