SOLVED: Simple Podcast Player with 30 second skip feature.

[wetsmellydog]

I know there are a few small simple audio players for windows but what I find lacking is the ability to skip 30 seconds ahead or back. It would be great if the skip time could be defined i.e. 5, 10, 20 seconds ect.

I listen to a lot of audio podcasts on my Android phone. My player of choice allows skipping in defined increments. I record and download podcasts onto my desktop computer and would like to be able to skip past the boring parts and continue to the parts that interest me. A slider control is not very accurate.

Some windows players have this feature but you have to push a combo of keys to get a simple skip. I would like to push a button on the player or simply define a single key for the action. The keyboard is not very important as having the feature part of the onscreen player.

Thanks!

[skwire]

I can do this one.

[wetsmellydog]

I can do this one.

-skwire (July 14, 2014, 11:10 PM)

I am not sure if this would be a simple addition to the Trout player.

[skwire]

I am not sure if this would be a simple addition to the Trout player.

-wetsmellydog (July 16, 2014, 09:43 PM)

Nah, this will be a standalone file player (based on my Looper app)

[skwire]

I am not sure if this would be a simple addition to the Trout player.

-wetsmellydog (July 16, 2014, 09:43 PM)

Well, now you have me thinking.  Currrently, in Trout, you can set a custom seek jump interval and then use the corresponding skip forward and skip backward buttons.  Is that good enough?

[wetsmellydog]

Well, now you have me thinking.  Currrently, in Trout, you can set a custom seek jump interval and then use the corresponding skip forward and skip backward buttons.  Is that good enough?

-skwire (July 16, 2014, 10:32 PM)

I just downloaded the current version and found the programmable skip feature. Works like a charm!

One other feature that I did not think about but just thought of as I was trying out Trout again, is a bookmark feature to resume where the podcast left off. One of the podcasts is three hours long (hence the fast forward need!) if I hit stop instead of pause, I would need to find the spot that I stopped at.
This of course is more of a question of possibility than a request. I get to fall in love with Trout all over again!

Thanks!

[skwire]

I just downloaded the current version and found the programmable skip feature. Works like a charm!

-wetsmellydog (July 16, 2014, 11:33 PM)

Ah, great.  =]

One other feature that I did not think about but just thought of as I was trying out Trout again, is a bookmark feature to resume where the podcast left off.

-wetsmellydog (July 16, 2014, 11:33 PM)

Trout has a Resume playback on startup option which remembers the last position.  Maybe that is enough for your needs?

[wetsmellydog]

Trout has a Resume playback on startup option which remembers the last position.  Maybe that is enough for your needs?

-skwire (July 17, 2014, 12:16 AM)

If I click the stop button, it does not remember where I was. The progress bar clears back to zero. If I hit the pause button and close, it does not remember where I was. Now I am getting an error when closing "Error saving list contents". (Windows 7). I received the error both with and without the resume box being checked.

[skwire]

If I click the stop button, it does not remember where I was. The progress bar clears back to zero. If I hit the pause button and close, it does not remember where I was. Now I am getting an error when closing "Error saving list contents". (Windows 7). I received the error both with and without the resume box being checked.

-wetsmellydog (July 17, 2014, 12:41 AM)

Either run Trout with administrator rights or run it from a folder that is not UAC protected.  Once you do that, try the resume playback feature again.

[wetsmellydog]

Either run Trout with administrator rights or run it from a folder that is not UAC protected.  Once you do that, try the resume playback feature again.

-skwire (July 17, 2014, 12:46 AM)

Yep that did the trick. Ran as Admin and did not receive any error messages. Paused playback, closed, opened and voila, back to the spot I paused at.

I guess I need to explore some of the features to programs that I already use. Trout was always my go to program for just listening to music stored on my computer. Since the advent of smart phones, I use that feature much less.

Thanks for all your help as always.

[skwire]

Yep that did the trick. Ran as Admin and did not receive any error messages. Paused playback, closed, opened and voila, back to the spot I paused at.

-wetsmellydog (July 17, 2014, 08:03 AM)

Great to hear and I'm glad I was able to anticipate your future Trout needs.  Hahahaha.   

Thanks for all your help as always.

-wetsmellydog (July 17, 2014, 08:03 AM)

You are very welcome.  I'll mark this thread as solved.