mpy files duration

Mikefiels

Hello,

I am designing an experiment where participants will view a sequence of 4 items, comprising 1 randomly selected video file and 3 static images. The video file will be displayed at a random position in the sequence with a random duration. I'm currently working on a script to implement this experiment and need advice on handling the randomly chosen durations for the video objects.

if var.position == 1:

import random

videos = ["clip1.mp4", "clip2.mp4", "clip3.mp4", "clip4.mp4"]

video= random.choice(videos)

durations = [300,350,400,450,500]

video_duration = random.choice(durations)

I have the above code implemented as an inline script. Additionally, there's another script for randomly choosing images without any position condition. Then, I proceed with a sketchpad and an mpy object.

Questions,

1. Is using a duration variable in the script of the mpy object the appropriate approach for handling randomly picked durations for video objects?
2. Are there any optimizations or improvements I can make to this script for better performance or functionality?"

Thanks

sebastiaan

Hi @Mikefiels ,

Is using a duration variable in the script of the mpy object the appropriate approach for handling randomly picked durations for video objects?

Do I understand correctly that you're specifying the duration by entering {video_duration} into the duration field of the media_player_mpy ? If so, then yes, that's indeed the way to go.

Are there any optimizations or improvements I can make to this script for better performance or functionality?

I don't know the details of the experiment, of course. But in general the script looks fine!

— Sebastiaan