MPB plays video VERY poorly at DVinfo.net

Ed Kukla · January 20th, 2011, 03:52 PM

I've been having stuttering issues with playback on my MBP17. I thought it was just the hi level of HD. Until I copied a video onto a thumbdrive and played it on my PC laptop. This was an H.264 video that played without one skip on the PC encoded at 20mbps. The same video encoded at 6mbps skipped a lot on the MBP.
Why might the Mac not playback HD video nearly as well as my PC??

Michael Wisniewski · January 20th, 2011, 10:22 PM

Intel Macs with a 7200rpm drive have enough power to playback a single stream of 1920x1080 H.264 quite well, especially with Quicktime designed with H.264 playback in mind.

Tell us your Mac's specs and the software you are using, that would be helpful in pinpointing the problem.

January 20th, 2011, 03:52 PM	#1
Ed Kukla Major Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: All over, USA Posts: 512	MPB plays video VERY poorly I've been having stuttering issues with playback on my MBP17. I thought it was just the hi level of HD. Until I copied a video onto a thumbdrive and played it on my PC laptop. This was an H.264 video that played without one skip on the PC encoded at 20mbps. The same video encoded at 6mbps skipped a lot on the MBP. Why might the Mac not playback HD video nearly as well as my PC?? Last edited by Pete Bauer; January 21st, 2011 at 07:34 AM. Reason: Edited inflammatory comment

January 20th, 2011, 10:22 PM	#2
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Intel Macs with a 7200rpm drive have enough power to playback a single stream of 1920x1080 H.264 quite well, especially with Quicktime designed with H.264 playback in mind. Tell us your Mac's specs and the software you are using, that would be helpful in pinpointing the problem. __________________ "Ultimately, the most extraordinary thing, in a frame, is a human being." - Martin Scorsese