[Bug 19061] New: why can't the frame number be requested? It's video, position is expressed in frames, not in seconds. a frames per second value could easily convert this to seconds

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19061

           Summary: why can't the frame number be requested? It's video,
                    position is expressed in frames, not in seconds. a
                    frames per second value could easily convert this to
                    seconds
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
               URL: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#dom
                    -media-currenttime
        OS/Version: other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: HTML5 spec
        AssignedTo: dave.null@w3.org
        ReportedBy: contributor@whatwg.org
         QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: ian@hixie.ch, mike@w3.org,
                    public-html-wg-issue-tracking@w3.org,
                    public-html@w3.org


This was was cloned from bug 8278 as part of operation LATER convergence.
Originally filed: 2009-11-13 14:42:00 +0000

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 #0   contributor@whatwg.org                          2009-11-13 14:42:14 +0000 
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Section:
http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#dom-media-currenttime

Comment:
why can't the frame number be requested? It's video, position is expressed in
frames, not in seconds. a frames per second value could easily convert this to
seconds

Posted from: 193.191.148.194
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 #1   Ian 'Hixie' Hickson                             2010-01-05 08:01:33 +0000 
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Status: Partially Accepted
Change Description: no change
Rationale: This is something we should add in due course, yes. At this time,
however, I'm wary of adding new features until the browsers have caught up with
what the spec already specifies.
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Received on Tuesday, 25 September 2012 22:02:33 UTC