Timestamp formats

The timeline data of emoTouch contains millisecond information. There are several ways to export this millisecond information to other programs and no program is able to import this information in every format. emoTouch supports the export of timeline information in three formats: UNIX timestamp, DATE_TIME and ISO 8601.

Timestamp formats

UNIX timestamp

This is simply a very large number representing the number of milliseconds after 1970-1-1 00:00:00. Since it is an ordinary number, the UNIX timestamp is easy to import into other programs, but it is difficult for humans to read. Therefore, you will usually want to convert it to a more readable date format.

DATE_TIME

This is a formatted date and time that looks something like "2022-03-12 08:24:30.324". This format is readable, but more complicated to import, since the importing operating system and the program must use exactly the same format (e.g. for the decimal point) to read the time information correctly.

ISO 8601

This is a readable format similar to DATE_TIME, supported by a few programs.