When the silencedetect filter is run against very large files, the output timestamps gradually lose precision as the scan proceeds further into the file. This is because the output is formatted (in libavutil/timestamp.h) as "%.6g", which limits the total field length. Eventually, for offsets greater than 100000 seconds (about 28 hours), fractions of a second disappear altogether, and the timestamps are logged as whole integers. This is insufficient precision for my purposes.
I propose changing the format to "%.3f", which will give millisecond precision for all timestamps regardless of offset. Patch file is attached. EXAMPLE For a sample scan on a file that's about 35 hours (126000 seconds) length: $ ffmpeg -i input.mp3 -filter_complex silencedetect=n=-30dB:d=3,ametadata=mode=print:file=silence-out.txt -f null - The output looks like this near the beginning: frame:83085 pts:47856431 pts_time:2170.36 lavfi.silence_start=2166.86 frame:83139 pts:47887535 pts_time:2171.77 lavfi.silence_end=2171.77 lavfi.silence_duration=4.91061 Further on we get this: frame:2450348 pts:1411399919 pts_time:64009.1 lavfi.silence_start=64005.6 frame:2450371 pts:1411413167 pts_time:64009.7 lavfi.silence_end=64009.7 lavfi.silence_duration=4.10082 Eventually after it passes 100000 seconds: frame:4738029 pts:2729104175 pts_time:123769 lavfi.silence_start=123765 frame:4738055 pts:2729119151 pts_time:123770 lavfi.silence_end=123770 lavfi.silence_duration=4.17918 The start and end times are now in whole integers (seconds). After making this patch and building the code myself, I now get this output near the end: frame:4738029 pts:2729104175 pts_time:123768.897 lavfi.silence_start=123765.411 frame:4738055 pts:2729119151 pts_time:123769.576 lavfi.silence_end=123769.584 lavfi.silence_duration=4.173 This gives me the output I want. Thank you, Allan Cady Seattle WA
0001-Fix-loss-of-precision-for-silencedetect-on-large-fil.patch
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