[MPlayer-users] Re: Getting info from mplayer for semi-automatic encoding script

[Chris Phillips]

> > > I have also noticed that the -ss command makes the same mistake when it
> > > is used to seek to a start position in a DVD. ie. seeking to -ss 4550
> > > will put me near the end of the movie, but the playing time shown is
> > > about 6010s...
> > 
> > ...would be nice if -ss worked for dvds but in my experience, it
> > doesn't.  :(
> Has it been reported as a bug yet? Should I?  Guess I'll read the famous
> bug reporting doc before I do such a thing :)

I mentioned it a few times a while back and Arpi or someone similar said 
it wasn't possible to make it seek like that, not sure i believe that now 
from this thread

chris
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