RTSP and seek backward problem

Wowza Streaming Engine
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Hi,

I have a problem with Wowza 3 server. I receive a vod rtsp stream with vlc media player. I can seek forward with no problem but

i can’t seek backward. To seek backward i need to pause, seek and resume. Is this a general problem?

Thx in advance

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Test with Wowza sample.mp4. It might be a problem with the encoding of the video, a very long key frame interval (gop) perhaps. Take a look at these encoding suggestions:

https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-encode-video-on-demand-content

Richard

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If you are streaming to the desktop, we recommend Flash RTMP or HTTP (Sanjose), or Silverlight Smooth streaming. Use RTSP in mobile devices and STBs that have no other option.

Richard

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I had this problem wlth wowza sample.mp4. And some more info, if i don’t pause video before to go backward, video starts from beginning.

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Hi again,

I test my setup with quicktime and real player. I had no problem, it seems that the problem is in vlc.