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[BartMan01]

Still can't get smooth DVD playback (DVD content in MKV container) on one of my systems.  It is a Lenovo laptop with an i5 and integrated Intel graphics hooked to the TV through HDMI.  Play back directly on the built in screen shows exact same results.

Using RO standard.  The smooth video playback and use hardware acceleration options make no difference in playback.
Direct show filters shows it is using the Enhanced Video Render for playback.  Pulling up properties it shows no frames dropped with average frame rate running at 47.7x  (runs at 47.9xx on other machines) CPU is sitting at 3-5% usage and not over 10% at peaks.  Video is very choppy and audio drifts out of sync.

Playing back 1080p content works perfectly fine, only the MPEG2 DVD stuff is not right.

Previously was struggling with this, and completely uninstalling/reinstalling MC seemed to fix it temporarily but it came right back.

[jmone]

Have  you got the very latest Intel Graphics Driver (there were some issues with older ones).

[BartMan01]

Upgraded to the latest driver (was on recent but not latest).  No difference.  Switching the machine to RO (Advanced) so it is using the LAV render seems to have fixed it for now.

[BartMan01]

Spoke too soon, still very stuttery on playback.

[NickF]

I may be stating the obvious but have you got your Display Settings set up in Tools > Options > Video and have you got VideoClock turned on?

Nick.

[BartMan01]

I may be stating the obvious but have you got your Display Settings set up in Tools > Options > Video and have you got VideoClock turned on?

Nick.

I've tried it both on and off, doesn't seem to impact playback at all.  If this machine couldn't handle video well at all I would chalk it up to that - but it doesn't skip a beat with HD in MC, and the DVD quality stuff plays back fine with other software.

[BartMan01]

Just played with it some more.  With VLC, playback of same video from same location is perfectly smooth (and better quality).  With MC playback is jittery and there is lots of noise/artifacting/video combing.  Not all video is fully deinterlaced, and during the opening credits there are lots of artifacts around the pixels that aren't there with VLC.

[JimH]

Are you using Red October Standard for video?  If not, please try it.

[BartMan01]

Are you using Red October Standard for video?  If not, please try it.

Started with RO Standard, also tried RO HQ - no difference in playback, it's stuttery in both.

[BartMan01]

Wife just tried watching another DVD MKV downstairs.  After about 2 minutes I had to shut down MC and use VLC to play it back - it was unwatchable using MC.  Any way to have MC launch these files directly into VLC?

[BryanC]

Settings->File-Types->select MKV->Playback method->external program.

[BartMan01]

Settings->File-Types->select MKV->Playback method->external program.

I don't want all MKV's to play back with VLC, just the ones with DVD content.  The HD stuff plays back just fine in MC.  The interface being used is Theater View if that makes a difference.

[BryanC]

I don't know...but MPEG2 in an MKV container seems a bit weird to me.