If I use colon in option value, I get error in parsing arguments. I use jpeg output with option "outdir", value of a "outdir" option is "c:\tmp", but mplayer parse value as another option "\". Repro (OS: windows): mplayer.exe -ss 900 -frames 1 -vo jpeg:outdir=c:\tmp -vf scale=320:200 -nosound a.avi MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.2.1 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team CPU: AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 (Family: 15, Model: 104, Stepping: 1) CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1 Compiled with runtime CPU detection. Warning unknown option cp at line 32 c:/arial.ttf doesn't look like a bitmap font description, ignoring. Cannot load bitmap font: c:/arial.ttf c:/arial.ttf doesn't look like a bitmap font description, ignoring. Playing a.avi. AVI file format detected. [aviheader] Video stream found, -vid 0 [aviheader] Audio stream found, -aid 1 VIDEO: [DIV3] 576x432 24bpp 29.970 fps 2011.8 kbps (245.6 kbyte/s) Clip info: Software: Nandub v1.0rc2 jpeg: Parsing suboptions. Could not parse arguments at the position indicated below: outdir=c:\tmp ^ Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device. _______________________________________________ MPlayer-users mailing list MPlayer-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-users