VLC Player no longer recommended

[THE CYBORG]

Can you upload a clip to WeTransfer and share the link? That will take up to 2Gb files for free.

I have no problem hoasting somewhere but Malcx wants the original file & I can't upload mp4

 

[THE CYBORG]

Just out of interest what video card are you running? And do you have a 4K display on your puter?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super UHD & a 4k monitor

 

[Repaid1]

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super UHD & a 4k monitor

Smoking I bet your encodes a minutes instead of hours I only have a 1080 in my laptop.

 

[THE CYBORG]

Can you upload a clip to WeTransfer and share the link? That will take up to 2Gb files for free.

OK used We Transfer, for some reason the first few seconds are blank but it’s OK after that.


Short Test.mp4

 

[EdNewbold]

Personally, I use the free player named MPC-BE and love it. Has worked flawlessly for years with all videos.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpcbe/files/MPC-BE/Release%20builds/1.5.5/MPC-BE.1.5.5.5433.x64-installer.zip/download

 

[THE CYBORG]

Personally, I use the free player named MPC-BE and love it. Has worked flawlessly for years with all videos.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpcbe/files/MPC-BE/Release%20builds/1.5.5/MPC-BE.1.5.5.5433.x64-installer.zip/download

Perfect playback, VLC bites the dust.

 

[Fort Pierce Pilot]

I played some 4K MPP video with high rates of yaw through VLC, Win Media Player, Avidmux & Power Director 18. Avidmux had trouble with it even standing still. Cars on the freeway had a real stutter. But the other three were identical with maybe a slight edge going to VLC. Latest versions, default settings....I see a jumpyness but not any more than I expect at high rates of yaw. Collected at 4K 30fps MP4.

 

[RobertR]

I noticed that with VLC, but the native Windows 10 photo app played them flawlessly (H.264).

 

[DanMan32]

I have always seen what appears as blurred video during pans and yaws on any PC, and that's just with 1080p. Used to have stuttering every few seconds, even without yaw, but that cleared up with upgrade to better video card.

 

[waynesi]

I recommend PotPlayer

 

[Tufargon]

Personally, I use the free player named MPC-BE and love it. Has worked flawlessly for years with all videos.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpcbe/files/MPC-BE/Release%20builds/1.5.5/MPC-BE.1.5.5.5433.x64-installer.zip/download

I'll second this. I've used every player known to man and MPC-BE is the absolute best no frills player hands down.

 

[Malcx]

OK used We Transfer, for some reason the first few seconds are blank but it’s OK after that.


Short Test.mp4

In my (totally unscientific) test that looks about the same here on VLC, WMP and MPC-BE.
To my eye there is a very very slight judder visible mainly on the sky during playback. Possibly slightly worse on vlc, but I can't be sure. They all have the grain overlay that seems pervasive on dji products!

Is that what you're getting or is it significantly worse on vlc?

Interestingly though it is running at an unusual 21.68 frames a second?

For what it's worth your machine is more powerful than mine, so should more than handle this clip at least. I guess you might be best off using MPC until one day that inexplicably stops working ?

 

[THE CYBORG]

In my (totally unscientific) test that looks about the same here on VLC, WMP and MPC-BE.
To my eye there is a very very slight judder visible mainly on the sky during playback. Possibly slightly worse on vlc, but I can't be sure. They all have the grain overlay that seems pervasive on dji products!

Is that what you're getting or is it significantly worse on vlc?

Interestingly though it is running at an unusual 21.68 frames a second?

For what it's worth your machine is more powerful than mine, so should more than handle this clip at least. I guess you might be best off using MPC until one day that inexplicably stops working ?

With VLC it is BAD, original was shot at 30fps 1/60 shutter so I don't know where the 21.68 fps came from.



I don't have a clue why VLC won't play my video’s when I yaw especially as I had no problem in the past, everything else is perfect.
My PC normally has no problem with 4k.

 

[Malcx]

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Can you click the "Details" tab on that screen? This is where it shows the 21.68 frames/second info.
Curiously in Premier it lists it as 21.66

Still VLC should handle that if the other players are ?‍

 

[Tufargon]

VLC and Potplayer have been getting worse the last couple years. Why not just try MPC-BE and see. Post your results so people will know.

 

[ChrisOutdoors]

VLC has issues with HVEC, likely the culprit.

 

[THE CYBORG]

VLC and Potplayer have been getting worse the last couple years. Why not just try MPC-BE and see. Post your results so people will know.

I did try MPC-BE, at first I thought it was great but it can’t play some of my video (not necessarily from my Mavic) without purchasing codecs, the free program is no longer free.

 

[maelstrom]

I did try MPC-BE, at first I thought it was great but it can’t play some of my video (not necessarily from my Mavic) without purchasing codecs, the free program is no longer free.

I've just installed it and it seems to be free to me. I've tried it successfully with a number of different file formats. Which video formats are you having issues with?

 

[THE CYBORG]

I've just installed it and it seems to be free to me. I've tried it successfully with a number of different file formats. Which video formats are you having issues with?

I am in the process of backing up the stuff I want on my PC before I format & reinstall Windows so I have got rid of a lot of video in the process, I can only assume it was something unusual because I can play anything I have left without any problem.

 

[maelstrom]

I can only assume it was something unusual because I can play anything I have left without any problem.

It seemed to cope with some unusual formats when I tried it. That said, the default Windows 10 video player ("Movies & TV”) seems to play back the smoothest for me.