[MEncoder-users] mplayer / mencoder: precision of -ss

[Matthias Wieser]

RC wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 12:15:02 +0200
>
> Matthias Wieser <mwieser at gmx.de> wrote:
> > That should be the internal mencoder behaviour and nothing the user
> > should  have to worry about.
>
> Simply not possible with -ovc copy, and a lot of overhead that would be
> completely unnecessary for 99% of users (myself included) who are happy
> just going to the nearest keyframe.

Where do you know from that 99% of all users are happy with slightly wrong 
seeks? If someone specifies "321 seconds" he probablay expects 321 
seconds and not some position between 321 and 331 seconds.

> Maybe it should be handled for the -sf (seek to frame)
> command-line option that has yet to be created by anyone, but certainly
> not for -ss

IMHO -ss should seek to the specified position while -ssk should seek to 
the nearest keyframe after position x.

Regards,
  Matthias