--- a/scripts/play-synced-videos.py	Thu Dec 07 23:31:54 2017 -0500
+++ b/scripts/play-synced-videos.py	Wed Dec 13 14:06:20 2017 -0500
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 
 import sys, argparse, os.path
 import cvutils, utils
-from metadata import createDatabase, Site, CameraView, VideoSequence
+from metadata import createDatabase, Site, CameraView, VideoSequence, getSite
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
+timeConverter = utils.TimeConverter()
+
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='The program displays several views of the same site synchronously.')
 parser.add_argument('-i', dest = 'metadataFilename', help = 'name of the metadata file', required = True)
 parser.add_argument('-n', dest = 'siteId', help = 'site id or site name', required = True)
-parser.add_argument('-f', dest = 'startTime', help = 'time to start playing (format %%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M:%%S, eg 2011-06-22 10:00:39)', required = True)
+parser.add_argument('-f', dest = 'startTime', help = 'time to start playing (format %%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M:%%S, eg 2011-06-22 10:00:39)', required = True, type = timeConverter.convert)
 parser.add_argument('--fps', dest = 'frameRate', help = 'approximate frame rate to replay', default = -1, type = float)
 parser.add_argument('-r', dest = 'rescale', help = 'rescaling factor for the displayed image', default = 1., type = float)
 parser.add_argument('-s', dest = 'step', help = 'display every s image', default = 1, type = int)
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@
 
 session = createDatabase(args.metadataFilename)
 
-site = Site.getSite(session, args.siteId)
+site = getSite(session, args.siteId)
 if site is None:
     print('Site {} was not found in {}. Exiting'.format(args.siteId, args.metadataFilename))
     sys.exit()