Usually_Quiet - help me choose a laptop

[forsure]

The point of a speedtest is to use a much bandwidth as possible. So yes, given that WiFi is a shared resource, if you are running a speedtest at the same time as watching a movie, and both are using the WiFi, there will be less bandwidth available to the movie.

If you mean running many speedtests and then playing a movie later, that should not reduce with WiFi bandwidth available to the movie.

The latter is what I was referring to. Any analysis on the files?

[jagabo]

Oh yes, I forgot to mention the MediaInfo reports. They definitely look like real HDR -- though the bitrates aren't very high. I downloaded the Doctor Sleep video and it plays ok (over Ethernet) on my Chromecast with VLC, not with Kodi. I think I have additional overhead because the video has to be downscaled for the 1080p TV.

[forsure]

Oh yes, I forgot to mention the MediaInfo reports. They definitely look like real HDR -- though the bitrates aren't very high. I downloaded the Doctor Sleep video and it plays ok (over Ethernet) on my Chromecast with VLC, not with Kodi. I think I have additional overhead because the video has to be downscaled for the 1080p TV.

60 mb/s is not a high bit rate? Why do you think the higher bit rates are the ones stalling for me then? They are higher than the other's maybe not that high. Don't know about DR. Sleep 4u, it plays fine on my 1080p tv, but that does not involve a network. I can't really test the others to be sure on my pc bc according to others it's bc my video card does not support a higher bit rate "that well".

[forsure]

Can you verify through a capable computer that Animal House works?

[jagabo]

Oh, sorry, didn't notice you had made two posts with MediaInfo reports. I missed the first one of videos that are giving you problems. Only saw the second one.

[jagabo]

Can you verify through a capable computer that Animal House works?

I don't really want to download a 45 GB video. If you trim out a short section I'll take a look at it.

[forsure]

Can you verify through a capable computer that Animal House works?

I don't really want to download a 45 GB video. If you trim out a short section I'll take a look at it.

sure if you elaborate on how and where to send

[forsure]

I am thinking like the tech said that these higher bit rate files are locking up for the same reason that the files play horribly right after dling them or heavy wifi use. I think it clogs up the wifi bc of the distance CGTV is from the router. I went to use today and it was locking up really bad, after a router reboot, they played normally with the few interruptions/.

[jagabo]

Sounds like a crappy router. Maybe it needs a firmware update. Overheating?

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/router-issues-reboot,review-5159.html

[forsure]

Sounds like a crappy router. Maybe it needs a firmware update. Overheating?

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/router-issues-reboot,review-5159.html

So how do I trim and send it to you? I will swap the router

And ask about router info.

[jagabo]

You can use ffmpeg to trim out a sample. Put this in a bat file (change the path to ffmpeg.exe) then drag/drop a video onto it.

"g:\program files\ffmpeg64\bin\ffmpeg.exe" -i %1 -ss 00:00:00.000 -to 00:01:30.00 -map 0 -c copy "Trimmed.mkv"
pause

The first 90 seconds of the video will be saved as a file called Trimmed.mkv, in the same folder as the video.

[forsure]

You can use ffmpeg to trim out a sample. Put this in a bat file (change the path to ffmpeg.exe) then drag/drop a video onto it.

"g:\program files\ffmpeg64\bin\ffmpeg.exe" -i %1 -ss 00:00:00.000 -to 00:01:30.00 -map 0 -c copy "Trimmed.mkv"
pause

The first 90 seconds of the video will be saved as a file called Trimmed.mkv, in the same folder as the video.

So I dl the program. Put the line of code, or is that what will happen after I load the file. I would like to do some where in the 3-5 minute range. It starts skipping at about 1:15. What does "put this" refer to? Then what upload it to here? I'm lost. It just flashed on my screen. Don't know what a bat file is. If you gave me an email. i can just email you the file, and you could just dl as much as you want from filemail?

[jagabo]

You can use ffmpeg to trim out a sample. Put this in a bat file (change the path to ffmpeg.exe) then drag/drop a video onto it.

"g:\program files\ffmpeg64\bin\ffmpeg.exe" -i %1 -ss 00:00:00.000 -to 00:01:30.00 -map 0 -c copy "Trimmed.mkv"
pause

The first 90 seconds of the video will be saved as a file called Trimmed.mkv, in the same folder as the video.

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I'm attaching fftrim.zip. Inside it is fftrim.bat. Extract fftrim.bat it to your Desktop. Once on your desktop you can edit it by right clicking on the icon and selecting Edit from the context menu. Change the path to ffmpeg.exe and save. You're ready to go...

