Requests For Features

[Kevin Lynch]

I don't know why but I did not think you would be a *nix user.  Here's
the link to the opensuse package
http://software.opensuse.org/package/winff
regards
Kevin


On 22 July 2015 at 23:55, Budgie <ajebay at errichel.co.uk> wrote:
> 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