[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] Extra EDL command line argument

[Diego Biurrun]

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 01:04:01PM -0400, Vlad Seryakov wrote:
> 
> On Jun 28, 2010, at 4:41 AM, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 01:18:31PM -0400, Vlad Seryakov wrote:
> >> 
> >> --- DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1	(revision 31555)
> >> +++ DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1	(working copy)
> >> @@ -874,6 +874,18 @@
> >> .TP
> >> +.B \-edl-backward-delay <number>
> >> +When using EDL during playback and jumping backwards it is possible to
> >> +end up in the middle of an EDL record, in that case mplayer will jump out of 
> >> +it in the same directon, to the start position of this EDL record. 
> > 
> > Split that sentence in two.
> 
> Corrected

No.

> --- DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1	(revision 31555)
> +++ DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1	(working copy)
> @@ -874,6 +874,18 @@
>  .
>  .TP
> +.B \-edl-backward-delay <number>
> +When using EDL during playback and jumping backwards it is possible to
> +end up in the middle of an EDL record, in that case mplayer will jump out of 
> +it in the same direction, to the start position of this EDL record. 
> +Using this parameter you can set the number of seconds to add to
> +the backward seek so jumping out of the record will end up in a position a 
> +little before the beginning of the scene and will give you some time to press 
> +another button for going backward again or pausing.
> +Without this delay after the first jump out of an EDL scene, the playback would 
> +enter the same EDL record again and immediately jump to the end.

I now realize what makes this sound so awkward: You speak of "jumping
backwards" when what you probably mean is seeking.  I suggest you use
the term seeking instead.

Diego