In short videos, dragging the progress bar causes it to jitter
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Description
mpv Information
mpv v0.41.0 Copyright © 2000-2025 mpv/MPlayer/mplayer2 projects
built on Aug 29 2026 22:13:18
libplacebo version: v7.360.1
FFmpeg version: n9.0.1
FFmpeg library versions:
libavcodec 63.1.101
libavdevice 63.1.101
libavfilter 12.1.101
libavformat 63.1.101
libavutil 61.1.101
libswresample 7.1.101
libswscale 10.1.101
Other Information
- Linux version:NAME="CachyOS Linux"
PRETTY_NAME="CachyOS"
- Kernel Version:Linux tuti-cachyos 7.2.2-1-cachyos #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:20:10 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
- GPU Model:0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] [8086:9a49] (rev 01)
- Mesa/GPU Driver Version:driverInfo = Mesa 26.2.1-arch3.1
driverInfo = 610.57.04
- Window Manager and Version:Wayland 1.26.0-1.1
- Source of mpv:cachyos-extra
- Latest known working version:1:0.41.0-6
- Issue started after the following happened:Tried to drag a short video's progress bar around.
Reproduction Steps
Open a short video and drag the progress bar around.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1642c8a3-03bf-4b34-aa0f-209fa01768cd
Expected Behavior
The progress bar should behave normally.
Actual Behavior
The progress bar jitters intensely.
Log File
Sample Files
Any short video has this issue. Here's one.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/eabdfed5-ed4c-4e30-b40c-2d272441e564
I carefully read all instruction and confirm that I did the following:
- I tested and confirmed that the issue exists with the latest release version or newer.
- I provided all required information including system and mpv version.
- I produced the log file with the exact same set of files, parameters, and conditions used in "Reproduction Steps", with the addition of
--log-file=output.txt. - I produced the log file while the behaviors described in "Actual Behavior" were actively observed.
- I attached the full, untruncated log file.
- I attached the backtrace in the case of a crash.
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue by opening the attached short video and dragging the progress bar, using the provided mpv v0.41.0 environment and output.txt log. Compare the observed behavior with the expected normal progress-bar interaction; the work is done when dragging short videos no longer causes intense jitter.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100