diff --git a/src/mediafx/video_track.cpp b/src/mediafx/video_track.cpp
index e92185a..b55fd55 100644
--- a/src/mediafx/video_track.cpp
+++ b/src/mediafx/video_track.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ bool VideoTrack::initialize(FFMS_Index* index, const char* sourceFile, ErrorInfo
 {
     int videoTrackNum = FFMS_GetFirstTrackOfType(index, FFMS_TYPE_VIDEO, &errorInfo);
     if (videoTrackNum >= 0) {
-        FFMS_VideoSource* videoSource = FFMS_CreateVideoSource(sourceFile, videoTrackNum, index, 1, FFMS_SEEK_LINEAR, &errorInfo);
+        FFMS_VideoSource* videoSource = FFMS_CreateVideoSource(sourceFile, videoTrackNum, index, 1, mediaClip()->clipStart() == 0 ? FFMS_SEEK_LINEAR_NO_RW : FFMS_SEEK_NORMAL, &errorInfo);
         if (videoSource) {
             const FFMS_Frame* frameProperties = FFMS_GetFrame(videoSource, 0, &errorInfo);
             if (frameProperties) {