[MPlayer-users] using dump stream to dump part of a movie

[Arpi]

Hi,

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> HI, 
> I was just wondering if there was anyway to use the -dumpstream (or
> -streamdump I always forget which it is :-)) to dump only part of a movie
> to a file (via the -ss option ) every time I try it it seems to ignore the -ss.
> thanks
> dan

-dumpstream operates on the stream layer - while -ss requires the demuxer
layer. to be able to do what you want, it should demux the content, and then
re-mux the selected part to a new file, with new headers etc...

mencoder streamcopy can do that, but only to AVI output format


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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