</edit>

So I dl the program. Put the line of code, or is that what will happen after I load the file. I would like to do some where in the 3-5 minute range. It starts skipping at about 1:15. What does "put this" refer to?

Start Notepad. Copy the two lines of text from the post and paste it into Notepad. Change the path to ffmpeg.exe to wherever it's installed on your computer -- probably something like "C:\Program Files\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe". The "-to 00:01:30.00" means save 1 minute and 30 seconds. If you want the first 5 minutes change that to "-to 00:05:00.00" Save the result on your Desktop with the extension .BAT instead of .TXT.

Then what upload it to here?

It will probably be too big to upload to VideoHelp.com -- there's a 500 MB limit. Use a file transfer service like mega.nz, Windows OneDrive, Google DropBox, etc. Then give me a link to the file.

If you gave me an email. i can just email you the file

The file will be too big for email.

I added fftrim.zip as an attachment. Open the archive on your computer and extract fftrim.bat onto your Desktop. Once there, right click on the icon and select Edit to change the path to ffmpeg.exe. Save. You're ready to drag/drop files onto it. The first 5 minutes of the video will be saved as Trimmed.mkv.

[forsure]

You can use ffmpeg to trim out a sample. Put this in a bat file (change the path to ffmpeg.exe) then drag/drop a video onto it.

"g:\program files\ffmpeg64\bin\ffmpeg.exe" -i %1 -ss 00:00:00.000 -to 00:01:30.00 -map 0 -c copy "Trimmed.mkv"
pause

The first 90 seconds of the video will be saved as a file called Trimmed.mkv, in the same folder as the video.

<edit>
I'm attaching fftrim.zip. Inside it is fftrim.bat. Extract fftrim.bat it to your Desktop. Once on your desktop you can edit it by right clicking on the icon and selecting Edit from the context menu. Change the path to ffmpeg.exe and save. You're ready to go...

</edit>

So I dl the program. Put the line of code, or is that what will happen after I load the file. I would like to do some where in the 3-5 minute range. It starts skipping at about 1:15. What does "put this" refer to?

Start Notepad. Copy the two lines of text from the post and paste it into Notepad. Change the path to ffmpeg.exe to wherever it's installed on your computer -- probably something like "C:\Program Files\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe". The "-to 00:01:30.00" means save 1 minute and 30 seconds. If you want the first 5 minutes change that to "-to 00:05:00.00" Save the result on your Desktop with the extension .BAT instead of .TXT.

Then what upload it to here?

It will probably be too big to upload to VideoHelp.com -- there's a 500 MB limit. Use a file transfer service like mega.nz, Windows OneDrive, Google DropBox, etc. Then give me a link to the file.

If you gave me an email. i can just email you the file

The file will be too big for email.

I added fftrim.zip as an attachment. Open the archive on your computer and extract fftrim.bat onto your Desktop. Once there, right click on the icon and select Edit to change the path to ffmpeg.exe. Save. You're ready to drag/drop files onto it. The first 5 minutes of the video will be saved as Trimmed.mkv.

I am just to follow the last set of instructions? Do you mean rename the icon? Filemail will allow any size file. That is how filemail works. It provides you with a link to whatever size you want to upload and it holds it on it's server for 2-3 days and recipient has to dl it by then. Not sure if you can stop in the middle , but I have successfully emailed large movie files to people. I need email to send you the link for Filemail. Here is a free easy account . https://www.mail.com/int/?tz=-4#home

Or whatever you prefer. I just never used any of the ones you mentioned.

[forsure]

It says compressing. I will let you know tomorrow. The 5 minute .mkv will be in same directory?

[jagabo]

It says compressing. I will let you know tomorrow. The 5 minute .mkv will be in same directory?

You did this wrong. You dragged the video onto the ZIP file. Explorer is adding your video to the archive. That will take a long time with at 60 GB video and doesn't accomplish anything useful.

You were supposed to extract the BAT file from the ZIP archive. Then drag the video onto the BAT file. Creating the new file should only take tens of seconds -- depending on the speed of your computer and drives.

[forsure]

It says compressing. I will let you know tomorrow. The 5 minute .mkv will be in same directory?

You did this wrong. You dragged the video onto the ZIP file. Explorer is adding your video to the archive. That will take a long time with at 60 GB video and doesn't accomplish anything useful.

You were supposed to extract the BAT file from the ZIP archive. Then drag the video onto the BAT file. Creating the new file should only take tens of seconds -- depending on the speed of your computer and drives.

