Video files that won't let you seek.

[Zero Plasma]

Any way to let me do this?

 

[HN]

Not sure it can be done in WMP. but as not to be totally useless, use Media Player Classic (works 99.9% of the time on "complete" files); broken/incomplete files might play but won't seek.

 

[blurredvision]

I've ran across one video before than wouldn't let me seek. I also tried the video in Winamp, but wouldn't let me seek there either. Never understood it. I don't think the video file was incomplete, because it will run the complete time that's listed.

 

[HN]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
I've ran across one video before than wouldn't let me seek. I also tried the video in Winamp, but wouldn't let me seek there either. Never understood it. I don't think the video file was incomplete, because it will run the complete time that's listed.

heh...there's that .1% i left out

 

[Slick5150]

It's generally because it's missing "key frames" that tell the video player where it's at. Windows Media Player freaks out about that and won't jump around in the file at all. Media Player Classic is much better about it.

 

[thelanx]

The file is probably not indexed for seeking. You can use a program to index "key frames" as Slick5150 describes them and then you will be able to seek.

 

[Zero Plasma]

Thanks all.