Canon Vixia HF R20 video choppy on computer

[dorrmann]

Hi guys.

I got this camera a couple weeks ago because it's one of the few that have an external microphone input. I love it.

However, I took the video files from the SD card and put them on the computer. They play choppy with the video broken up into "lines" when there is movement. I assume this is because I'm playing them on a low-end computer. Both my desktop and my laptop are fairly new, but are truly lower end Asus models.

I tried using Handbrake to re-encode and/or compress the files, but even the outputs play like the originals. I don't think I'm using the correct setting.

I plan on keeping the original files on my external hard drive to keep the best, but I'd like to have a copy that's viewable on my computer. Any suggestions on output settings for Handbrake, or an entire new program to use?

Thanks in advance!

[zoobie]

Glad you like your cam...
The lines are interlacing and normal
You probably need a faster computer

P.S. - Boulder says hi

[edDV]

Please identify your computer specs and display card/chipset.

Your profile says 1.2 GHz Celeron.

[dorrmann]

Fountain says hi too.

Anyway, sorry, those specs for the computer are really old. lol.

I have an Asus K52F for the laptop. 2Ghz processor, stock video card, 3gb RAM.

I'm not near the desktop now, but it's newer, and I think a bit (but not much) more powerful.

I'm not expecting to see the full video perfectly on the computer. I'm trying to re-encode it with Handbrake to make it viewable, and just keep the full size file for archival purposes.

[edDV]

Need specific laptop model number because display chipsets differ. But on first look, most K52F lack hardware decode for h.264. Most have variations of Intel GMA. Some GMA chips support h.264 at some levels. See here. Find the one you have.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA

The question is do your computers have hardware support for h.264? If not is the CPU powerful enough for decode. MPeg2 HD is a safer bet.

[Beauregard]

My friend had a similar problem, he recorded at 60 fps (i think it may have been interlaced- but i don't remember).

It played normally when he simply recorded at 30 fps though, so try that.

Also, if you are desperate, you can upload it to YouTube, and then re-download it. YouTube converts everything down to no more than 30p.