topic Re: File naming convention? in Apps / Account

File naming convention?

JohnC1 — Thu, 26 May 2022 23:02:11 GMT

What is the file naming convention for the downloaded MP4s for event video clips downloaded from the Google Home app on Android? For example, the event was captured 5/25/2022 about 1247 PDT and the downloaded clip, on the smartphone, is named "1646685403.mp4". I thought perhaps a Unix timestamp but that doesn't seem to "line up" with the event's timestamp.

Re: File naming convention?

reedfly — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 20:21:53 GMT

Ditto what John said. There are many of us who need to download a lot of files and have a actual "capture time" timestamp on them instead of having to write it all down. I was hoping the naming convention was UTC but it isn't. And I don't see any meta data that has it? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Re: File naming convention?

Jake — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:40:56 GMT

Hey all,

Sorry for the late reply. I wanted to follow up and see I could be of any help. Please let me know if you are still having any trouble from here, as I would be happy to take a closer look and assist you further.

Best regards,
Jake

Re: File naming convention?

JohnC1 — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:35:43 GMT

@Jake

Have you accepted this datetimestamp-as-file-name item as an enhancement request? When will it be available?

@reedfly

Re: File naming convention?

Jake — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:14:00 GMT

Hey JohnC1,

I have provided your feedback to our Team, as we are always looking to improve our products. I do not have a time frame on when an update will come out that would add this feature. We will be sure to update our users on our social channels, so please be on the lookout for the next update there.

Best regards,

Jake

Re: File naming convention?

Jake — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 18:11:30 GMT

Hey JohnC1,

I wanted to check in with you, and see if you had any questions from here. Please let me know, as I would be happy to review.

Best regards,

Jake

Re: File naming convention?

JohnC1 — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 02:35:59 GMT

@Jake

Thanks for checking - no other questions from me. I'm very interested in the new datetimestamp filename enhancement being delivered ASAP.

Re: File naming convention?

Brad — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 16:31:25 GMT

Hi there,

Just checking in on this thread and the activity on it. We'll leave this topic open for another 24 hours in case there are any follow up questions or comments.

Best regards,
Brad

Re: File naming convention?

reedfly — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 21:15:10 GMT

Thanks Brad. File name with UTC would be great, but so would the ability to simply add date/time to the video stream itself as an overlay.

Re: File naming convention?

JohnC1 — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 21:31:25 GMT

@Brad

Just to be explicit, my requirement is for datetimestamp as/in the filename (not reedfly's overlay - that's a different requirement).

Re: File naming convention?

Brad — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 17:05:15 GMT

Hey there,

I just wanted to jump in real fast and thank you for your feedback. Please feel free to submit your feedback to us. I've put instructions for feedback below.

Open the Google Home app

At the top right, tap your account.
Tap Feedback

tap the type of device you'd like to submit feedback for.
To display available emails, in the "From:" section, tap the arrow on the right. Select your email address.
In the feedback summary, write a brief description of your issue.
Be sure to check the box for Screenshot and System logs.
To submit feedback, at the top right corner, tap Send

If you need anything else, please let me know.

Best regards,

Brad