[FFmpeg-user] minterpolate problem

[Paul B Mahol]

On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 3:49 AM Mark Filipak (ffmpeg) <markfilipak at bog.us>
wrote:

> Developers, kindly pay attention to this post...
>
> On 01/31/2021 10:24 AM, Phil Rhodes via ffmpeg-user wrote:
> >   On Sunday, 31 January 2021, 13:24:39 GMT, Rodney Baker <
> rodney.baker at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> >
> >> See man ffmpeg for detailed description of the options... > try typing
> "man ffmpeg" into a google search and see what comes up... >
> http://manpages.org/ffmpeg...> Look for the section titled "Generic
> Options". > There you'll find the detailed descriptions you're looking for.
>
> ISSUE #1:
> I did not get this reply from Rodney Baker. The list server apparently is
> not sending out all
> messages to all user-ffmpeg subscribers. I've noticed this before but
> didn't 'say' anything.
>
> > Oh, right, yes, obviously. That's what I call first-order retrievability!
> > To the broader question:
> > Experts posting on this list frequently become irritated when people ask
> basic questions. Well, actually, they tend to become almost comically
> abusive, but that's another issue.
> > If these people want to field less basic questions, they should improve
> the documentation.
> > If they don't want to improve the documentation, they should let someone
> else do it. People have repeatedly offered.
> > Rejecting all of those options and returning to the abuse is not
> reasonable.
> > P
>
> ISSUE #2:
> ffmpeg -h says: "See man ffmpeg for detailed description of the options."
> So I went into my Linux VM, submitted "man ffmpeg", and redirected it into
> a text file.
> 'man ffmpeg' is as uninformative as 'ffmpeg -h' -- this is typical of
> 'man' pages.
>
> I had no idea 'http://manpages.org/ffmpeg' existed until I read Phil's
> response to Rodney's reply.
>
> Why is ffmpeg documentation so scattered?
> Why is ffmpeg documentation so disorganized?
> Why is ffmpeg documentation so vague?
> Why is the English grammar in ffmpeg documentation so poor?
>
> Regarding the wiki:
> It is mostly just an empty shell.
> Based on my experience with Wikipedia, /wiki.*/gi=='amateurish',
> /wiki.*/gi=='ad hoc',
> /wiki.*/gi=='incomplete', /wiki.*/gi=='non authoritative',
> /wiki.*/gi=='untrustworthy',
> /wiki.*/gi=='disinformation'.
> Question: Why would any authoritative person contribute to a wiki? Answer:
> They don't bother.
>
> I've been running ffmpeg approximately 14 hours per day for over 1/2 year.
> I don't have a life
> outside ffmpeg. (I haven't watched popular TV since 1983 and have no
> social life.) I'm 74 years old
> and may not have much more time left (except I do take good care of
> myself).
>
>
People your age enjoy their life. You should too. Why you want to dealt
with digital video...



> I'm a university engineer. I know video. I know a little about ffmpeg. The
> stumbling block is ffmpeg
> documentation.
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