diff -r -u vdrrip-0.3.0/scripts/queuehandler.sh vdrrip-0.3.0.gentoo/scripts/queuehandler.sh
--- vdrrip-0.3.0/scripts/queuehandler.sh	2006-10-06 00:12:10.000000000 +0200
+++ vdrrip-0.3.0.gentoo/scripts/queuehandler.sh	2006-10-06 00:11:50.000000000 +0200
@@ -305,6 +305,12 @@
   
   # start the preview in the middle of the movie
   local length=`"$mp" -identify -frames 0 "$dir/001.vdr" 2>/dev/null | grep ID_LENGTH | cut -d"=" -f2`
+  # repeat command if failed first time
+  if [ -z "$length" ]
+  then
+    length=`"$mp" -identify -frames 0 "$dir/001.vdr" 2>/dev/null | \
+            grep ID_LENGTH | cut -d"=" -f2`
+  fi
   let local ss=length/2
   previewval="-ss $ss -endpos $previewlength"
 }
@@ -790,6 +796,12 @@
         # detect length of splitted file and add it to $splitpos
         local length=`$mplayer -identify -frames 0 $tempdir/$ofile 2>/dev/null | \
                       grep ID_LENGTH | cut -d= -f2`
+        # repeat command if failed first time
+        if [ -z "$length" ]
+        then
+            length=`$mplayer -identify -frames 0 $tempdir/$ofile 2>/dev/null | \
+                    grep ID_LENGTH | cut -d= -f2`
+        fi
         let splitpos=splitpos+length-overlap
         let count=count+1
       done