███ Letting YouTube / SoundCloud / DailyMotion start from a specific point ███

Letting your YouTube video start from a specific point is simple:
just add '&t=XhYmZs' to the end of the link.
X stands for hours, Y stands for minutes, Z stands for seconds.
If the number of hours, minutes or seconds is 0, you can skip that one.
Examples:
- youtube.com/watch?v=GpWSOMbZvnw&t=18m16s = video starts at 18 minutes and 16 seconds
- youtube.com/watch?v=GpWSOMbZvnw&t=18m = video starts at 18 minutes
- youtube.com/watch?v=GpWSOMbZvnw&t=16s = video starts at 16 seconds
- youtube.com/watch?v=GpWSOMbZvnw&t=1h30s = video starts at 1 hour and 30 seconds
- youtube.com/watch?v=GpWSOMbZvnw&t=1h18m = video starts at 1 hour and 18 minutes
- youtube.com/watch?v=GpWSOMbZvnw&t=1h18m16s = video starts at 1 hour, 18 minutes and 16 seconds
Screenshot here
(note: with youtu.be/xxx links, the & must be replaced with ?, otherwise it will not work: youtu.be/xxx?t=...)

With SoundCloud it works about the same:
just add '#t=X:Y:Z' to the end of the link (note: you can't link to a collection, be specific about the track!).
X stands for hours, Y stands for minutes, Z stands for seconds.
So it's just like simple timecode: hh:mm:ss.
Example: https://soundcloud.com/rinsefm/fourtet070515#t=15:00
Adding only '#t=15' will let the soundfile start at the fifteenth second.
Note that this will NOT work with the SoundCloud app (https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/...),
you must use a browser web address (https://soundcloud.com/...)

For DailyMotion videos: add '?start=' and the number of seconds at the end of the link.

For Vimeo videos: add '#t=' and the number of hours/minutes/seconds to the end of the link.
Example: https://vimeo.com/140265561#t=1m17s (alike YouTube)

For Facebook videos: add '?t=' and the number of seconds to the end of the link.

For Twitch videos: add '?t=' and the number of hours/minutes/seconds to the end of the link.
Example: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/556399691?t=25m50s

Add this to your YouTube, SoundCloud or DailyMotion link to make it as easy as possible
for those who are willing to help you please!

Good luck with your ID's!

As an alternative you can also 'right mouse click' on the playback bar and select
"Copy video URL at current time".

Is there any way of performing the above process on the dreaded mixcloud at all?

I was wondering this myself, so i've ed them in the beginning of June (2015) and I got this answer (quoted):
"I just spoke with our developers about this and we cannot make this available for licensing reasons."

So (for now?) this is not possible, unfortunately...
Thanks for asking though, 8892sales!

Thanks Kotvis for inquiring :-) A right headache that won't implement this as a feature though. Licensing reasons my foot. Why is it possible with soundcloud then.

8892sales
Licensing reasons my foot. Why is it possible with soundcloud then.

My thoughts exactly.

Perhaps someone who knows coding can figure it out (if it's even possible).
MixCloud uses percentage of the track.
This is the code on the website:
<div
class="player-scrubber-listened"
m-style-width="sliderAudioPosition|percentageComplete:player.latestSeekablePosition"
style="width: 0.273647%;" > width goes from 0% (beginning of track) to 100% (end of track)
<div class="player-handle" m-slider-button=""</div>
</div>

also possible for hearthis.at?

Thanks

Enter
also possible for hearthis.at?

I've informed and their answer was:
It's one of the next point we are integrating.
Best regards,

Benedikt
hearthis.at

I've asked him to inform me when this option is available and how it works. Awaiting the reply...

Hello,
it's also possible for DailyMotion videos by adding "?start=" and the number of seconds at the end of an URL
example for this ID request http://www.discogs.sie.com/group/thread/690407

kotvis
Enteralso possible for hearthis.at?
I've informed and their answer was:
It's one of the next point we are integrating.
Best regards,

Benedikt
hearthis.at

I've asked him to inform me when this option is available and how it works. Awaiting the reply...

Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!

dead_parrot
it's also possible for DailyMotion videos by adding "?start=" and the number of seconds at the end of an URL

Thanks for the contribution!

8892sales
Licensing reasons my foot.

