Requests For Features

[Budgie]

On 22/07/15 18:02, Kevin Lynch wrote:
> Alastair
> If ffmpeg/avconv seems too intimidating to you. Remember you can use a
> "helper" app winff http://winff.org/html_new/downloads.html it has a
> nice UI that lets you easily access configuration information.
>
> If you repost with a subject "re-encoding old mp3's with a broken
> timestamps" some of the experts in the group will probably give some
> hints on the minimum work your computer needs you need to "fix" the files.
> IE if you expand the files out to "uncompressed wav" and then re-encode
> to MP3, it will use a lot of CPU resources and you might lose the metadata.
>
> regards
>
> Kevin
>
> On 22 July 2015 at 17:04, Budgie <ajebay at errichel.co.uk
> <mailto:ajebay at errichel.co.uk>> wrote:
>  >
>  > On 22/07/15 09:33, Jim web wrote:
>  >>
>  >> In article <55AE85BF.6070408 at errichel.co.uk
> <mailto:55AE85BF.6070408 at errichel.co.uk>>, Budgie
>  >> <ajebay at errichel.co.uk <mailto:ajebay at errichel.co.uk>> wrote:
>  >>
>  >>> The business about the time stamp reference is because I have a number
>  >>> of radio gip downloads that were messed up due to an error with my set
>  >>> up a couple of years back.  As a result these play from start to finish
>  >>> but I cannot fast forward to any point mid programme.
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> I've encountered similar symptoms from files captured with a DVB-T2
>  >> 'dongle'. (i.e. from UHF broadcasts rather than iplayer). I don't
> know the
>  >> specifics of your case but can make two points that may help.
>  >>
>  >> 1) It may depend on the software you use to play the files. (This
> means the
>  >> version of the software and its settings as well as the type.)
>  >>
>  >> I use VLC. Changing its settings can affect this. I can't recall
> off-hand
>  >> what setting I got to fix a similar problem, and am busy now, so may
> report
>  >> that later.
>  >>
>  >> 2) You may find that simply passing the file though ffmpeg or avconv
> adds
>  >> in sequential timestamps. i.e. using
>  >>
>  >> ffmpeg -i infile.<ext> cleanfile.<ext>
>  >>
>  >> ffmpeg will tend to clear up and tidy a stream or file. Note that
> sometimes
>  >> I've found that one version of ffmpeg/avconv did the trick, but another
>  >> didn't. (This is one reason I tend to keep more than one version to
> hand!)
>  >>
>  >> Jim
>  >>
>  > Hi Jim,
>  > Thanks for the reply.  Yes I wondered if "passing through" ffmpeg
> would do the trick but was not sure of correct commands.  Will try on a
> copy.  No time at present.  Book keeping!!!
>  > Alastair.
>  >
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Hi Kevin,
Many thanks and yes a user friendly gui is what I need if only to help 
with my education.
Thanks for the link.  No windoze her but there is a link to linux.  I 
use openSUSE 13.2 which is not yet on the one click install but am now 
on to it so will find solution.
Thanks again,
Budge