[JIM] Overlays - Metadata Values v.6.2
- Christian Schabasser
Metadata Overlays can access internal metadata values:
Just_In_Aspect_Ratio
Just_In_Audio_Channels
Just_In_Capture_Codec
Just_In_Capture_Duration
Just_In_Capture_Height
Just_In_Capture_Inpoint
Just_In_Capture_Outpoint
Just_In_Capture_Resolution
Just_In_Capture_Width
Just_In_Channel_Name
Just_In_Container
Just_In_Framerate
Just_In_Timecode_Source
and custom values from custom-created metadata presets. Samples can be found below.
Internal Metadata Values
Code Example
Below example code for creating an overlay with the currently set Channel Name.
{
"components": [
{
"insets": {
"bottom": 0,
"top": 0,
"left": 0,
"right": 0
},
"w": 260,
"h": 50,
"font": {
"name": ".SFNS-Regular",
"size": 40
},
"x": 50,
"outline-width": -1,
"y": 50,
"draws-background": true,
"hidden-when-empty": false,
"background-colour": {
"r": 0,
"b": 0,
"g": 0,
"a": 0.5
},
"metadata-value": {
"prefix": "",
"accepts-number": true,
"key": "Just_In_Channel_Name",
"type": "datavalue",
"accepts-string": true,
"retain-previous-on-empty": true,
"minimum-integer-digits": 0,
"maximum-integer-digits": 42,
"minimum-fraction-digits": 0,
"maximum-fraction-digits": 1
},
"type": "text",
"corner-radius": 0,
"alpha": 1,
"layer": 1,
"hidden": false,
"outline-colour": {
"r": 0,
"b": 0,
"g": 0,
"a": 1
},
"text-colour": {
"r": 1,
"b": 1,
"g": 1,
"a": 1
},
"alignment": 1
}
],
"async-data-updates": false
}Result
Download
The example JSON code can be downloaded here.
Custom Metadata Values
With custom metadata values, overlays can access metadata fields from within custom-created Metadata Presets. In the example below, the overlay field accesses the “Quality” value of the chosen Metadata Preset.
Code Example
{
"components": [
{
"insets": {
"bottom": 0,
"top": 0,
"left": 0,
"right": 0
},
"w": 175,
"h": 50,
"font": {
"name": ".SFNS-Regular",
"size": 40
},
"x": 50,
"outline-width": -1,
"y": 50,
"draws-background": true,
"hidden-when-empty": false,
"background-colour": {
"r": 0,
"b": 0,
"g": 0,
"a": 0.5
},
"metadata-value": {
"prefix": "",
"accepts-number": true,
"key": "quality",
"type": "datavalue",
"accepts-string": true,
"retain-previous-on-empty": true,
"minimum-integer-digits": 0,
"maximum-integer-digits": 42,
"minimum-fraction-digits": 0,
"maximum-fraction-digits": 1
},
"type": "text",
"corner-radius": 0,
"alpha": 1,
"layer": 1,
"hidden": false,
"outline-colour": {
"r": 0,
"b": 0,
"g": 0,
"a": 1
},
"text-colour": {
"r": 1,
"b": 1,
"g": 1,
"a": 1
},
"alignment": 1
}
],
"async-data-updates": false
}Result
Download
The example JSON code can be downloaded here.
