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- <TT>-S {#|X|#x}</TT>,<BR><TT>--seekpoint={#|X|#x}</TT>
+ <TT>-S {#|X|#x|#s}</TT>,<BR><TT>--seekpoint={#|X|#x|#s}</TT>
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<TD>
Include a point or points in a SEEKTABLE:<BR>
<LI>
<TT>#x</TT> : # evenly spaced seekpoints, the first being at sample 0
</LI>
+ <LI>
+ <TT>#s</TT> : a seekpoint every # seconds; # does not have to be a whole number, it can be, for example, <TT>9.5</TT>, meaning a seekpoint every 9.5 seconds
+ </LI>
</UL>
You may use many -S options; the resulting SEEKTABLE will be the unique-ified union of all such values.<BR>
With no -S options, flac defaults to '-S 100x'. Use --no-seektable for no SEEKTABLE.<BR>
- <B>NOTE:</B> -S #x will not work if the encoder can't determine the input size before starting.<BR>
+ <B>NOTE:</B> -S #x and -S #s will not work if the encoder can't determine the input size before starting.<BR>
<B>NOTE:</B> if you use -S # and # is >= samples in the input, there will be either no seek point entered (if the input size is determinable before encoding starts) or a placeholder point (if input size is not determinable).<BR>
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<!ENTITY dhsurname "<surname>Zimmerman</surname>">
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- <!ENTITY dhdate "<date>October 30, 2002</date>">
+ <!ENTITY dhdate "<date>November 6, 2002</date>">
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- <term><option>-S</option> {<replaceable>#</replaceable>|<replaceable>X</replaceable>|<replaceable>#x</replaceable>}, <option>--seekpoint</option>={<replaceable>#</replaceable>|<replaceable>X</replaceable>|<replaceable>#x</replaceable>}</term>
+ <term><option>-S</option> {<replaceable>#</replaceable>|<replaceable>X</replaceable>|<replaceable>#x</replaceable>|<replaceable>#s</replaceable>}, <option>--seekpoint</option>={<replaceable>#</replaceable>|<replaceable>X</replaceable>|<replaceable>#x</replaceable>|<replaceable>#s</replaceable>}</term>
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<para>
a seek point at that sample number is added. Using
X, a placeholder point is added at the end of a the
table. Using #x, # evenly spaced seek points will
- be added, the first being at sample 0. You may use
+ be added, the first being at sample 0. Using #s, a
+ seekpoint will be added every # seconds (# does not
+ have to be a whole number; it can be, for example, 9.5,
+ meaning a seekpoint every 9.5 seconds). You may use
many -S options; the resulting SEEKTABLE will be the
unique-ified union of all such values. With no -S
options, flac defaults to '-S 100x'. Use --no-seektable
- for no SEEKTABLE. Note: '-S #x' will not work if the
- encoder can't determine the input size before
+ for no SEEKTABLE. Note: '-S #x' and '-S #s' will not
+ work if the encoder can't determine the input size before
starting. Note: if you use '-S #' and # is >=
samples in the input, there will be either no seek
point entered (if the input size is determinable