The primary reason that many of us still used MPlayer 20 years ago was that it did keyboard-based seeking really well. Nothing fancy, just look for the closest I-frame from the target time and move exactly there.
This art of quick seeking sort of got lost in time as the distance between UX people and people who understand H.264/265/etc in detail grew.
On Apple TV: At best it takes like 500 ms. At worst (the Max app), like 6000 ms.
This art of quick seeking sort of got lost in time as the distance between UX people and people who understand H.264/265/etc in detail grew.
On Apple TV: At best it takes like 500 ms. At worst (the Max app), like 6000 ms.
MPlayer 20 years ago: 17 ms.