Re: Issue with Seeking and Playback Behavior in VLC for HLS Live Streams with Timeshift

On 4 Apr 2025, at 1:00, [email protected] wrote:

> Dear VLC Community,
>
> I am facing an issue while playing HLS live streams with a 1-hour timeshift in VLC Media Player. The playback and seek behavior are not functioning as expected in certain situations.
>

Hi,

to report an issue please open a ticket on GitLab at
https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues

Thanks,
Marvin Scholz

> Issues Observed:
>
> Seeking to Live Position Not Resuming Playback
>      *Forwarding and rewinding work correctly.
>      *However, when I move the seek bar to the center position, then press pause and play, the stream does not resume.
>      *If I then seek to the live position, it remains in a paused state instead of playing.
>
> Incorrect Playback Duration Display
>      *The total HLS stream duration is 1 hour.
>      *However, the played time displayed exceeds the total stream duration, which is incorrect.
>
> Expected Behavior:
>      *Seeking to the live position should immediately resume playback instead of staying paused.
>      *The displayed playback duration should not exceed the total stream duration (1 hour).
>
> Could you please help with a possible fix or suggest any settings to correct this behavior?
>
> Looking forward to your support.
>
> #vlcforandroid
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> BALAJI.M
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