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  • September 29, 2022
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When I playback a video the quality is not good. If I play back using VLC it is perfect. I am not talking about editing videos just viewing videos I have taken which are stored in Organiser.

 

Is there any way I can make the playback use VLC rather than what it is actually using?

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    Legend
    September 29, 2022

    Depends on the specs of the video. 

     

    Open your video in the free download MediaInfo. In MediaInfo, set View to Text and then copy the text of this report and paste it to this forum. With that additional information, we'll better be able to advise you.

     

    It might also help to know which processor you have and with how much RAM.

    bham789Author
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    September 30, 2022

    Thanks for the response.

    Here is the text:

    General
    ID : 0 (0x0)
    Complete name : E:\Photos\Adobe\Documents\Photos\Photos\00008-26-1.MTS
    Format : BDAV
    Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
    File size : 104 MiB
    Duration : 50 s 408 ms
    Overall bit rate mode : Variable
    Overall bit rate : 17.3 Mb/s
    Maximum Overall bit rate : 18.0 Mb/s
    Recorded date : 2022-08-14 14:09:14+00:00
    Writing application : Panasonic

    Video
    ID : 4113 (0x1011)
    Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
    Format : AVC
    Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
    Format profile : High@L4
    Format settings : 2 Ref Frames
    Format settings, CABAC : No
    Format settings, Reference frames : 2 frames
    Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=12
    Codec ID : 27
    Duration : 50 s 440 ms
    Bit rate mode : Variable
    Bit rate : 16.4 Mb/s
    Maximum bit rate : 17.1 Mb/s
    Width : 1 920 pixels
    Height : 1 080 pixels
    Display aspect ratio : 16:9
    Frame rate : 25.000 FPS
    Color space : YUV
    Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
    Bit depth : 8 bits
    Scan type : Interlaced
    Scan type, store method : Separated fields
    Scan order : Top Field First
    Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.316
    Stream size : 98.5 MiB (95%)

    Audio
    ID : 4352 (0x1100)
    Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
    Format : AC-3
    Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
    Commercial name : Dolby Digital
    Codec ID : 129
    Duration : 50 s 464 ms
    Bit rate mode : Constant
    Bit rate : 192 kb/s
    Channel(s) : 2 channels
    Channel layout : L R
    Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
    Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
    Compression mode : Lossy
    Stream size : 1.16 MiB (1%)
    Service kind : Complete Main

    Text
    ID : 4608 (0x1200)
    Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
    Format : PGS
    Codec ID : 144
    Duration : 49 s 976 ms

     

    My processor is Intel Core(TM) i9-10900k CPU @ 3.7 Ghz 10 Cores

    RAM is 16 GB

    This video is an MTS file but other videos (eg MP4) are the same. The outlines are pixilated and a bit blurred. VLC plays them just fine.

    Hope this helps

    Legend
    September 30, 2022

    I don't see anything here that would cause you problems. It looks like a pretty standard AVC file. It appears to be from an AVCHD camcorder.

     

    Look at your Project Settings. Go to the Edit menu and look at the General page under Project Setttings. Ensure that it shows 1920x1080 25 fps PAL.

     

    If these project settings are the same as your video specs, there's something funny going on that isn't immediately obvious. If so, I'll show you how to troubleshoot the issue.

    kglad
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    September 29, 2022

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