playtime bug in getid3 ???

getid3tester · Post by **getid3tester** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:41 am

Hi,

i am using getid3 v2 with php 5.2.0 on a windows xp system and found out that i get the wrong playtime for movies (videos) using $ThisFileInfo['playtime_string']. I checked it with a mpeg file. The Mplayer showed me a nearly 1.5 seconds larger playtime than the Windows Media Player and the Quicktime player. Is it a bug in getID3 ?

Post by **Allan Hansen** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:42 am

Current "known issues" in getID3()

# MPEG audio+video streams may have inaccurate bitrate & playtime (usually within 0.1% but may be off by as much as 2%) - need better documentation
# Cannot determine bitrate for MPEG video with VBR video data (need documentation)
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getid3tester · Post by **getid3tester** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:48 am

Oh, ok ! Thanks !
The Thread with known issues is written on Mar 31, 2002. Isn't it correct today ? Now there is v2...

Post by **Allan Hansen** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:08 am

I realise the thread is almost five years old. However those issues are still issues because no easy solution exists.