Solution to Slow Mp4 Playback Problem

If you are experiencing problems (e.g tearing and choppy playback) playing high defination videos (those above 720p) and particularly mp4 video files then I have the solution to it.

The cause of this slow or choppy playback is usually slow processor speed and less memory but you can still solve it.I personally did experience the same problem when I tried to play 720p mp4 video files on my computer and found a working solution to this problem after 2 hours of searching which I would like to share with you.This slow or choppy playback can be solved by changing the render type your player, instructions for which are given below...

If you use vlc player to play you videos then STOP using it because it takes a lot of memory to run. It is surely unable to play most HD mp4 videos smoothly on slow computers (those with 1Ghz processor or below).

VLC can play almost all media formats but it does not mean that it is equally efficient at playing all of them.

Instead of VLC use Media Player Classic and the K-lite codec pack which can also play every video format available and is better then VLC at playing Mp4 videos.You can easily download K-lite codec pack free from the internet.If using mpc does not solve the problem you need to change the render type of playback.

Go to view and then click options.Under the playback heading on the left hand side click output.A list of render types will be displayed next to it.select "overlay mixer" from it because it is the fastest type of renderer and plays video without YUV conversion but you will be unable to load subtitles when using this render type.This will greatly improve playback performance . refer to the image below for help:

If playback is still not smooth then you need to use Km player to play mp4 files it is even lighter then MPC and can be downloaded free from the internet. you need to play you video in default aspect ratio and in normal size and in the render type overlay mixer otherwise it may cause further problems.

Hope this solved your problem.