Playing 1080p or 720p or hd rmvb files on computer

[Freelife2345]

I don't know is it because my laptop is old or am I missing some codecs. All my high definition files whether in 1080 or 720 p play either robotically or the audio takes awhile to catch up. I have been using real alternative 1.8.2, Xp codec or/and gom player and sometimes the problems get so bad I just revert to lower quality files. However I hope to find the right player and codec to work since more future shows will come out in hd. Look forward to some recommendations. Thanks

[Baldrick]

Have you tried VLC Media player? It has builtin decoders for most formats.

[El Heggunte]

It depends on HOW OLD/SLOW your laptop is.

RealVideo4 is *more difficult to decompress* than H.264, to begin with.

Recent versions of LAV Filters contain an improved /optimized /fixed RV4 decoder and a fixed RealMedia splitter as well.

As a last resort, you should give a try to MPlayer (the standalone CLI application, without a GUI).

[Freelife2345]

Have you tried VLC Media player? It has builtin decoders for most formats.

I tried Vic. But it slows my computer down. My laptop is xp , model back in 2004

[newpball]

Have you tried VLC Media player? It has builtin decoders for most formats.

I tried Vic. But it slows my computer down. My laptop is xp , model back in 2004

A ten year old computer? That explains it!

The solution is to buy a more recent computer.

[Freelife2345]

It depends on HOW OLD/SLOW your laptop is.

RealVideo4 is *more difficult to decompress* than H.264, to begin with.

Recent versions of LAV Filters contain an improved /optimized /fixed RV4 decoder and a fixed RealMedia splitter as well.

As a last resort, you should give a try to MPlayer (the standalone CLI application, without a GUI).

Most of my hd files are in rmvb format. Vlc player doesn't play those files well. Does m player play rmvb files? I didn't see that part of the list. I tried these files on my brother's new laptop and has same issues. Could my codecs need to be updated? Or the player itself

[El Heggunte]

Most of my hd files are in rmvb format. Vlc player doesn't play those files well. Does mplayer play rmvb files? I didn't see that part of the list. I tried these files on my brother's new laptop and has same issues. Could my codecs need to be updated? Or the player itself

Yes, MPlayer does support RealMedia files, regardless of their filenames or file extensions(.rm, .rmvb, .ra, whatever).
But if your laptop is a slow monocore with a slow video card and without a lightweight video renderer (read: EVR),
then (apparently) there will be no other way than the upgrade route...

Anyway, we still have insufficient info. Mentioning "your brother's new laptop" isn't helpful, that's too vague.
Experienced Windows's users don't like Windows Media Player for example, they prefer MPC-HC, MPC-BE or PotPlayer.
Unless you take the time to learn a lot of things about digital video playback, you'd better not mess around with "codec packs",
since MPC-HC, MPC-BE and PotPlayer don't need them.

[Freelife2345]

Yeah I hate windows media player. Which one is better? MP3-hc or Mpc-be. I tried pot player and the audio fluctuates in my files so I deleted it. My brother new laptop is windows 8.1.

[sheppaul]

Provide any sample to just verify your problem.

[El Heggunte]

Yes, a sample file, a MediaInfo report, or both things

The open-source players may have problems with RM files containing multiple video streams
(various resolutions for the same content).

The RealMedia container can be as pesky and evil as Microsoft's ASF

[Freelife2345]

Not sure what the report you guys are talking about but it is just the file sometimes stutter and audio takes a few sec to catch up. I don't have this issue with 420 p or anything less than 720p files.

[newpball]

Not sure what the report you guys are talking about but it is just the file sometimes stutter and audio takes a few sec to catch up. I don't have this issue with 420 p or anything less than 720p files.

People are asking information about the video, MediaInfo will give you that information.

[Krispy Kritter]

If the problems increase as the resolution increases, you have a hardware bottleneck. It's most likely not a media player or codec issue.

The OS being used means nothing. You need to look at hardware specs: most importantly, the cpu type and speed.

Just as an example, most software/media players will list the requirements for 1080P playback as a 2.0 ghz or faster dual core cpu. ALL of your examples are basic symptoms of a hardware bottleneck (ie: your PC isn't fast enough).

For reference: http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT3209

[Freelife2345]

Sorry for the late reply. I finally run a mediainfo report and this is what it says.


Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 6 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 47mn 0s
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Writing library : x264 core 138 r2358 9e941d1
Encoding settings :
Default : No
Forced : No
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Color range : Limited

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : HE-AAC / LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 47mn 0s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz / 24.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy

Language : Chinese
Default : Yes
Forced : Yes

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : HE-AAC / LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 47mn 0s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz / 24.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy

Language : Korean
Default : No
Forced : No

[El Heggunte]

The title of this topic says "1080p or 720p or hd rmvb files",

but your latest post says

Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC

therefore what you have is an MKV file, not an RMVB one.

Get a faster computer, or convert those HD videos to MPEG-2 or to MPEG-4 ASP(i.e., DivX or Xvid).