IFOEdit CellTimes.txt help

[MYoung]

What is the format for specifying cell times? Don't you just list the frame numbers, one per line?

Also, is 0 a valid value for a cell time or is the fact that it's the first frame make doing such a thing pointless?

And finally, is there a limit to how many cells you can specify? I am trying to author an 18 minute MPEG2 and I have 28 cell times specified and the multiplexing process keeps hanging up at 80% complete. Maybe there is another problem.

Thanks!

[wwaag]

You're right, it's just a listing of frame numbers. I believe that chapter 1 is always the first frame. Here is an example of frame numbers for a chapter every 5 min for 2 hrs. I find that it works even if the actual video is less. One other point--to be on the safe side, put the filename in caps--CELLTIMES.TXT. Don't know about the number of chapter points allowed. Have you tried authoring without any chapter points? Hope this helps. Here is my listing.

8996
17998
26993
35986
44982
53960
62950
71957
80941
89925
98925
107906
116913
125903
134898
143886
152874
161864
170862
179862
188840
197830
206838
215828