On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 3:49 AM Mark Filipak (ffmpeg) <markfili...@bog.us> wrote:
> Developers, kindly pay attention to this post... > > On 01/31/2021 10:24 AM, Phil Rhodes via ffmpeg-user wrote: > > On Sunday, 31 January 2021, 13:24:39 GMT, Rodney Baker < > rodney.ba...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > > >> See man ffmpeg for detailed description of the options... > try typing > "man ffmpeg" into a google search and see what comes up... > > http://manpages.org/ffmpeg...> Look for the section titled "Generic > Options". > There you'll find the detailed descriptions you're looking for. > > ISSUE #1: > I did not get this reply from Rodney Baker. The list server apparently is > not sending out all > messages to all user-ffmpeg subscribers. I've noticed this before but > didn't 'say' anything. > > > Oh, right, yes, obviously. That's what I call first-order retrievability! > > To the broader question: > > Experts posting on this list frequently become irritated when people ask > basic questions. Well, actually, they tend to become almost comically > abusive, but that's another issue. > > If these people want to field less basic questions, they should improve > the documentation. > > If they don't want to improve the documentation, they should let someone > else do it. People have repeatedly offered. > > Rejecting all of those options and returning to the abuse is not > reasonable. > > P > > ISSUE #2: > ffmpeg -h says: "See man ffmpeg for detailed description of the options." > So I went into my Linux VM, submitted "man ffmpeg", and redirected it into > a text file. > 'man ffmpeg' is as uninformative as 'ffmpeg -h' -- this is typical of > 'man' pages. > > I had no idea 'http://manpages.org/ffmpeg' existed until I read Phil's > response to Rodney's reply. > > Why is ffmpeg documentation so scattered? > Why is ffmpeg documentation so disorganized? > Why is ffmpeg documentation so vague? > Why is the English grammar in ffmpeg documentation so poor? > > Regarding the wiki: > It is mostly just an empty shell. > Based on my experience with Wikipedia, /wiki.*/gi=='amateurish', > /wiki.*/gi=='ad hoc', > /wiki.*/gi=='incomplete', /wiki.*/gi=='non authoritative', > /wiki.*/gi=='untrustworthy', > /wiki.*/gi=='disinformation'. > Question: Why would any authoritative person contribute to a wiki? Answer: > They don't bother. > > I've been running ffmpeg approximately 14 hours per day for over 1/2 year. > I don't have a life > outside ffmpeg. (I haven't watched popular TV since 1983 and have no > social life.) I'm 74 years old > and may not have much more time left (except I do take good care of > myself). > > People your age enjoy their life. You should too. Why you want to dealt with digital video... > I'm a university engineer. I know video. I know a little about ffmpeg. The > stumbling block is ffmpeg > documentation. > _______________________________________________ > ffmpeg-user mailing list > ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org > https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user > > To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email > ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe". _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".