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VengefulHemi · Feb 21, 2010, 9:08 PM

I made a few test videos with my FZ35. I have it set for movie mode at AVCHD and SH. I'm saving the vids to an SDHC 4gig card that's for HD video. After I shoot the video's, I try to view it in WMP11 with the ffdshow codecs. The video's end up playing in a fast foward mode(but nice&sharp). If I recode them from AVCHD to mov and play it in quicktime, it plays slow&choppy. I have no clue if it's the camera, or the software, or my pc. My system is an Athlon XP64, 3500, 2.64ghz, 1gig Ram. When I recode, it's not a problem(just uses 100% of my CPU). I'm ready to send the camera back because this is frustrating, and me and my daughter have a show to go to in jacksonville on saturday and I want to record it with sharp video. Geeez, her cheap $79.00 insignia camera doesn't give me this much trouble, but the video quality stinks. Any thoughts anyone?

Many Thanks:
Don

mtclimber · Feb 21, 2010, 10:29 PM

Don-

Please keep in mind that playing a video take a lot of computer muscle. If yours is an older computer, that is probably the problem.

Sarah Joyce

Hards80 · Feb 21, 2010, 10:33 PM

http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/2...w-Decode-AVCHD

dbnnet · Feb 22, 2010, 2:06 AM

I have been following many reported "issues" and "problems" around AVCHD for some time now on a number of forums. One thing seems certain: Upgrading to Windows 7 (which has far superior in-built support for AVCHD) seems to resolve these.
AVCHD is not going to go away, on the contrary, it the fasting growing format these days. But like any new technology, I think it will take time for some 3rd party applications and software to become compatible.
Regards

skyhawk21 · Feb 22, 2010, 2:45 AM

Let me suggest you try out Splash Lite player, search for it on google or yahoo! If you have any type of video graphics card in your computer system that supports hardware encoding/decoding, this software utilizes it and plays avchd,quicktime,mastrok and many other video formats without breaking a sweat! Even works on netbooks and can play avchd files smoothly!

On my PC using a nvidia graphics card and hardware decoding, cpu utilization is at 0-1 percent load while gpu handles the video format.

Best thing since slice bread, due to it being free!

hrvoje xyz · Feb 22, 2010, 3:46 AM

To easily play avchd files (m2ts) , use vlc media player , heres the link for dl
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html
m2ts files are high-bandwith files which use lot of both cpu and graphic resources.

If you want program for detailed tuning , theres GOM player , I use it its very good but opens slowly than VLC media player so maybe you should stick to that.

dbnnet · Feb 22, 2010, 3:59 AM

Yes, GOM player is an excellent choice: It really seems to have no issues with AVCHD as well as being able to handle almost every other format including flv files too. It's Free as well!

Paul O · Feb 22, 2010, 4:25 AM

I've been playing my AVCHD video's in the kmp player works well and lots you can do with this little player.
http://kmplayer.en.softonic.com/

amateurman · Feb 23, 2010, 5:59 PM

hi vengeful....use zoomplayer...its one of the best around and i doubt if there is any codec it can't play nice and smoothly.

Feb 21, 2010, 9:08 PM	#1
VengefulHemi Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: N.E. Florida Posts: 12	Very Strange Problem... I made a few test videos with my FZ35. I have it set for movie mode at AVCHD and SH. I'm saving the vids to an SDHC 4gig card that's for HD video. After I shoot the video's, I try to view it in WMP11 with the ffdshow codecs. The video's end up playing in a fast foward mode(but nice&sharp). If I recode them from AVCHD to mov and play it in quicktime, it plays slow&choppy. I have no clue if it's the camera, or the software, or my pc. My system is an Athlon XP64, 3500, 2.64ghz, 1gig Ram. When I recode, it's not a problem(just uses 100% of my CPU). I'm ready to send the camera back because this is frustrating, and me and my daughter have a show to go to in jacksonville on saturday and I want to record it with sharp video. Geeez, her cheap $79.00 insignia camera doesn't give me this much trouble, but the video quality stinks. Any thoughts anyone? Many Thanks: Don

Feb 22, 2010, 2:06 AM	#4
dbnnet Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Africa Posts: 245	Windows 7 I have been following many reported "issues" and "problems" around AVCHD for some time now on a number of forums. One thing seems certain: Upgrading to Windows 7 (which has far superior in-built support for AVCHD) seems to resolve these. AVCHD is not going to go away, on the contrary, it the fasting growing format these days. But like any new technology, I think it will take time for some 3rd party applications and software to become compatible. Regards Last edited by dbnnet; Feb 22, 2010 at 2:20 AM.

Feb 22, 2010, 3:46 AM	#6
hrvoje xyz Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zagreb, croatia Posts: 77	To easily play avchd files (m2ts) , use vlc media player , heres the link for dl http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html m2ts files are high-bandwith files which use lot of both cpu and graphic resources. If you want program for detailed tuning , theres GOM player , I use it its very good but opens slowly than VLC media player so maybe you should stick to that. __________________ Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Feb 22, 2010, 4:25 AM	#8
Paul O Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 195	I've been playing my AVCHD video's in the kmp player works well and lots you can do with this little player. http://kmplayer.en.softonic.com/ Last edited by Paul O; Feb 23, 2010 at 6:51 PM. Reason: Added a link

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Feb 21, 2010, 10:29 PM	#2
mtclimber Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 18,143	Don- Please keep in mind that playing a video take a lot of computer muscle. If yours is an older computer, that is probably the problem. Sarah Joyce

Feb 21, 2010, 10:33 PM	#3
Hards80 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 9,046	http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/2...w-Decode-AVCHD

Feb 22, 2010, 2:45 AM	#5
skyhawk21 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 16	Let me suggest you try out Splash Lite player, search for it on google or yahoo! If you have any type of video graphics card in your computer system that supports hardware encoding/decoding, this software utilizes it and plays avchd,quicktime,mastrok and many other video formats without breaking a sweat! Even works on netbooks and can play avchd files smoothly! On my PC using a nvidia graphics card and hardware decoding, cpu utilization is at 0-1 percent load while gpu handles the video format. Best thing since slice bread, due to it being free!

Feb 22, 2010, 3:59 AM	#7
dbnnet Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Africa Posts: 245	Yes, GOM player is an excellent choice: It really seems to have no issues with AVCHD as well as being able to handle almost every other format including flv files too. It's Free as well!

Feb 23, 2010, 5:59 PM	#9
amateurman Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 50	hi vengeful....use zoomplayer...its one of the best around and i doubt if there is any codec it can't play nice and smoothly.