[MEncoder-users] Getting status messages without the "skipping frame" messages?

[The Wanderer]

Joe Emenaker wrote:

> I like the time-remaining/file-size forecasts of mencoder, but I
> don't like the fact that the "Skipping Frame" messages make them
> scroll. Problem is, "-msglevel all=4" removes the status messages,
> but the "Skipping Frame" messages don't disappear until I get down to
> "-msglevel all=1" or so.
> 
> Is there any way to get rid of just the "Skipping Frame" messages?

-msglevel mencoder=1

This is the exact reason why there is a '-msglevel' option in the first
place, rather than just the global -v counter: to allow you to specify
which categories of messages should be made noisier or quieter.

This *is* in the man page...

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