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Capture current Timecode to record to a TextBox

PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 11:58 pm
by esi_tj
Perhaps this is a feature built into WD 6 already, however for the moment I am working in WD 4.7 rev 2500..

Is there an elegant way to have a button that "captures" the current sequence Timecode and then send that value to a TextBox later?

At the moment I am using a custom button (for ex: Trigger 1) that triggers a variable's value (Site_1) and I have another button that records the result of "Site_1" to a TextBox. However I also want "Trigger 1" to somehow capture or take a snapshot of the current Timecode at the moment it is clicked on and then record that value to the TextBox.

I have attempted to use different VGetNode or VGetLabel commands and some WDNodeSetParamFromNode commands, but with no luck. I can send TimeCode to a label using the PB Seq TC Node, but that displays in realtime. I want to take a "snapshot" of the TC...

Thanks

Re: Capture current Timecode to record to a TextBox

PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:34 am
by jaykoller
I have used a simple node structure for this.

Use the clip remaining time, or cue remaining time input node depending on your need.

I don't use a filter and just go right to an output label node.

This gives me a good cue count out. You can also do it for sequence time code.

Re: Capture current Timecode to record to a TextBox

PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 3:06 pm
by Benni_M
Hey,

VGetSeqTime,VarName,SeqID
Take a snapshot of the current Timecode.

Best,
Benni

Re: Capture current Timecode to record to a TextBox

PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 4:38 am
by esi_tj
Thanks for the feedback guys, Benni_M - I tried the VGetSeqTime command before and couldn't get it to work. Not sure what I am missing to send the value to the TextBox because when I apply the code to a button, the command appears to remain blank on the TextBox?? The variable's that I am using are Integer, should they be another type perhaps??

JayKoller - Clip remaining time isn't something I can record in this instance unfortunately. At first I thought maybe I could, however the triggered event needs to match known timecode data that is evaluated later as apposed to in realtime...

~ TJ

Re: Capture current Timecode to record to a TextBox

PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 5:02 pm
by Benni_M
Hey,

The variable need to be a string!

Best,
Benni

Re: Capture current Timecode to record to a TextBox

PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:56 pm
by esi_tj
Benni_M wrote:Hey,

The variable need to be a string!

Best,
Benni



Thank you Benni, I will give that a try now that I am back in the office...

Cheers,
Tom