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moved the input file before the start time to improve precision #15
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The behaviour of ffmpeg depends on the order of the command line arguments and I found that when trimming a clip the precision on the start time and duration is much improved when the input file is given as an argument before the start time and end time.
For example during my test the command:
ffmpeg -y -ss 1 -t 3 -i input.mp4 -strict -2 output.mp4
trim a clip with 4 seconds duration while the command:
ffmpeg -y -i input.mp4 -ss 1 -t 3 -strict -2 output.mp4
output a video with exactly 3 seconds duration.
Therefore I suggest this small change to the code or at least to give the option to reorder the arguments if needed.