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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2009, 04:44:44 PM »
@piru
Thank you. Sorry for the (hopefully not too) silly questions, just not that up on PC graphics cards.

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If the other suggestions do not work for me which do you think is better: PureVideo or Avivo? Opinions please!

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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #15 on: August 28, 2009, 06:37:35 PM »
I have just tried playing a 720p trailer from apple.com in VLC and that played fine. Also tried playing the same file in VLC on Linux (Xubuntu) on the same computer and it played fine. Really stumped now. :(

Tried playing the file in Window Media Player after installing CoreAVC and the video plays fine, so does the audio but there is a lag from the video of about 1/2 to 1 second. So all the sound happens early. Also Gomplayer is worse than VLC.

What could the problem be with VLC on Windows? Also why the lag when using CoreAVC? Has anyone got any idea?

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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #16 on: August 28, 2009, 07:30:58 PM »
For Win XP Pro I suggest CCCP (Combined Community Codec Pack) which includes Media Player Classic Home Cinema, it works great. This is officially endorsed by the Matroska Project, the people who brought you the MKV format.
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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #17 on: August 28, 2009, 08:02:55 PM »
@modrobert
Thanks for the recommendation.

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I just tried CCCP and Media Player Classic that comes with it and I still get the lag with the video. :(

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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #18 on: August 28, 2009, 08:19:31 PM »
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@modrobert
Thanks for the recommendation.

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I just tried CCCP and Media Player Classic that comes with it and I still get the lag with the video. :(

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What kind of lag?
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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #19 on: August 28, 2009, 08:32:22 PM »
The audio is about a second ahead of the video.

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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #20 on: August 28, 2009, 09:10:10 PM »
get kmplayer for windows (not the linux one with same name)
it has its own codecs (like mplayer) and its highly configurable. you can use the 'low speed' preset.
it doesn't even need installing/messing_up_registry, just unpack it somewhere
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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #21 on: August 28, 2009, 09:25:45 PM »
@orange
Thanks for the suggestion, but I still get the lag when playing it with Kmplayer.

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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #22 on: August 28, 2009, 11:47:19 PM »
well the only thing left is mplayer... if you aren't bored by now ;)
it also has its own codecs and doesn't need installation.
however it lacks usable GUI (there are various, but I couldn't find a decent one)
it seems to me like the fastest possible player out there

I'd also suggest defragmenting the HDD partition that holds the movie and killing unneeded processes/services
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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #23 on: August 29, 2009, 12:07:52 AM »
Make sure you set it to allow dropping of frames (not hard frame dropping if you can help it).

Also, is it just with one mkv file in particular or many?
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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #24 on: August 29, 2009, 12:10:48 AM »
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Hi PC gurus,

I'm having a few issues playing back 720p MKV files on my computer (might be other 720p files but I only have mkv). The sound plays fine but the video skips and jumps using VLC. My computer is:

CPU: Pentium 4 2.4Ghz
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l answer about the graphics card as l have one these too , if you update to 6600 or even better the 7800 both cheap second hand you game play be way better l noticed this with half life 2 .
l also tryed to run xbox360 hd dvd addon through xp and p 2.6 p4 oh is it hypewr treading whould help it whoudint really play on this set
l tryed on my nephews dual core e7300 cpu and gforce 9600 went so wel so maybe upgrade your system

also you chould try tversity software thats if you have xbox360 or psx3 and just stream vids to your tv much easier  music and such also

hope this is some help the p4 set up you have is still fine though l have 2 such systems
add extra ram helps and your ram should ddr 400
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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #25 on: August 29, 2009, 12:55:03 AM »
I use the KMPlayer in my windows machine along with CoreAVC and nVidia Cuda hardware acceleration. It works like a charm to watch h.264 files... CoreAVC is suposed to be the fastest and most optimized set of codecs outhere. For CUDA you need a recent gfx board though...
 
If you use TheKMPlayer and CoreAVC I think you still need to configure KMPlayer to use the CoreAVC codecs.
 
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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #26 on: August 30, 2009, 11:48:45 AM »
Thanks for all the replies.
 
I have just done a clean install of Windows XP (Home as I could not find my Pro disc). The problem still persists with VLC. I'm starting to wonder if it is a problem with the file. I do not have any others to test. Does any one know where I can download some other mkv files to test?
 
I was probably not using the right word when I said lag, as the video plays smoothly and the audio plays smoothly too. It's just that they are about a second out of sync.
 
On the graphics card side of things I can get either an ATI Radeon HD 3650 512MB or nVidia GeForce 6 6200 256MB. What are you opinions on these? Which would be better if I were to upgrade?
 
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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #27 on: August 30, 2009, 01:21:03 PM »
Hi,

While playing back the video, open the windows task manager and select the Performance tab and monitor the CPU usage .. is it maxed out (or close too) most of the time?

It's been a while since I setup my HTPC but I don't think you can rely on a new HD video card helping with a lot of the MKV films.

I'm not saying it won't help, i'm just saying it may work for a lot of mkv's.

Hope you get it sorted!
 

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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #28 on: August 30, 2009, 03:41:59 PM »
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While playing back the video, open the windows task manager and select the Performance tab and monitor the CPU usage .. is it maxed out (or close too) most of the time?

Yeah sure is, 95%+. :( Guess that means upgrade time!
 
Although I have just gotten hold of another mkv. This plays fine at about 90-100%. The only difference I can see between the 2 files is the frame rates. The one that does not play is 29.970628 (as reposted vix VLC) and the other that plays fine is 25. Guess this could just be a dodgy file! :madashell:
 
Just a quick though a bout upgrades to my computer. What would be the best thing to upgrade? I can only get another 512MB of ram in it.
 
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Re: Bad HD (720p) video play back
« Reply #29 from previous page: August 30, 2009, 05:23:32 PM »
Upgrading the ram wont do much with this problem. You have to upgrade the cpu and i am not sure it will be worth the upgrade unless you also upgrade the mobo.