If it had been me to ask them about it, they'd have had to put up some better reasons! This all sounds so barely logical. I mean, what we want is just a means to JUMP to a specific position, right? In how far can this bring up any licensing issues? In all honesty, I have no idea.#

kotvis
Perhaps someone who knows coding can figure it out (if it's even possible).

kotvis, that would not make too much sense. Yes I CAN code, if all I could do is implement this functionality using a Firefox add-on, HOWEVER: instead of using my add-on, you might as well utilize the slider provided to skip to your desired position. ;-) Hence, you won't be gaining much after all...

pianoman74
you won't be gaining much

Well, it starts to get annoying if you have to do that every time.
It's just so handy if the track starts exactly at the position were it should start without the hassle of moving a slider of whatever. And don't forget the buffering. Some sites seem to be slower than others.
Thanks for your thoughts though.

kotvis
Well, it starts to get annoying if you have to do that every time.
It's just so handy if the track starts exactly at the position were it should start without the hassle of moving a slider of whatever. And don't forget the buffering. Some sites seem to be slower than others.

I see. But we have to distinguish client-side and server-side stuff. What you can see with YouTube, *IS* server-side: a parameter is added to the URL which controls the positional marker via the web server itself. For things like these, you need PHP, JSP, ASP, CGI (via server-side Perl) or anything like that. JavaScript wouldn't work here.
Whereas a FF add-on would stand for client-side operation/modification (same thing with a greasemonkey script), and I'm afraid that the modifications requested by you (et al) will only be possible server-side whatsoever. I might be wrong, though.

Thanks for this kotvis !

The soundcloud posts are edited when I post them using a sound editor to edit the tracks

magicsounds1
The soundcloud posts are edited when I post them using a sound editor to edit the tracks

Why would you do that if you can start the clip from a specific point? Unnecessary.

This thread isn't meant for asking people for your individual IDes. Read carefully what Kotvis posted in the original post. Start your own threads for identifying your unknowns.

This note is for those who post external audio links to SOLVED IDEs not those who simply post the artist / release / track name.

Apologies for bumping this thread. Just thought I'd weigh in regarding requirements. I also think that WHEN a track is solved and the person is providing a YOUTUBE LINK or any other external source. It should be compulsory that a LINK TO THE CORRESPONDING DISCOGS RELEASE PAGE is provided with it. External links are sometimes lost, s are taken down etc. They aren't always permanent whereas discogs release pages are.

Unless the release hasn't been submitted into the database yet and is only available externally, then by all means only post the youtube, Soundcloud, external artist site etc links that are available. What's the point of being part of a database if we're not going to use it?

I sometimes feel the only reason some people post only links to YT channels is to get exposure for their's or their friend's YT channels or are just plain lazy. If you're posting YT links, post release page links as well with them please. TA :)

8892sales
This note is for those who post external audio links to solved IDEs not those who simply post the artist / release / track name.

Apologies for bumping this thread. Just thought I'd weigh in regarding requirements. I also think that WHEN a track is solved and the person is providing a YOUTUBE LINK or any other external source. It should be compulsory that a LINK TO THE CORRESPONDING DISCOGS RELEASE PAGE be provided with it. External links are sometimes lost, s are taken down etc. They aren't always permanent whereas discogs release pages are.

Unless the release hasn't been submitted into the database yet and is only available externally, then by all means only post the youtube, Soundcloud, external artist site etc links that are available. What's the point of being part of a database if we're not going to use it?

I sometimes feel the only reason some people post only links to YT channels is to get exposure for their's or their friend's YT channels or are just plain lazy. If you're posting YT links, post release page links aswell with them please. TA :)

My thoughts exactly: whether the corresponding D.'s release page (master, if unavailable), or artist / track / version written in full.

YT (Dailymotion, Soundcloud, etc.) links are not forever.

I update accordingly whenever I can.

To be honest with you, I'm easy. As long as there's a discogs url with the YT link. A discogs release url on its own is sufficient. YT links on their own are not sufficient in my opinion. That way a can still click on the link and be taken directly to the release page. Often enough, other unknowns are discovered on the same release page or artist.

In other words, a discogs link/url should always take precedence before any external link.

Does anyone know what's happening with picosong? It says it's closing down or closed. Can't access it anyway. The same with zippyshare. Also received a message from mixcloud yesterday saying that they'll be limiting s.

Any other easy alternative sites anyone can recommend?

8892sales
Does anyone know what's happening with picosong?

It's closing down. Same with instaud.io, by the way.

Just posted a new guideline on the Rules Main Page regarding solved IDES and how they should be linked. Paragraph 14. Near the bottom of the page: https://www.discogs.sie.com/group/thread/458577?page=1#4461183

Any constructive suggestions are welcome. Also please post if you think it can be written better or clearer. I'm not the best at explaining things unfortunately.