Mpv skipping the start of some yt videos with vd-queue-enable=yes, ad-queue-enable=yes, icc-profile-auto and a lua script for automatic profiles
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Description
Important Information
Provide following Information:
- mpv version: v0.37.0-81-g443c2487 by shinchiro 64bit v3
- Windows Version: 22H2 build 19045.3803
- Source of the mpv binary: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpv-player-windows/files/64bit-v3/mpv-x86_64-v3-20231210-git-443c248.7z/download
- GPU model, driver and version: 3090, game ready 546.33
Reproduction steps
use the mpv.conf and script i provided
After searching a bit i found this video to cause the issue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g39AagVW0s0
Expected behavior
mpv playing the video from the start
Actual behavior
mpv will skip to the first 3-13s of the video, if the user manually returns to 0s, mpv will fail to play and skip ahead again
Log file
Sample files
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the provided mpv.zip and scripts.zip, using the linked YouTube video and the supplied mpv.conf settings. Read logfile.txt alongside the configuration and Lua script to identify the interaction causing the initial skip. Done means the video starts at 0 seconds and continues playing after seeking back to the beginning.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, lua
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100