Here's a little app that I wrote for a request in the general forum, but I thought I would add it here as it may be useful for other users. I hope that's ok.

The app takes the Timecode Info (Position, Duration and Remaining) from the item that is currently playing on the Output, and sends it back as text to vMix through the API. You can create a Title (XAML) Input and capture the data as text in the appropriate fields (Position, Duration, Remaining). Now you can use this Title Input as an overlay (probably over the Preview window) or just as an Input in your Multiview.

Launch the app and just enter the vMix IP and the Title Input's Name that you wish to send the data to.

- You can run the app from any computer connected to your vMix network. (Mac or PC) or on the vMix computer.
- If you like, you can also use the app on multiple computers as a TimeCode Reader only (perhaps for a production assistant or other Ops) **
** If the app is running on multiple computers as a simple Timecode Reader, make sure you enter the Title FileName on only one of the apps that are running. Otherwise it will send duplicate data to your Title file.
- adjust the delay compensation to match the vMix Timecode. The accuracy is within 1 second. (usually good enough for production..)

I've included a sample .xaml in the zip file. You can modify it to suit your needs.

updated: 27 Dec 2020
https://cli.re/vMix-Timecode-Reader-v10

cheers,
Richard

Hi Nick,

Thanks for using the app. The app was designed to pull the 'Time Data' from the same computer that is running vMix where the IP is essentially the same for 'data' and 'xaml'. If I understand correctly, you want to take the 'data' from a 2nd vMix computer and send it to the main vMix 'xaml' title.

Technically it should be possible to do what you want if I add a separate field for 'data' IP, where in your case it differs from the main vMix computer. I'll play around with it see what I can do.

cheers,
Richard

Hey Richard!

Thanks so much for this! I'm going to test this out and probably use it on a show we're doing next week.

Thanks,
Nick

I'm not quite sure what you mean by ''It does not show two in the sam window when I point to 2 different IP's in the same timecode reader.''

In order to read the timecode from the main vMix computer and a second vMix computer at the same time, you need to run 2 instances of the timecode reader. In the first instance, you would insert the main vMix IP and the first.xaml file you wish to send the timecode to. Don't put anything in the secondary vMix computer field. This will now read the timecode from videos playing on the main vMix computer Output and send it to the selected .xaml file

In the second instance, you would insert the main vMix IP again, the name of a second.xaml, and the IP of the second vMix computer that you wish to read the timecode from. This will read the timecode from videos playing on the second vMix computer Output and send it to the selected .xaml file on the main vMix computer.


Hope that helps,
Richard

Look at "main vMix computer IP" field as the computer you are sending the timecode 'to', then in your case it would be the Studio computer.

The "secondary computer IP" is where you are getting the timecode 'from', in you case it would be the 24/7 computer.

The filename is always the 'title/xaml' input name on the 'to' computer, in your case the studio computer.

In your case, you only need to run 1 instance of the app because you are only overlaying the timecode on the Studio computer.

It's sounds a little confusing since I added the <main computer> and <secondary computer> feature. Perhaps I'll change the nomenclature to "to" and "from"...

hope this makes sense :)
regards,
Richard

Thanks for this nice option. You've done great app. I have live studio production with 3 vMix. Director and editor were always unhappy about not seeing countdown of the current video which is played from assistants PC. Didn't connect it with xaml but use desktop capture to get it into main vMix and show to the custom MW. How does it work? Write to the xaml(gtzip) online. Is it matter where that xaml file is located? Should I write only name of file or .xaml as well?

Hi Can this be extended to take timecode from list inputs as well as videos? i often use the list input to run 3 or 4 adverts back to back and taking the overall remain time would be good

Richard,
I can't get it reading the anything. Do I need to put the .exe and/or external .dlls at some specific location?
Thanks.
/Richard :)

Thanks, nice! Got it working after moving two dll's

When I unpacked the ZIP I got this file/folder structure

MacOSX (I ignored that)
Windows
Timecode.gtzip

Hi Nick,

Update:
- fixed issue where timecode was not displaying properly when using In / Out marks.

https://cli.re/vMix-TimeCode-Reader-v5

regards,
Richard