[MPlayer-dev-eng] vbr mp3 runtime

[Ingo Brückl]

I wrote on Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:52:15 +0200:

> (Topic moved from MPlayer-users)

> Reimar Döffinger wrote on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:21:46 +0200:

>> On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 08:23:44PM +0200, Ingo Brückl wrote:
>>> MPlayer isn't good at determining vbr(?) mp3 runtimes. While ffprobe shows
>>> the correct time, MPlayer gives far too long runtime information.
>>>
>>> What might be the problem?

>> MPlayer does not parse VBR headers containing the bitrate information.

> Would a patch like this have a chance? (mp3_vbr_frames() is currently only
> a feasibility study, reading the VBR header at a fixed position.) Before I
> waste possibly more time by completing mp3_vbr_frames() and looking for
> VBRI as well, I'd like to see what you say about this approach.

Ping.

Ingo