[MPlayer-users] Feature request: Drop-frame time code support

[Radbert Grimmig]

>> I'm increasingly getting high-compression video files that mplayer
>> does not play correctly. The video is much too fast, or in any case
>> the correct framerate is not detected. (The audio tracks of these
>> files usually play OK.)
>>
>> I was told on slashCAM this is because the player doesn't support
>> drop frame time code.

>
> That explanation doesn't make any sense to me.

You're quite right. Turns out after some IRC'ing it is a known Ubuntu 
14.04 bug:

http://tuxdiary.com/2014/03/06/mplayer-plays-mp4-video-too-fast/

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Regards,
Radbert