[vdr] Re: SVCD playback problem

[Thomas Heiligenmann <thomas@heiligenmann.de>]

Carsten Koch wrote:
> 
> Thomas Heiligenmann wrote:
> ...
> > The VCD patch displays the timestamps of the CD tracks. Since SVCDs use
> > MPEG2 coding (variable bitrate) these don't match the actual replay
> > times - it's only true for VCDs. Fast forward/backward isn't implemented
> > yet.
> >
> > More replay features are planned for the next release.
> 
> Would it be a good idea to use the genindex code that
> werner posted to simply create an index.vdr on the fly
> whenever there is none (not only for (S)VCDs)?
> As soon as you have an index.vdr, Fast forward/backward,
> correct progress bar display, etc. etc. should all be
> solved, right?
> 

Hmm - maybe really :-)

The genindex code could be modified to point to CD sectors instead of
file positions. However it could take some time to create an index file
for a (S)VCD but once done this could be stored on the HD using a
typical fingerprint of each CD to create a unique filename. VCD replay
could also become somehow independent from various flavours of xxVCDs
and inconsistencies...

OTOH it could be easier to use the indexing information stored on the
(S)VCD or do an live analysis of the MPEG data while replaying to save
time and diskspace.

I'll consider both possibilities.


THX
Thomas