> Hi dear all. I know there is a function to step forward by one single > frame, by pressing > . in mplayer. But I did not find the reverse function to step > backforward. Is there > this function in mplayer? Thank you. No, it's not. It is not that easy. I'm not a developer, but my thoughts about it are as follows: Video files consist of intra-frames and inter-frames. Intra-frames contain all the neccessary data for one single frame and can be decoded easily. Inter-frames only contain the differences of the new frame in respect of the frame that was just displayed last. So, if you're stepping back to an intra-frame, you could do all the calculation backwards which looks like a lot of code to be possibly written. Or you could search backwards to the last intra-frame and do all the calculations as normal until you reach the frame you desire. That looks like a lot of system load for a little effect. Then video files are usually designed to be read from start to end. There are means implemented to help the player program always easily find the start of the next frame in the stream. There is no help available within the file to assist the player program finding the *previous* frame. That might be another problem. Those are some of the difficulties I suspect to arise. But, that question is rising frequently these days. Perhaps some of the developers will have a look at it... Greets, Kiste _______________________________________________ MPlayer-users mailing list MPlayer-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-users
