[MPlayer-users] Can NOT seek (with -ss) in MPEG 1 files encoded by ffmpeg

[Eric Potter]

On Thu, 2002-12-05 at 14:52, Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hello,
> 
>    I'm using ffmpeg to capture video from a BT848 interface and record
> it to MPEG1.
> 
>    The main problem is that I can't seek using the -ss HH:MM:SS, it
> goes to wrong time... but seeking withing mplayer (using keyboard) do
> the right thing.
> 
>    There is any known problem?
> 

I have noticed this problem also.  Seeking with -ss is WAY off .  If
I want to seek 10 minutes I have to do something like -ss 00:06:00