slow choppy playback of .mts format video

nightowl123

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Jan 30, 2012 08:35

I was doing video fine on full version power director 9 when I was using my Canon DSLR which also takes video. I enjoyed video, so decided to get a dedicated camcorder. Problem is, the format of the videos is .mts and they run very slow and choppy in power director 9 to the point that I can so nothing to edit them. It's very frustrating.

Can anyone help? Here are the specs of my computer...

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Display: 17.3-inch Full HD LED-backlit Widescreen (1920 x 1080)
CPU: Intel Core i7 processor 720QM (1.60GHz-2.8GHz Quad-Core)
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 VRAM
Wireless: 802.11 b/g/n (@ 2.4GHz), Bluetooth v2.1
LAN: 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM, 4 x SODIMM (up to 8GB)
Storage: 1TB 7200RPM hard drive (500GB x 2) dual HDD
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi drive
Camera: 2.0 Megapixel
Speakers: Altec Lansing speakers with EAX 4.0 sound
Microphone Digital Array Microphones
Card Reader: 8-in-1 card reader (MMC/SD/Mini-SD/XD/Memory stick/MS Pro/MS-Duo/MS-Pro Duo)
Input/ Output: 1 x Mic-in, 1 x Headphone-out, 1 x VGA port/Mini D-Sub 15-pin for external monitor, 4 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x Gigabit LAN, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Kensington Lock
Battery Pack: 8 cell
Dimensions: 12.56 x 16.38 x 2.25 ~ 0.08 –inches
Weight: 7.48 lbs. (with 8 cell battery and single HDD)
Color: Matte Black Dustie
I'm still working on it....

Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

Jan 30, 2012 08:47

Quote: I was doing video fine on full version power director 9 when I was using my Canon DSLR which also takes video. I enjoyed video, so decided to get a dedicated camcorder. Problem is, the format of the videos is .mts and they run very slow and choppy in power director 9 to the point that I can so nothing to edit them. It's very frustrating.

Can anyone help? Here are the specs of my computer...

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Display: 17.3-inch Full HD LED-backlit Widescreen (1920 x 1080)
CPU: Intel Core i7 processor 720QM (1.60GHz-2.8GHz Quad-Core)
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 VRAM
Wireless: 802.11 b/g/n (@ 2.4GHz), Bluetooth v2.1
LAN: 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM, 4 x SODIMM (up to 8GB)
Storage: 1TB 7200RPM hard drive (500GB x 2) dual HDD
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi drive
Camera: 2.0 Megapixel
Speakers: Altec Lansing speakers with EAX 4.0 sound
Microphone Digital Array Microphones
Card Reader: 8-in-1 card reader (MMC/SD/Mini-SD/XD/Memory stick/MS Pro/MS-Duo/MS-Pro Duo)
Input/ Output: 1 x Mic-in, 1 x Headphone-out, 1 x VGA port/Mini D-Sub 15-pin for external monitor, 4 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x Gigabit LAN, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Kensington Lock
Battery Pack: 8 cell
Dimensions: 12.56 x 16.38 x 2.25 ~ 0.08 –inches
Weight: 7.48 lbs. (with 8 cell battery and single HDD)
Color: Matte Black

Two things to check:
1. How much free space is on the C drive, you need about 100 GB free to edit HD video.
2. What are your preview settings?
Preview setting is the rectangle under the time readout. Click on it and try High or Normal.

You have a quad core CPU, which is good. Your Graphics is OK, however you should check the manufacturer's web site for the latest driver.

Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

Fenman

Senior Contributor Location: Cambridge, UK Joined: Nov 24, 2011 04:44 Messages: 731 Offline

Jan 30, 2012 11:57

Hi Dustie,

From your spec I'm guessing it's a high-end laptop. As Carl says with that spec you shouldn't be having problems. However I notice your CPU is specified with a range of speeds 1.6Ghz to 2.8Ghz. Presumably that means that it can slow the clock speed to save power so is there any way to make sure that it runs at the highest possible speed for PD9? Maybe you have some other processes running which are eating into your processor time. One thing you could try is to up the priority of the PD9 process : go into Task Manager, select the Processes tab and find PDR9.EXE. Right click on it and select Set Priority then try choosing a higher setting from the displayed list. I'd try increasing it one step at a time and see if there's any improvement. While you're in the Processes window also check to see if anything other than the System Idle process is consuming CPU resources.


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Regards,
Mike

Home-build system:
Intel Core i5 Quad Core 3.3GHz, 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333MHz,
Asus Nvidia GT440 1GB, 2 x Western Digital WD10EARS 1TB, 1 x Seagate ST1000DM010 1TB,
Windows 7 Prof 64-bit, PD 9 Ultra 64, PD 13 Ultimate 64

nightowl123

Contributor Joined: Apr 27, 2011 06:17 Messages: 315 Offline

Jan 30, 2012 23:47

Thanks Fen and Carl. My hard drive (number one since it's dual 500 GB hard drives) is only 1/4 full, since most my files go on an external harddrive. I did go in and upgrade the driver of the graphic card. I also went into Task Manager and upped the priority. I've tried everything suggested but to no avail. I just can't figure it out. Dustie
I'm still working on it....

nightowl123

Contributor Joined: Apr 27, 2011 06:17 Messages: 315 Offline

Jan 31, 2012 00:53

I read somewhere to produce it in .avi and them try playing it..didn't work...stil choppy... it's move, stop, move, stop, move stop with the sound doing the same Dustie
I'm still working on it....

nightowl123

Contributor Joined: Apr 27, 2011 06:17 Messages: 315 Offline

Jan 31, 2012 00:56

discovered it's not just power director. Vids do the same in windows media player. Dustie
I'm still working on it....

nightowl123

Contributor Joined: Apr 27, 2011 06:17 Messages: 315 Offline

Jan 31, 2012 01:27

Wow..discovered if I use the recordings direct from the SD card before importing them to the computer, I can play and edit them in PD9. Not sure why, but it's finally working!

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Dustie
I'm still working on it....

nightowl123

Contributor Joined: Apr 27, 2011 06:17 Messages: 315 Offline

Jan 31, 2012 03:01

Spoke too soon. It works from the SD card, but when I rendered it using PD9 into .mov format and then tried to play it back it went right back to choppy. What is going on?... very frustrating. Dustie
I'm still working on it....

CubbyHouseFilms

Senior Contributor Location: Melbourne, Australia Joined: Jul 14, 2009 04:23 Messages: 2208 Offline

Jan 31, 2012 03:27

Hi

Have the source video files been transferred to your computer? And are they on your C drive?

Is there another program running in the background - like a virus scan?

Also what make of laptop do you have?

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nightowl123

Contributor Joined: Apr 27, 2011 06:17 Messages: 315 Offline

Jan 31, 2012 04:29

Thanks Neil,

So simple...my bad! I couldn't help but think it had to be something I wasn't doing right, but just couldn't figure it out!

To me I was saving the files direct from my SD card to my computer...and I was about to answer your question to that effect when it dawned on me that, technically, I was NOT saving them to my computer, but rather to my external hard drive where I save all my files. So, before I answered, I decided to give it a try and, low and behold, if I first save the files from the SD card to my Computer (ASUS G73J Series) desktop, then they will load into power director and work! Finally success!

Thanks for all the help everyone! Dustie
I'm still working on it....