[MEncoder-users] mencoder -ss ?? doesnt seem to want to work

[Jerome Ajot]

I've got the same problems, but apparently, -ss doesn't work with steams 
like mpegs. try to use -sb instead of -ss.

Nige wrote:
> My command line is
> dvd://1 -dvd-device "E:\VIDEO_TS" -sws 2 -oac mp3lame -lameopts 
> cbr:br=128:vol=6 -vf scale=720:576  -lavcopts 
> vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=1024:keyint=250:aspect=16/9 -ffourcc DIVX -aid 
> 128 -ofps 25 -ss 5000 -endpos 10mb -ovc 
> lavc -noodml  -forcedsubsonly -noautosub -o "C:\TEST ss 5000.avi"
>
>
> the -endpos of 10mb works fine, as the file stops encoding at 10 mb.
>
> but whatever i try with -ss and 'ive tried
>
> -ss  15:05        - start at 15min 05 secs
> -ss  400
> -ss 5000
>
>
> it always starts at the beginning of the input.
>
>
> any ideas/comments appeciated
>