[FFmpeg-trac] #296(undetermined:open): avi file can't be seeked

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Sat Feb 18 02:32:32 CET 2012


#296: avi file can't be seeked
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             Reporter:  ami_stuff    |                    Owner:
                 Type:  defect       |                   Status:  open
             Priority:  normal       |                Component:
              Version:  git-master   |  undetermined
             Keywords:  msvideo1     |               Resolution:
  seek                               |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  1
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Comment (by DonMoir):

 By exact timestamp seeking I mean if you request an arbitrary time, it
 will make a best effort to get there and not stop just because the file
 may only have one first keyframe.

 I don't create the files but many files exist that have this problem with
 ffmpeg. Mostly when you run into a case like this, it tends to be a simple
 file that can be easily seeked to at any position with a little extra
 work. This is the users expected behavior regardless of how it's been
 encoded. It's rare for a high res file to have this problem but if it does
 it can be dealt with appropriately.

 You try ffplay or MPlayer and see how well they do. I already have it
 handled in my own app. I don't mind if it's a higher level step
 personally, but it could give ffmpeg a better and more expected behavior.

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Ticket URL: <https://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/ticket/296#comment:5>
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