[MPlayer-users] I can not run -endpos parameter with Wmv files correctly.

[Reimar Döffinger]

On Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 05:43:47PM +0200, actr.d wrote:
> I tried sample videos at this microsoft site becuse of
> maybe  our videos have problems.
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/musicandvideo/hdvideo/contentshowcase.aspx
> 
> Although I set 10 sec (-endpos 00:00:10) , mostly they play one or two sec.
> avi and mpeg files seem nearly play correct time.

Most of those files have rather static content at the start which means that there's
sometimes only a frame every second. You can verify that by looking at MPlayer's
status line, the value behind V: should be jumping around.
MPlayer will stop playing with the last frame before the -endpos, so if you see the
status bar jumping e.g. from 2 seconds to 11 seconds, MPlayer will stop after 2
seconds with -endpos 10.
If your issue does not match this description it might be an actual bug though,
and details would be welcome.