Scrubbing video jumps between large gaps in frames rather than smoothly

Steps to reproduce

Embed a video on mac.
Try scrubbing the video.
The video stutters and lags.

Did you read and follow the Troubleshooting Guide ? [Yes/No]

Yes

Expected result

The video moves smoothly between frames.

Actual result

It jumps around and stutters.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: 1.13.7
Installer version: 1.13.7
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 25.6.0: Sat Jul 11 15:26:21 PDT 2026; root:xnu-12377.161.13~4/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 25.6.0
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: supporter
Insider build toggle: on
Live preview: on
Base theme: light
Community theme: Minimal 9.0.2
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 19
Plugins enabled: 15
1: Kanban v2.0.51
2: Daily Notes Editor v1.1.0
3: Calendar v1.5.10
4: ProZen v0.3
5: HackMD Sync v2.0.3
6: Recent Files v1.7.10
7: Notebook Navigator v3.3.3
8: Excalidraw v2.26.4
9: Omnisearch v1.30.1
10: Find orphaned files and broken links v1.11.0
11: Journal Review v3.1.3
12: Journal View v1.1.2
13: Daily Notes Timeline View v0.0.8
14: Minimal Theme Settings v9.0.0
15: Hider v1.7.1
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Additional information

does it happen in the sandbox vault?

Does it happen with any video?

Which mac do you have exactly?

It does happen in a sandbox vault. It has happened in all of my MOV videos taken from my iPhone that I’ve tested it on. Happy to test more. M1 Max 64 gigs of ram, so pretty beefy.

if you open those video in chrome (or a chromium-based browser, not safari) do they lag?