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 <aje...@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 <aje...@errichel.co.uk >> <mailto:aje...@errichel.co.uk>> wrote: >> > >> > On 22/07/15 09:33, Jim web wrote: >> >> >> >> In article <55ae85bf.6070...@errichel.co.uk >> <mailto:55ae85bf.6070...@errichel.co.uk>>, Budgie >> >> <aje...@errichel.co.uk <mailto:aje...@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. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > get_iplayer mailing list >> > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org >> <mailto:get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org> >> > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer > > 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 _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer