Index: ffplay.c
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--- ffplay.c	(revision 19672)
+++ ffplay.c	(working copy)
@@ -1977,6 +1977,12 @@
         goto fail;
     }
 
+/* enforce a seek before decoding, this seems to break the decoders ability to
+   produce frames */
+is->seek_req = 1;
+is->seek_pos = AV_TIME_BASE;
+
+
     for(;;) {
         if (is->abort_request)
             break;