On Sat, 2008-04-26 at 18:43 -0300, luis jure wrote:
> El Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:06:52 +0200
> Florian Philipp <lists@(protected):
>
> >
> > mencoder -vf harddup -ovc copy -oac copy -of lavf -lavfopts format=mov
> > -ss 1:30 -endpos 3:00 -o output.mov input.mov
> >
> > explanation:
> [...]
> > -ss 1:30 -> skip the first 1 min + 30 sec
> > -endpos 3:00 -> end input at position 3:00 min of the original film
> > -o output.mov -> write to output.mov
> >
> > This command should result in a file containing a total of
> > 3:00-1:30=1:30 min of film [...]
>
> i think this is not entirely correct. according to the manual,
> "When used in conjunction with −ss option, −endpos time will shift
> forward by seconds specified with −ss."
>
> that means that if you want 90 seconds of film, you must use -endpos 90
> or -endpos 1:30, independently from the time given in -ss. see the
> example from the man page:
>
> EXAMPLE:
> −endpos 56
>  Stop at 56 seconds.
> −endpos 01:10:00
>  Stop at 1 hour 10 minutes.
> −ss 10 −endpos 56
>  Stop at 1 minute 6 seconds.
>  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> best,
>
> lj

Thanks for the hint. Unfortunately, my method doesn't work anyway (I've
found a file on which I could test it).The video gets some really ugly
artifacts and seems to be damaged. Of course, your millage might vary if
you use another encoding than me.