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Sorry if this is a re-post but I just noticed a problem that has been starting to annoy me to a great deal. When I attempt to use the tracking bar to revert back to a missed scene in the movie, it seemingly bounces around to a point further on in the movie, or somewhere else, rather than going to the minute in the movie along the tracking bar. I was just wondering if there was a way to fix this. Also the terminology I've used, I'll admit, could- and probably is- wrong..

This seeking problem hasn't affected my laptop but that's running a MUCH older version of VLC, the new one seems to be giving me these troubles.. HELP!!

This happens with all the files or only with certain ones?

It basically, after more research, seems to be happening on all DVDs. I have reinstalled VLC multiple times, however I still have the same problem.

For more clarification, what happens is: I move the tracking bar to say, 29:57 and it plays starting 8 minutes (about) later. It happens at any time I really choose, it plays my selection about 8 minutes beyond where I want it to play and when I attempt to hold the tracker down and scroll it bounces through instead of scrolling through the various parts.

I tested with VLC 0.9.8a and I cannot replicate this. What version you are running?

I'm not sure if this is what you're describing.

My advance/reverse scrollbar is just basically useful regardless of the filetype I playback. It lacks a smoothness I'm used to with other players.

When I drag the pointer, it doesnt display the current time position anywhere.

When I try to advance, it jumps 5 minute segments, even if I click on an advanced position just seconds forward (it puts the pointer not where my mouse pointer was, but 5 minutes ahead of its current time).

This has rarely annoyed me enough to figure out if its a setting or a design characteristic, since I normally just playback videos from start to end.

I've tried a few versions and i saw the issue the same.

So, is this what you're talking about? And if so, did you figure out how to make it smooth?

Just about any other video player has a smooth scrollbar.