[vlc-devel] [PATCH] Allow mpeg2-ts skip forward/backward

[Steve Bennett]

On 17/04/2011, at 12:52 AM, Jean-Baptiste Kempf <jb at videolan.org> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 10:01:56AM +1000, Steve Bennett wrote :
>> Allow skip forward/backward and display total time for
>> mpeg2 transport streams (e.g. dvb-t).
>> 
>> The (possibly discontinous) embedded PCR is used to estimate the mux
>> rate and thus relate the current time index to the current file position.
> 
> If I remember correctly, this was a nice patch, but it didn't do the ts
> timing correctly (especially after cuts and changes) because that would
> need complete parsing of the stream.
> 
> The marketing|PR person inside me says that this is better than
> nothing...
> The geek inside me understands why we don't integrate this yet.

If the geek inside you has something specific to improve it, that's great.

Otherwise I suggest you listen to everyone who has asked for this and will accept that it is better than nothing.

Cheers,
Steve
> 
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