Vlc Player Mac Lagging
- It is dang strange because MPC-HC plays these files fine and dandy (including searching through the files) yet VLC Player for some reason 'barfs' (my own chosen term) on these files. It absolutely only happens on WM 7,8,9 encoded files, H.264 encoded files play beautifully even streaming from a network location.
- VLC, as the most popular free media player, has been installed by many users. VLC supports to play almost all video formats, but many users report VLC choppy playback when they use it to play 4K videos. Now the following article just lists four widely used methods to help users to play 4K video in VLC without video lagging.
- Update VLC Media player. The VLC Media Player, in its latest version 3.0, comes with better support.
The next common VLC playback issue is associated with AVI files. In some cases, VLC Player tends to play these files very slow and in short segments. According to some experts, the best idea is to reset the preferences. It turns out that many issues linked to VLC Player result from improper settings or broken plugin caches. MP3 Playback Issues.
VLC Player is a widely used player and encoder that supports many video and audio formats. Like other software, VLC users may experience various technical problems. One of the common technical problems you might often experience is VLC MKV playback issue: VLC stuttering or jumping when playing 1080p mkv; the audio(of MKV files) won't work at all; when open VLC, it just loads .mkv forever... Get frustrated? Don't worry. Here are 3 possible solutions to view 1080p/720p MKV with VLC flawlessly without any trouble.
Solution 1: Change Parameters
If the MKV file that is skipping is playing from a local hard drive, choose the 'All' settings at the bottom of the dialog to show all of the options, then navigate to Input / Codecs -> Access modules -> File.
The caching value here is set in milliseconds, so setting the value to 1000 will buffer for 1 second (the default is 600, or 0.6 seconds). The problem with setting this option too large is that if you want to manually skip to a new point in the file, there will be a larger lag while the content is buffered again.
Solution 2: Disable hardware decoding
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Some users resolve choppy VLC Playback on mkv files by disabling hardware decoding. Normally you would want hardware acceleration of the decoding process, but in some cases, it can conflict with your drivers, and it is worth a try.
Solution 3: Convert MKV Files
If you still can't play MKV files in VLC nicely after trying the solutions above, try converting MKV to another file format and then opening the clip in VLC Media Player. EaseFab Video Converter (Video Converter for Mac) is a great utility for your choice. The program can allow you to convert any other popular video and audio format like MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, FLV, 3GP, VOB, AC3, MP3... with ultra-fast speed and zero quality loss. Download it and follow the steps below to convert the MKV media files for smooth playback with VLC.
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Step 1: Download and run this video converter, directly drag your local MKV files to this program.
Step 2: Click Profile (located below where your files are displayed) and select the format you want from the drop-down list. For example, you can choose AVI from 'Common Video' category.
Step 3: Hit the 'Convert' button and start converting your MKV files.