Which video resolution to use?

[Rich M-S]

Hi, just a quick question about filming in 4K, 2.7k and 1080p on the P3P.
Playback of 4K is very jerky, less so for 2.7k and obviously better for 1080p but I don't like the video picture degradation of the lower resolutions!
Any quick fixes other than buying new computers and TV's?
Thanks.


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[RayH]

Sounds like a PC upgrade is needed, no quick fixes. What are your PC specs?


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[Rich M-S]

I'll have to get back to you on that! Although it seems to play GoPro footage happily!!


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[RayH]

Are you recording in .MOV or MP4? If you are using windows on your PC use MP4 to record in as MOV is more suitable for Macs.


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[Matty1551]

Download VLC Player. I have a Mac that should be plenty fast but for some reason I get stuttering with QuickTime on 2.7 or 4K video.

VLC works flawlessly with the same videos.

 

[Rich M-S]

I'll try that, thanks. Yeah I've got a 27" Mac and I thought that would crack it!!


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[MrDroneUK]

Is it 'jerky' because the filesize is massive? I have a habit of compressing my videos to the same resolution/framerate/bitrate in Any Video Converter which massively cuts the file size down, doesn't eat the quality but reduces its size dramatically, thus making it easily playable in vlc/other media players.

Download VLC Player. I have a Mac that should be plenty fast but for some reason I get stuttering with QuickTime on 2.7 or 4K video.

VLC works flawlessly with the same videos.

Might be the file size, try compressing. That or its because you have a Mac.

 

[Rich M-S]

What's a good programme for compressing video files without losing quality please?


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[MrDroneUK]

What's a good programme for compressing video files without losing quality please?


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I personally use Any Video Converter. I usually convert them from .mp4 to .avi at the same resolution and bitrate. No quality loss and a much smaller file size.

Other people use a program called Handbrake. I haven't tried it though.

 

[Wolfiesden]

Are you playing from the SD card or from the HD on your computer? If its the former, copy to your HD first.

 

[Mikesobay]

Hi, just a quick question about filming in 4K, 2.7k and 1080p on the P3P.
Playback of 4K is very jerky, less so for 2.7k and obviously better for 1080p but I don't like the video picture degradation of the lower resolutions!
Any quick fixes other than buying new computers and TV's?
Thanks.


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I had the same issue. I traded the micro card out for a faster Scandisk Pictor 64 GB Class 10 UHS-3 and the jerkiness looks like its gone.

 

[Trackman1]

What's a good programme for compressing video files without losing quality please?


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Handbrake.

 

[tlhintoq]

Having a SSD (Solid State Drive) for your media files does wonders over using an old plater-based HDD. Especially if your HDD is a slow 5400rpm drive. A quality drive with a good buffer is vital for video workstation.