[MPlayer-dev-eng] Re: [PATCH] add -endpos support in mplayer too::2nd try

[Paul TT]

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 21:29:48 +0100
Alban Bedel <albeu at free.fr> wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:05:47 +0100
> Paul TT <paultt at hackerjournal.it> wrote:
> 
...
> > i think it could be good in this way too, since if i want to play
> > exactly 15 sec i should calculate number of frames.
> 
> Adding up the duration of the frames that (should) have been displayed
is
> probably the only way to get a reliable absolute time value in
mplayer.
> The video timestamp can (and do on many dvd) jump around so it's not
really
> usable imho.

i was thinking about moving away the struct and use only total number of
frames and not end_at_type this and that. what do you think?


...
> imho this should be done rigth away. Attached is a patch that add
the new
> option type. I didn't tested it so it might have some little pbs.
> 
> 	Albeu