[MEncoder-users] Re: EDL cuts not working with TS files.

[stattik]

On Wed, 27 Dec 2006, Trent Piepho wrote:

> mencoder uses the timestamps in the file.  With TS captures from TV, the
> time stamps don't start at zero (obviously the tv station doesn't start
> broadcasting the second you happen to start your capture and go off the
air
> the second you stop).

> If you play the file with mplayer, and generate the EDL file with
mplayer's
> -edl-out feature, you will probably find that your file really starts at
> second 30,000 or something like that.

> BTW, you will get more precise skipping if you also use -hr-edl-seek with
> mencoder.

Thanks for the info Trent.  That makes sense.