--- srttool.c.orig	Mon Jan 22 14:47:45 2007
+++ srttool.c	Mon Jan 22 14:48:32 2007
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ usage (void)
   fprintf (stderr,
            "\t -w                Remove leading white space in text lines\n");
   fprintf (stderr,
-           "\t -e <seconds>      'Expand' the subtitle hour by <seconds>\n"
-           "\t                   (valid values are -60.0<=x<=+60.0 seconds)\n");
+           "\t -e <seconds>      'Expand' the subtitle hour by <seconds>\n");
   fprintf (stderr, "\t Example: \n");
   fprintf (stderr, "\t Adjust the subtitle timing by -2.3 seconds. \n");
   fprintf (stderr,
@@ -525,12 +524,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
         if (n != 1)
         {
           fprintf (stderr, "no time specified with option -e\n");
-          exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-        // complain about an adjustment of more than 60 seconds
-        if (fabs (hour_expansion > 60))
-        {
-          fprintf (stderr, "Parameter to option -e to large.\n");
           exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
         // calculate the resulting scaling factor