[FLVTool2-users] Question regarding XML syntax for onCuePoint metatags.

[Norman Timmler]

Am Dienstag, den 28.02.2006, 13:05 +0100 schrieb Fredrik Olofsson:
> Hello
> 
> I am having trouble when inserting onCuePoint metatags using flvtool2.
> 
> I use the following command (OS is Linux and FLVTool2 version is  
> 1.0.3 RC4):
> 
> flvtool2 -UAt /tmp/tags.xml /tmp/file.flv
> 
> I noticed that I need to run this command _two_ times on the same  
> file in order for the cuepoint tags to show up with "flvtool2 -Px / 
> tmp/file.flv",  which is a bit weird. Then when the tags do show up,  
> the timestamp is always set to zero (<time>0</time>).
> 
> My tags.xml file is modelled after the example that comes with  
> flvtool2 and looks as  so:
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <tags>
>    <metatag event="onCuePoint" overwrite="true">
>      <name>Achtung</name>
>      <timestamp>1.234</timestamp>
>      <parameters>
>        <speaker>Fredrik</speaker>
>        <says>I am so glad I have eyeballs.</says>
>      </parameters>
>      <type>event</type>
>    </metatag>
> </tags>
> 
> I'd be glad if someone could hint me as to why my timestamps doesn't  
> work and why I seem to have to run the -UAt command twice in order  
> for any cuepoints to show up!
> 
> /Fredrik

Timestamp units are milliseconds, omit the dot.

<timestamp>1234</timestamp>

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