Zilarrezko's ~/.config/mpv/scripts/jump_to_time mpv script

jump_to_time.lua

local Time = ""
local TakingInput = false

function InitiateKeybindings()
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("0", "JumpTo_Key_0", AddToJumpTime0)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("1", "JumpTo_Key_1", AddToJumpTime1)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("2", "JumpTo_Key_2", AddToJumpTime2)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("3", "JumpTo_Key_3", AddToJumpTime3)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("4", "JumpTo_Key_4", AddToJumpTime4)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("5", "JumpTo_Key_5", AddToJumpTime5)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("6", "JumpTo_Key_6", AddToJumpTime6)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("7", "JumpTo_Key_7", AddToJumpTime7)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("8", "JumpTo_Key_8", AddToJumpTime8)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("9", "JumpTo_Key_9", AddToJumpTime9)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("KP0", "JumpTo_Key_num0", AddToJumpTime0)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("KP1", "JumpTo_Key_num1", AddToJumpTime1)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("KP2", "JumpTo_Key_num2", AddToJumpTime2)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("KP3", "JumpTo_Key_num3", AddToJumpTime3)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("KP4", "JumpTo_Key_num4", AddToJumpTime4)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("KP5", "JumpTo_Key_num5", AddToJumpTime5)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("KP6", "JumpTo_Key_num6", AddToJumpTime6)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("KP7", "JumpTo_Key_num7", AddToJumpTime7)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("KP8", "JumpTo_Key_num8", AddToJumpTime8)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("KP9", "JumpTo_Key_num9", AddToJumpTime9)
	mp.add_forced_key_binding("enter", "JumpTo", JumpTo)
end

function RemoveKeybindings()
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_0")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_1")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_2")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_3")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_4")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_5")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_6")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_7")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_8")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_9")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_num0")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_num1")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_num2")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_num3")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_num4")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_num5")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_num6")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_num7")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_num8")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo_Key_num9")
	mp.remove_key_binding("JumpTo")
end

function AddToJumpTime(Number)	
	-- 9  10 11 12  13  14  15  16
	-- 0  0  :  0   0   :   0   0
	
	-- Note: Yes, you can specify 99 minutes and 99 seconds
	Time = Time:sub(1, 8)  .. Time:sub(10, 10) .. Time:sub(10)
	Time = Time:sub(1, 9)  .. Time:sub(12, 12) .. Time:sub(11)
	Time = Time:sub(1, 11) .. Time:sub(13, 13) .. Time:sub(13)
	Time = Time:sub(1, 12) .. Time:sub(15, 15) .. Time:sub(14)
	Time = Time:sub(1, 14) .. Time:sub(16, 16) .. Time:sub(16)
	Time = Time:sub(1, 15) .. tostring(Number)

	mp.command("show-text \"" .. Time .. "\" 1800000")
end

function AddToJumpTime0() AddToJumpTime(0) end
function AddToJumpTime1() AddToJumpTime(1) end
function AddToJumpTime2() AddToJumpTime(2) end
function AddToJumpTime3() AddToJumpTime(3) end
function AddToJumpTime4() AddToJumpTime(4) end
function AddToJumpTime5() AddToJumpTime(5) end
function AddToJumpTime6() AddToJumpTime(6) end
function AddToJumpTime7() AddToJumpTime(7) end
function AddToJumpTime8() AddToJumpTime(8) end
function AddToJumpTime9() AddToJumpTime(9) end

function JumpTo()
	RemoveKeybindings()
	
	TakingInput = not TakingInput

	local Hours = tonumber(Time:sub(9, 10))
	local Minutes = tonumber(Time:sub(12, 13))
	local Seconds = tonumber(Time:sub(15, 16))
	
	local CombinedTime = Hours*3600 + Minutes*60 + Seconds
	
	local VideoDuration = mp.get_property("duration")
	
	if VideoDuration then
		if CombinedTime <= tonumber(VideoDuration) then
			mp.command("seek ".. CombinedTime .." absolute")
			mp.command("show-text \"" .. Time .. "\" 100")
		else
			mp.command("show-text \"Reqested Timestamp > Video Duration\" 1000")
		end
	else
		mp.command("show-text \"How did you get here? You shouldn't be here...\" 1000")
	end
end

function StartJumpPrompt()
	if not TakingInput then
		local VideoDuration = mp.get_property("duration")
		
		if VideoDuration then
			Time = "JumpTo: 00:00:00"
			
			InitiateKeybindings()
			
			mp.command("show-text \"" .. Time .. "\" 1800000")
		
			TakingInput = not TakingInput
		else
			mp.command("show-text \"Cannot jump in this video\" 1000")
		end
	else
		RemoveKeybindings()
		
		mp.command("show-text \"\" 1")
		
		TakingInput = not TakingInput
	end
end

mp.add_forced_key_binding(nil, "JumpToPrompt", StartJumpPrompt)

1. Bind this script to a key, e.g. "g":
   ~/.config/mpv/input.conf
   g script-binding JumpToPrompt
2. While watching a video, press g, type in the time to which you want to jump, and press Enter.