Same issue here too. I noticed that after new update.
Update: Downgrading to 3.0.11 immediately fixed this issue.
Hopefully this issue will be fixed in the future.
Long time VLC user. I use the Step Forward / Step Back and time bar features often. Of late I notice that when I try to step forward/back or use the slider on the time bar there is significant lag. In the past the movement to the spot I wanted to get to was instantaneous. My computer has not changed and it doesn't matter what kind of video, FLV, MP4 or AVI, it always lags.
I opened the same vids with MPC-HC and Windows Movies & TV to see it was a problem with Windows 10 and on those I can step forward or slide the time bar and the change is like VLC used to be, that is, instantaneous, so I know it is not a computer issue.
Does anyone know if there is a reason for this problem or if VLC is aware of it? Thanks.
@Hitchhiker, I have no idea how timestamps help us solve the issue. The film itself is in sync, but when I fast forward 10 secs it started immediately before the update and now the sound starts and the video is delayed by about a second. So there is some change in the video codec or how that is handled, but I have no idea how to report that other than what I just stated. Timecodes don't help at all in that situation.
For as long as I have been using VLC, which has to be at least 10 years, I have never needed an add-on in order step forward or back seamlessly. I doubt that an add-on is the solution and that it is just a bug in the latest update.Long time VLC user. I use the Step Forward / Step Back and time bar features often. Of late I notice that when I try to step forward/back or use the slider on the time bar there is significant lag. In the past the movement to the spot I wanted to get to was instantaneous. My computer has not changed and it doesn't matter what kind of video, FLV, MP4 or AVI, it always lags.
I opened the same vids with MPC-HC and Windows Movies & TV to see it was a problem with Windows 10 and on those I can step forward or slide the time bar and the change is like VLC used to be, that is, instantaneous, so I know it is not a computer issue.
Does anyone know if there is a reason for this problem or if VLC is aware of it? Thanks.
You might want to try using an addon available for vlc called Time 3.2 https://addons.videolan.org/p/1154032/
There's an article on the subject here: https://aboutdevice.com/show-vlc-timing-in-millisecond/
What exactly could happen? What are the risks?downgrading to a version prior to 3.0.13 shouldn't be considered due to the security risk involved.
What exactly could happen? What are the risks?downgrading to a version prior to 3.0.13 shouldn't be considered due to the security risk involved.
How does one get 3.0.15? The newest version for me seems to be 3.0.14.I've installed nightly build 20210527-0621 (VLC 3.0.15 candidate) and it looks like the problem is resolved. I've tried a selection of video files of different codecs/resolutions, and haven't seen any issues in playback on any of them. I'll update my issue in the tracker.
How does one get 3.0.15? The newest version for me seems to be 3.0.14.
I've just registered for this forum to confirm - for what it's worth - that I see this exact same issue with VLC 3.0.14 (Windows 10 20H2 b19042 x64). I've downgraded to 3.0.12, security issues be damned.
I'll file a bug report at the above link. My thanks to the VLC team!
Edit: I've filed a new issue - #25779 https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/25779. I'm happy to perform additional investigation steps or provide further info if it'll help resolve this.
Edit #2: I've installed nightly build 20210527-0621 (VLC 3.0.15 candidate) and it looks like the problem is resolved. I've tried a selection of video files of different codecs/resolutions, and haven't seen any issues in playback on any of them. I'll update my issue in the tracker.
Whenever I try to install that, windows won't let me as it says it's a virus. Looks like I should just downgrade to 3.0.12.Edit #2: I've installed nightly build 20210527-0621 (VLC 3.0.15 candidate) and it looks like the problem is resolved. I've tried a selection of video files of different codecs/resolutions, and haven't seen any issues in playback on any of them. I'll update my issue in the tracker.
Whenever I try to install that, windows won't let me as it says it's a virus. Looks like I should just downgrade to 3.0.12.
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