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To make use of additive skipping (additive seeking) then you need at least two skip steps configured in either the positive or negative direction. | To make use of additive skipping (additive seeking) then you need at least two skip steps configured in either the positive or negative direction. | ||
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{{greenv|'''IMPORTANT:'''|If you press either the left or right key more times than there are configured steps for that direction, the last configured skip size value will be summed up for each subsequent key press e.g. you have 3 skip values in the positive direction with 60 sec being the last value therefore a 4th right key press will take 60 sec (value for 3 key presses) and add a further 60 sec thus the skip size will be 120 sec forwards}} | {{greenv|'''IMPORTANT:'''|If you press either the left or right key more times than there are configured steps for that direction, the last configured skip size value will be summed up for each subsequent key press e.g. you have 3 skip values in the positive direction with 60 sec being the last value, therefore a 4th right key press will take 60 sec (value for 3 key presses) and add a further 60 sec thus the skip size will be 120 sec forwards, and a 5th right key press will be 180 sec.}} | ||
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Revision as of 11:06, 28 February 2015
What are Skip Steps?
Skip steps as implemented in Kodi is a method of additive skipping (also known as additive seeking) that applies to both videos and music, it allows you to skip backwards and forwards with the left and right cursor keys (this is the default keyboard and remote mapping), and by pressing these keys multiple times you can skip with increasingly larger steps.
The following Action ID's are now forwarded to the Skip Step function:
- StepForward
- StepBack
- SmallStepBack
Configuration
The settings can be found in the Videos -> Playback section and Music -> Playback
File:Skip steps.jpg
Skip steps - This allows you to set the number of skip steps and the value for each step, the default values available here are -30 min, -15 min, -10 min, -5 min, -60 sec, -30 sec, -15 sec, -7 sec, 7 sec, 15 sec, 30 sec, 60 sec, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 30 min.
Skip delay: This is the amount of time Kodi waits for you to press the left or right key again (if using the default keyboard and remote mapping) , before actually performing the forward or backwards skip, can be set to None and from there in 250ms steps until 3000ms.
Custom Skip Steps
The available skip step values can be customise via the advancedsettings.xml file with the <seeksteps> entry.
Example
<seeksteps>10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60</seeksteps>
This will result in the Skip step list in the GUI of -60 sec, -50 sec, -40 sec, -30 sec, -20 sec, -10 sec, 10 sec, 20 sec, 30 sec, 40 sec, 50 sec, 60 sec
Additive Skipping
To make use of additive skipping (additive seeking) then you need at least two skip steps configured in either the positive or negative direction.
Example
Skip Steps: -30 sec, -15sec, -7 sec, 15 sec, 30 sec, 60 sec
Skip Delay: 750ms
This table shows what happens with multiple presses of either the left key or the right key:
Key Presses | Left Left Left Left | Left Left Left | Left Left | Left | Right | Right Right | Right Right Right | Right Right Right Right |
Time to be skipped | 60 seconds backwards | 30 seconds backwards | 15 seconds backwards | 7 seconds backwards | 15 seconds forwards | 30 seconds forwards | 60 seconds forwards | 120 seconds forwards |
It is worth experimenting with Skip Delay to find the optimal setting for your hardware and the type of response you wish, for 250ms allows use of the additive function while retaining an almost instant response however this needs very quick presses for multiple presses to be registered.
Instant Skipping
With no more than a single negative or positive step configured, together with Skip Delay set to none, then Kodi will instantly skip without a delay.
Example
Skip Steps: -7 sec, 30 sec
Skip Delay: None
Key Presses | Left | Right |
Time to be skipped | 7 seconds backwards | 30 seconds forwards |