AVPlayer seekToTime does not play at correct position

Question

I have an AVPlayer which is playing a HLS video stream. My user interface provides a row of buttons, one for each \"chapter\" in the video (the buttons are labeled \"1\", \"2\",

Answer 1

My suggestion: 1) Don't use [avplayer seekToTime: toleranceBefore: toleranceAfter: ], this will delay your seek time 4-5 seconds.

2) HLS video cut to 10 seconds per segment. Your chapter start postion should fit the value which is multipes of 10. As the segment starts with I frame, on this way, you can get quick seek time and accurate time.