Requests For Features

[Budgie]

On 23/07/15 00:22, Kevin Lynch wrote:
> 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
>
>
Many thanks,
Yes I have it.  Will report progress with time markers in due course.
Regards,
Budge