[MEncoder-users] Encoding a specific frame range

[Pete Davis]

EDL isn't working quite right in the latest version. At least I haven't been
able to get it to work in pre7 yet. I know Oded did some fixes for it, but I
was unable to get his latest fixes to compile.

Pete

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mencoder-users-bounces at mplayerhq.hu [mailto:mencoder-users-
> bounces at mplayerhq.hu] On Behalf Of Guillaume POIRIER
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 12:33 PM
> To: MEncoder usage discussions
> Subject: Re: [MEncoder-users] Encoding a specific frame range
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On 6/28/05, Philippe Combes <Philippe.Combes at ens-lyon.fr> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I would like to encode a movie splitted into two DVDs into one big AVI.
> > I found a way, combining tccat (from transcode) to mencoder ability of
> encoding
> > from stdin (which transcode cannot do, as far as I know) This works
> great for
> > video as well as for audio.
> >
> > The problem comes when I want to select a frame range for encoding : -ss
> and
> > -endpos options only take times as arguments. And, although I use exact
> times
> > for my frames (according to the input frame rate of 25fps), I have never
> been
> > able to get the exact frame range I want.
> > And this is important for I need to finally concatenate these ranges,
> encoded
> > with slightly different options.
> >
> > transcode offers the ability to encode an exact frame range, but not to
> encode
> > two DVDs at the same time, and not to encode from stdin, as I said.
> >
> > Is there a way to force mencoder to accurately start encoding from one
> frame and
> > stop at another ?
> 
> Dig in the direction of EDL. I think what you need is "high precision
> seek" or something like that...
> 
> Guillaume
> 
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