View Full Version : Playing HD videos
Jumbo744
14th Mar 2009, 15:11
Hello,
I bought a Toshiba Full HD Camera with 40Gb of Hard Drive. I recorded many hours of video and transferred them to my desktop. The problem is that when I try to play them, they appear very sluggish and it does not play smooth at all. I downloaded all the programs and codecs I could find but I still get the same result. My camera is a TOSHIBA GIGASHOT A40FE.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks :ok:
Bushfiva
14th Mar 2009, 15:15
And your desktop is...?
In general, you don't need "lots of codecs", you simply need the right one. If your computer is old, a little bit of house cleaning could help.
frostbite
14th Mar 2009, 15:20
What he said, plus, are you a little short of free space on your hard drive?
Jumbo744
14th Mar 2009, 15:30
thanks guys. I have 100GB free of hard drive. My computer specs are:
P4 2.8 GHz
2Gb RAM dual channel
Nvidia FX5900 ultra 256mb
120GB hard drive 7200rpm
I know the specs are a little bit old, but I thought it would be ok for HD videos?
Thanks!
Bushfiva
14th Mar 2009, 15:37
Yes, they should be fine. I play HD content just fine on a 1.6GHz notebook. Have you checked if your videos play using VLC Media Player? It uses its own codecs, and is a good player to test against.
Jumbo744
14th Mar 2009, 18:13
thanks bushfiva :ok: Yes I tried with VLC, it works better but still not acceptable...
green granite
14th Mar 2009, 20:13
If you don't already have it download process explorer from Process Explorer (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx)
have it running while running a video and you can monitor what else is running, the processor load, ram usage etc. It should give you an idea what is going on.
BigEndBob
14th Mar 2009, 21:38
Try kmplayer KMPlayer - Download (http://kmplayer.en.softonic.com/)
Seems to play everything i have thrown at it.
Jumbo744
15th Mar 2009, 22:22
Hello,
thanks a lot :ok: it works :ok: