Windows 10 - How to customize the search field.

Moizevitch · 06 Aug 2019

Hello people.

My first post, so I'm sorry if you make any gaffes, ok?

Well, I have a very large video collection.

I want to classify them by total video time, or length, as it is in Windows.

It turns out that the options that Windows offers is not satisfactory.

I ask, how do I select videos up to 10 minutes long?

There is a picture, if you look closely, you will see in the upper right corner, the search field, which I am saying.

Who can help me, I may thanks in advance.

Thank you.

Windows 10 - How to customize the search field.-sem-titulo.png

dalchina · 06 Aug 2019

Hi, don't believe it's possible with that search field (for which syntax is incompletely documented).

However you could do this:

Windows 10 - How to customize the search field.-1.jpg

and organise them by length.

There may be a 3rd party tool that can help..

Oddly, by comparison with the length parameter, duration allows
kind:video duration:00:10:00-00:40:00
as a random attempt. The problem is the duration column in file explorer is empty.

Mediainfo (free) offers an extension sheet and command line options:
Windows: Get duration of video file from command line? - Super User

Just found out about this tool on my own :). For the reference, here's the command line that outputs duration in millisesconds: MediaInfo.exe --Output=Video;%Duration% file.avi BTW Running MediaInfo.exe --info-parameters to see what it can output is a bit overwhelming :)

Moizevitch · 06 Aug 2019

Thank you very much for your attention and help Dalchina.

Yes, this method I already knew.

It works great if the amount is small.

I use this methodology in my torrents folder.

I'm not very comfortable, however, using this tactic when you have about three screens, for example.

But I appreciate your help anyway.

I also imagined that it wasn't possible.

But it doesn't hurt to ask, does it?

Thank you!

NOTE: Thanks for the extra software!! I liked it!!

dalchina · 06 Aug 2019

You're welcome. There are a few of that ilk.

Please try this syntax:

if you wanted videos in a certain range like from 60s to 120s you would do
kind:=video length:600000000..1200000000

and post back the result. Not tried it myself (no videos on this PC)

Ztruker · 06 Aug 2019

Open File Explorer. Open the top level of the folder. In the search filed enter kind:video length: and you'll get the same display you showed in your example.

I opened C: then entered the above and got this:

Windows 10 - How to customize the search field.-image.png

Pick from the drop down box the length your interested in.

Advanced Query Syntax

dalchina · 06 Aug 2019

@Ztruker - the OP is aware of that- see the first screenshot. What is sought is more precise resolution than offered there.

Hopefully my post #4

x509 · 07 Aug 2019

dalchina said:

Hi, don't believe it's possible with that search field (for which syntax is incompletely documented).

There may be a 3rd party tool that can help..

Ultrasearch, from JAM software. The free version is very functional, and VERY FAST.

dalchina · 07 Aug 2019

@x509 - ok, does it specifically solve the problem as stated in post #1?

AndreTen · 07 Aug 2019

type this in search box

kind:video length: <00:10:00

dalchina · 07 Aug 2019

Hi, can you demonstrate that actually works with a folder containing video files? I tried that, and the format doesn't fit, and it didn't work.

Note too that the 00:10:00 is not highlighted.

Whereas the numbers in the example I quoted above are.