[FFmpeg-trac] #4834(ffmpeg:new): Potential enhancement for -drawtext timecode

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#4834: Potential enhancement for -drawtext timecode
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             Reporter:  Chuckles32   |                     Type:
               Status:  new          |  enhancement
            Component:  ffmpeg       |                 Priority:  minor
             Keywords:  filter       |                  Version:
  drawtext timecode                  |  unspecified
             Blocking:               |               Blocked By:
Analyzed by developer:  0            |  Reproduced by developer:  0
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 Not a bug, but a feature request/enhancement.

 Using the drawtext filter to overlay a timecode to a video, the only
 option is to display hh:mm:ss.ff.  For many applications, it's not
 necessary to display the hh or ff.  It would be nice to use the drawtext
 filter with timecode to display just mm:ss, or just ss.

 {{{
 -vf drawtext="fontsize=15:fontfile=/Library/Fonts/DroidSansMono.ttf:\
 timecode='00\:00\:00\:00':rate=25:text='TCR\:':fontsize=72:fontcolor='white':\
 boxcolor=0x000000AA:box=1:x=860-text_w/2:y=960"
 }}}

 Would be nice to be able to control which parts of the timecode are
 displayed.  The example below would only overlay the hh:mm text of the
 timecode.

 {{{
 -vf drawtext="fontsize=15:fontfile=/Library/Fonts/DroidSansMono.ttf:\
 timecode='xx\:00\:00\:xx':rate=25:text='TCR\:':fontsize=72:fontcolor='white':\
 boxcolor=0x000000AA:box=1:x=860-text_w/2:y=960"
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/4834>
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