smplayer question

[jd1008]

On 11/11/2014 09:26 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 11/12/14 12:08, jd1008 wrote:
>> On 11/11/2014 08:35 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
>>> On 11/12/14 11:21, jd1008 wrote:
>>>> On 11/11/2014 08:04 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
>>>>> On 11/12/14 10:41, jd1008 wrote:
>>>>>> smplayer-14.9.0-1.fc20.x86_64
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have an mp3 file (a chant/prayer), which smplayer says has
>>>>>> only 6+ minutes duration.
>>>>>> However, the progress indicator shows it will play way up to
>>>>>> termination at 1:15:30.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there something in the file that can be tweaked to make smplayer
>>>>>> display the correct time length of the file?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanx.
>>>>>>
>>>>> What does
>>>>>
>>>>> exiftool  myfile.mp3 | grep Duration
>>>>>
>>>>> Show?
>>>>>
>>>>> If the value is incorrect you can use exiftool to modify it.
>>>>>
>>>> $ exiftool New_Chants.mp3
>>>> .
>>>> .
>>>> .
>>>> Duration                        : 1:15:55 (approx)
>>>>
>>> And, you're saying 1:15:55 is correct, yes?
>>>
>>> Where do you see the 6 minutes indication exactly?
>>>
>>> I suppose I would also check to see that in the output of exiftool that the "Length" is appropriate for the Duration.
>>>
>> I see it in the playlist of smplayer, on the right edge column of the playlist.
>> The length is indeed appropriate because it acutally does play for 1:15:55
>> as indicated on the bottom black bar of smplayer, on the right side (corner).
>> and, I have actually listened to the whole thing for 1 hour and 15 minutes+.
>> Noteworthy: the progress block (which moves from left to right) on the gui display
>> of smplayer moves from start to end in 6 minutes and 19 seconds, and then
>> moves back to beginning of line, but audio file continues to play for 1 hour and 15 minutes+.
>>
>> Another useful piece of info is: auto replay is disabled (no looping),
>> and there are no other files in the playlist.
>>
>>
> So, the information in the file is correct.  But, all the displays of smplayer are showing incorrect information.
>
> Have you've tried another player such as vlc or rhythmbox and they are OK?
>
>
Tried vlc.
Weird thing with vlc is that for more than a minute it kept changing it's
mind about the duration - from 10:30 to 10:28 to 10:27 to 10:26 to 10:25
and stayed at 10:25. It ends at 10:24 and stops.
Whereas smplayer continues for 1:15:55

Rhythembox thinks it is 10:33 long and actually stops after 10:33.

I am beginning to wonder how the file was created. I had downloaded
it from a website that provides free chant mp3's.


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