Yarg Video Delay Tool

This AutoHotkey v1 script helps synchronize video playback with audio tracks for Yarg songs by capturing timestamps in MPC-HC, calculating the needed delay, updating your song.ini, and keeping detailed logs.

Features

• Capture video and audio timestamps from MPC-HC
• Calculate and apply the required delay for synchronization
• Update or insert video_start_time in your song.ini file
• Backup song.ini (optional)
• Log all changes to DelayLog.txt and DelayLog.csv
• Move/rename video files into the song folder
• Simple GUI with hotkeys for all actions

MPC-HC Setup

• Enable “Display File Name and Full Path in Title Bar”:
  • View → Options → Player → Title Bar → check “Display full path”
• Enable milliseconds in Go-To dialog:
  • View → Show Time → Milliseconds

Usage

1. Set Video Time: Play your video in MPC-HC, pause at the vocal start, and press Ctrl+F1. The script grabs the video file’s path and timestamp.
2. Grab Audio Time: Play your audio, pause at the vocal start, and press Ctrl+F2. The script grabs the audio file’s path and timestamp.
3. Apply Delay: Press Ctrl+F3 to compute the delay, update song.ini, and log the change.
4. Move Video File: Press Ctrl+F4 to move/rename the video into your song folder as video.<ext>.
5. Clear Fields: Press Ctrl+F5 to reset all fields.
6. Toggle Confirmations: Ctrl+F6 toggles confirmation pop-ups.
7. Toggle song.ini Backup: Ctrl+F7 toggles song.ini backup.
8. Open Folder: Click 📁 Open Folder to browse the song folder.

Hotkeys

• Ctrl+F1 → Set Video Time & Path
• Ctrl+F2 → Grab Audio Time & Path
• Ctrl+F3 → Apply Delay + Logs
• Ctrl+F4 → Move Video File
• Ctrl+F5 → Clear All Fields
• Ctrl+F6 → Toggle confirmation MsgBoxes
• Ctrl+F7 → Toggle song.ini backup

Requirements

• AutoHotkey v1
• MPC-HC with Go-To dialog enabled
• Each song folder contains (or will receive) a song.ini with [song] section

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For more details, see the comments at the top of the script file.