Playing HD videos
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Playing HD videos
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
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
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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.
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.
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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!
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!
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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.
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If you don't already have it download process explorer from Process Explorer
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.
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.
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