[FFmpeg-user] Understanding the ffmpeg output for start

[Bouke (VideoToolShed)]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Eugen Hoyos" <cehoyos at ag.or.at>
To: <ffmpeg-user at ffmpeg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-user] Understanding the ffmpeg output for start


> Ramit Bhalla <ramitbhalla <at> gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Does anyone know what Start represents in the ffmpeg output?
>> 
>> Duration: 01:55:44.37, start: 573.203731, bitrate: 17727 kb/s
> 
> It is the timestamp of the first frame.

At the risk of sounding more stupid than i am:
What exactly is a timestamp in this context? How to interpret it?

Bouke

> Carl Eugen
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