I extracted FFtrim onto the desktop. After edit it takes me to notepad where the path is already ffmpeg.exe. When adding file it takes me to CMD (press any key to continue) it also says bad command in CMD. It says "g:\program files\ffmpeg64\bin\ffmpeg.exe" -i %1 -ss 00:00:00.000 -to 00:05:00.00 -map 0 -c copy "Trimmed.mkv"
pause" in notepad. Where to edit if the path already ends what you said to edit it to. It does nothing after adding just bad command and press any key to continue. Where is the new file?

[jagabo]

I highly doubt "g:\program files\ffmpeg64\bin\ffmpeg.exe" is where ffmpeg.exe is on your computer. Edit the batch file, change that to the right location, and save.

[forsure]

You are speaking to someone who is at best help desk tech. i do not know scripts nor codes. So you have to be specific. Is the path supposed to be C://ffmpeg.exe or C://users/Desktop/ffmpeg.exe

[jagabo]

I don't know where you installed ffmpeg so I can't tell you the full path to the program. You can search for it with Explorer. Assuming it's on drive C: -- select that drive in Explorer and search with CTRL+F (find). Type in ffmpeg.exe and press ENTER. You'll see something like:


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I searched drive G: because that's where I have it installed. That drive also has many other programs that use their own private copies of the program. I highlighted the one I used in my sample batch file.

[forsure]

Please type in notepad exactly what it should say and I will erase and paste.


[Attachment 59325 - Click to enlarge]

[jagabo]

First, I highly recommend you turn off Explorer's Hide Extensions For Known File Types option. From Explorer select View -> Options then disable that item:


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You'll now be able to see the extensions of all your files -- one of the most critical things to see about files.

It doesn't look like you installed ffmpeg. But you have three programs that include versions of ffmpeg.exe. Two of them are only showing partial paths, ...MediaHuman... and ...MIKSOFT... But the third one shows the full path "C:\Program Files (x86)\3D Systems 3DMe\ffmpeg.exe". The file size is pretty small so it's not a full build (ffmpeg is a vary complex program with many functions -- some builds only include some of the features). It's probably enough for trimming out a segment of an MKV file.

[forsure]

First, I highly recommend you turn off Explorer's Hide Extensions For Known File Types option. From Explorer select View -> Options then disable that item:


[Attachment 59326 - Click to enlarge]

You'll now be able to see the extensions of all your files -- one of the most critical things to see about files.

It doesn't look like you installed ffmpeg. But you have three programs that include versions of ffmpeg.exe. Two of them are only showing partial paths, ...MediaHuman... and ...MIKSOFT... But the third one shows the full path "C:\Program Files (x86)\3D Systems 3DMe\ffmpeg.exe". The file size is pretty small so it's not a full build (ffmpeg is a vary complex program with many functions -- some builds only include some of the features). It's probably enough for trimming out a segment of an MKV file.

So you did not tell me what to type in Notepad if what I have is sufficient.

I have file types on the folder view as a column if that makes sense. I changed it though.

[jagabo]

I told you what path to use.

[forsure]

If I don't understand what to type in notepad than I can not go forward. Obviously I don't. So type it again exactly how notepad should look simple as cut and paste. Don't expect me to know where to edit the code in notepad. As well if you want to look at the file, it's up to you. I can almost guarantee you there is nothing wrong with it. I'm not into learning new things to send you the file or writing codes in CMD. I'm not that computer literate.

[jagabo]

"C:\Program Files (x86)\3D Systems 3DMe\ffmpeg.exe" -i %1 -ss 00:00:00.000 -to 00:05:00.00 -map 0 -c copy "Trimmed.mkv"
pause

[forsure]

"C:\Program Files (x86)\3D Systems 3DMe\ffmpeg.exe" -i %1 -ss 00:00:00.000 -to 00:05:00.00 -map 0 -c copy "Trimmed.mkv"
pause

Cool. It's worked.

[forsure]

"C:\Program Files (x86)\3D Systems 3DMe\ffmpeg.exe" -i %1 -ss 00:00:00.000 -to 00:05:00.00 -map 0 -c copy "Trimmed.mkv"
pause

https://mega.nz/file/Np5ATZAR#_ftrw2sODJqOm_WLIn6GmCUJsEYMUO_FzXnI2oV9e5k

[forsure]

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[forsure]

Sounds like a crappy router. Maybe it needs a firmware update. Overheating?

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/router-issues-reboot,review-5159.html

I did a lot of dling last night and Chromecast is locking up . Have not restarted router yet. I did however get a new router, so that's not the issue. Any suggestions? It was never hot either.