[MEncoder-users] windows mencoder -edl issue

[Nico Sabbi]

pfile at pacbell.net wrote:

> Gary C. New wrote:
>
>> is actually my hardware capture card (Maui-III).  For
>> some reason it outputs mpeg2 files with non-standard
>> timing (i.e., thus the resulting -edlout below).
>
>
> just for the record, i dont think this is 'non standard timing' -  
> you're seeing the PTS values that the encoder at the TV station is  
> generating. in my experience they don't reset these PTSs at the  
> beginning of a program, they just free run.
>
> sounds like you've found an mencoder-based solution, but projectX can  
> also reset the PTS, at least if you demultiplex the file. probably it  
> can do it even when outputting a TS again as well.
>
> rob
>
mencoder always writes monotone timestamps (the best ones)