#1 2017-11-03 13:09:04

ab90

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[SOLVED] VLC - .mkv file over 1.5GB laggy

Hey there,

is 1GB RAM to less to play files larger than 1.5GB in VLC or is it only with .mkv?

eeePC HA1005

Many thanks in advance

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ab90

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Re: [SOLVED] VLC - .mkv file over 1.5GB laggy

mediainfo /home/ab90/Videos/"Music Videos"/"Black Sabbath - Live in Paris 1970 - Full Concert by. norDGhost-XBHnUdmb7Nc.mkv"
General
Unique ID                                : 125912721575834611488203515730178144271 (0x5EB9E87856A5B2AF90A3C455BBF8F80F)
Complete name                            : /home/ab90/Videos/Music Videos/Black Sabbath - Live in Paris 1970 - Full Concert by. norDGhost-XBHnUdmb7Nc.mkv
Format                                   : Matroska
Format version                           : Version 2
File size                                : 1.71 GiB
Duration                                 : 58mn 49s
Overall bit rate                         : 4 154 Kbps
Encoded date                             : UTC 2017-10-30 07:37:16
Writing application                      : Lavf56.1.0
Writing library                          : Lavf56.1.0

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : High@L5.0
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 3 frames
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                                 : 58mn 49s
Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
Height                                   : 1 440 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 25.000 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No
Encoded date                             : UTC 2017-10-30 07:37:16
Color primaries                          : BT.709
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : Opus
Codec ID                                 : A_OPUS
Duration                                 : 58mn 49s
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel positions                        : Front: L R
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Delay relative to video                  : 1mn 5s
Language                                 : English
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No

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ohnonot

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Re: [SOLVED] VLC - .mkv file over 1.5GB laggy

^ not sure about the opus audio, but the video codec should be just about manageable on an eeepc, however th eresolution is way too large. yes, that takes more computing power.

imho vlc is not so lightweight, you should try mpv instead, but i wouldn't get my hopes up.
older video codecs in low resolution (not much more than the screens resolution) should be ok.

ab90

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Re: [SOLVED] VLC - .mkv file over 1.5GB laggy

This file was tinkered by youtube-dl...
maybe you have a tip to adjust my commands in youtube-dl to my specs?!
Thanks for your help

EDIT: in mpv it runs, not smoothly but at least some pictures per second. In VLC were no moving pictures.

Last edited by ab90 (2017-11-05 10:49:36)

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ab90

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Re: [SOLVED] VLC - .mkv file over 1.5GB laggy

Great!
Iĺl do: youtube-dl -f xx --audio-quality 1 ...if it helps^^
Thanks a lot!

EDIT: Would youtube-dl always pic the best quality? ..started doing --format mp4 --audio-quality 1, since some mkv didnt work and since the black sabbath video didnt work (but that was not due to mkv, but because the resolution/quality wasnt able to be managed by my vlc...)

Solved.

Last edited by ab90 (2017-11-05 13:12:00)

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DeepDayze

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Re: [SOLVED] VLC - .mkv file over 1.5GB laggy

For an old computer it's a good idea to grab from YT only the highest quality that your particular computer can handle smoothly. Just my 2 rusty pennies

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ohnonot

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Re: [SOLVED] VLC - .mkv file over 1.5GB laggy

Would youtube-dl always pic the best quality?

yes, it does that by default.
this is well documented.
there are many tweaks to tell youtube what exactly the end result should be.
maybe the best for you is to only specify the maximum resolution wanted.

PS:
on this old machine, you need to avoid newer video codecs, esp. HEVC a.k.a x265.