[MPlayer-dev-eng] mplayer query

[neha sharma]

I'm using mpeg codec and making .avi file...
please tell what commands should i use to get the time duration of the
avi file being played, and how much file is left (i.e time it will
take)..
reply asap...

On 3/28/08, Nico Sabbi <Nicola.Sabbi at poste.it> wrote:
> On Friday 28 March 2008 13:07:08 neha sharma wrote:
> > hiii
> > I've tried the 'O' option you had told, but its not working this
> > way. it gives an error ---- No bind for key 'O'
>
> sorry, lowercase 'o'
>
> >
> > kindly elaborate on the mux and streams thing you have mentioned.
> > Thanks again
>
> - certain mux types such as avi, mov and others indicate the duration
> of the playback => no problem for mplayer
> - others such as mpeg* don't, thus mplayer can only guess
> a value for the duration
> - in other cases mpeg* are embedded in stream types such as
> [s]vcd, dvd that indicate a duration => mplayer will use those values.
> - network streams may or may not indicate a duration
> - digital tv doesn't indicate a duration, for obvious reasons
>
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