ardour { ["type"] = "EditorAction", name = "Export markers as mp4chaps", author = "Johannes Mueller", description = [[ Exports MP4chaps of all markers except xruns. The markers are stored in the export directory of the session in mp4 chapter marks format. The filename is mp4chaps.txt Note that there's always a chapter mark "Intro" at 00:00:00.000 as some players can't live without it. If there are no exportable markers, the file is not created. This is a bit more convenient than the export option, as one does not have to wait for the export. ]], license = "GPLv2" } function factory (unused_params) return function () fr = Session:frame_rate() chaps = {} for l in Session:locations():list():iter() do name = l:name() if not l:is_mark() or string.find(name, "^xrun%d*$") then goto next end t = l:start() h = math.floor(t / (3600*fr)) r = t - (h*3600*fr) m = math.floor(r / (60*fr)) r = r - m*60*fr s = math.floor(r / fr) r = r - s*fr ms = math.floor(r*1000/fr) table.insert(chaps, string.format("%02d:%02d:%02d.%03d %s\n", h, m, s, ms, name)) ::next:: end if next(chaps) == nil then goto out end table.insert(chaps, "00:00:00.000 Intro\n") table.sort(chaps) file = io.open(string.format("%s/export/mp4chaps.txt", Session:path()), "w") for i, line in ipairs(chaps) do file:write(line) end file:close() ::out:: end end