--start-time doesn't work with local files

[jgg]

Hi,

Could anyone check if starting to play a local file with the --start-time option works, please? I've been trying with 0.9.4, 0.9.3 and 0.9.0-test 3 and neither of them work for local files while playing RTSP streams with this option works properly. I've tried it also with 0.8.6e and it works nicely with local files, so I can't understand why it doesn't work with newer releases and it does with RTSP streams. --run-time and --stop-time options WORK but --start-time doesn't.

I try:

$ vlc /path/to/local/file --start-time 30 <--- fail
$ vlc /path/to/local/file --run-time 30 <----works
$ vlc /path/to/local/file --stop-time 30 <----works
$ vlc rstp://ip:port/id --start-time 30 <--- works


Thanks,
Javi

[jgg]

Can anybody take a look at this, please?

Thanks...

[jgg]

Come on, just give it a try; it's just a moment. I only want to know if I missed something or it's a kind of bug...

[Arite]

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vlc '/path/to/file/example.avi' --start-time 30

Works using the latest nightly build of VLC 1.0.0-git. Not sure about about 0.9.x.

Arite.

[jgg]

Thanks, but I would like to know its behavior in stable 0.9.x releases as they are currently supported.

[Smokey678]

I get the same problem in Windows after installing from vlc-0.9.4-win32, the last binary available for Windows.
vlc filename.ISO@1:9 --start-time=50
doesn't work, the start-time parameter is ignored
vlc filename.ISO@1:9 --stop-time=100
vlc filename.ISO@1:9 --run-time=40
both do work

[Arite]

OK, well try with a nightly build of the "branch" builds:
http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/win32/?C=M;O=D

If they work then it should operate correctly in the next version of VLC.

Arite.

[Smokey678]

No, I just downloaded vlc-1.0.0-git-20081103-0005-win32.exe and now VLC doesn't play at all, even with just the same ISO file and no paramters. I get "VLC media player has encountered a problem and needs to close." This is after the plain-vanilla batch command "vlc C:\filename.ISO"
Error Signature: AppName: vlc.exe AppVer: 1.0.0.99 ModName: msvcrt.dll
ModVer: 7.0.2600.3311 Offset: 000378ac

[Arite]

Try with a branch build. The latest as of now:
http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/win ... 1102-0203/

Arite.

[Smokey678]

The branch build runs but gives the same result as 9.4. With
vlc C:\B\Movie\MovieFile.ISO@1:0 --start-time=4 --stop-time=8
The start-time is ignored; the stop-time is obeyed.

[Arite]

As a final question does using :start-time instead make any difference?

Arite.

[Smokey678]

No. Replacing double-dash with colon makes no difference: :start-time ignored, :stop-time obeyed.
I tried this with both 9.4 stable release and the 9.6 branch release

[Arite]

OK. Well just checked Trac and it appears to be a known bug:
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/709

Arite.

[jgg]

Thanks for your feedback.

Just to say that when giving --start-time as an option for RTSP streams it works; for me it doesn't work just with local files.


Regards.