[MPlayer-users] WMV Problem: "-ss #" skips 10x the # secs specified

groups, freeman freeman_groups at reason.dyndns.org
Tue Jun 21 21:32:33 CEST 2011


I am trying to use the -ss parm to start playing a WMV file at an 
offset, however it's not working as expected.

Basically it skips ahead about 10 times more seconds than is specified 
with the -ss parm.

For example:
     C:\WINDOWS\software\mPlayer\mplayer.exe        -osdlevel 3 12h29.wmv
plays the file normally from the start. However:
     C:\WINDOWS\software\mPlayer\mplayer.exe -ss 60 -osdlevel 3 12h29.wmv
shows the file starts playing at the 10m6s point.

My setup:
     - XP SP3
     - mPlayer: "MPlayer Sherpya-SVN-r33574-4.2.5 (C) 2000-2011 MPlayer 
Team"

The WMV file is the output from a Logitech webcam, using the 
accompanying "QuickCam" software (version 11.5.0.1169).

BTW thanks for mPlayer - great proggie!
============================
Output from:
     C:\WINDOWS\software\mPlayer\mplayer.exe -ss 60 -osdlevel 3 12h29.wmv
> MPlayer Sherpya-SVN-r33574-4.2.5 (C) 2000-2011 MPlayer Team
> 163 audio & 368 video codecs
>
> Playing 12h29.wmv.
> ASF file format detected.
> [asfheader] Audio stream found, -aid 1
> [asfheader] Video stream found, -vid 2
> VIDEO:  [WMV2]  640x480  24bpp  1000.000 fps  307.7 kbps (37.6 kbyte/s)
> Load subtitles in ./
> <vo_directx><ERROR>Your card doesn't support overlay
> ==========================================================================
> Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
> Selected video codec: [ffwmv2] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg WMV2/WMV8)
> ==========================================================================
> ==========================================================================
> Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
> AUDIO: 32000 Hz, 1 ch, s16le, 20.0 kbit/3.91% (ratio: 2500->64000)
> Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm: ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (FFmpeg))
> ==========================================================================
> AO: [dsound] 32000Hz 1ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
> Starting playback...
> Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
> Opening video filter: [scale]
> Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
> [swscaler @ 013a25f4]using unscaled yuv420p -> bgra special converter
> VO: [directx] 640x480 => 640x480 BGRA
>
> Exiting... (Quit)

And output from:
     C:\WINDOWS\software\mPlayer\mplayer.exe 12h29.wmv -msglevel 
identify=6 -endpos 0 -vo null -ao null
> MPlayer Sherpya-SVN-r33574-4.2.5 (C) 2000-2011 MPlayer Team
> 163 audio & 368 video codecs
>
> Playing 12h29.wmv.
> ASF file format detected.
> ID_AUDIO_ID=1
> [asfheader] Audio stream found, -aid 1
> ID_VIDEO_ID=2
> [asfheader] Video stream found, -vid 2
> VIDEO:  [WMV2]  640x480  24bpp  1000.000 fps  307.7 kbps (37.6 kbyte/s)
> Load subtitles in ./
> ID_FILENAME=12h29.wmv
> ID_DEMUXER=asf
> ID_VIDEO_FORMAT=WMV2
> ID_VIDEO_BITRATE=307664
> ID_VIDEO_WIDTH=640
> ID_VIDEO_HEIGHT=480
> ID_VIDEO_FPS=1000.000
> ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=0.0000
> ID_AUDIO_FORMAT=353
> ID_AUDIO_BITRATE=0
> ID_AUDIO_RATE=0
> ID_AUDIO_NCH=0
> ID_START_TIME=3.00
> ID_LENGTH=44981.47
> ID_SEEKABLE=1
> ID_CHAPTERS=0
> ==========================================================================
> Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
> Selected video codec: [ffwmv2] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg WMV2/WMV8)
> ==========================================================================
> ID_VIDEO_CODEC=ffwmv2
> ==========================================================================
> Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
> AUDIO: 32000 Hz, 1 ch, s16le, 20.0 kbit/3.91% (ratio: 2500->64000)
> ID_AUDIO_BITRATE=20000
> ID_AUDIO_RATE=32000
> ID_AUDIO_NCH=1
> Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm: ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (FFmpeg))
> ==========================================================================
> AO: [null] 32000Hz 1ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
> ID_AUDIO_CODEC=ffwmav2
> Starting playback...
> Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
> VO: [null] 640x480 => 640x480 Planar YV12
>
>
> Exiting... (End of file)
> ID_EXIT=EOF


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