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    Video Problem on New R3

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Joebarchuck, Mar 12, 2011.

  1. Joebarchuck

    Joebarchuck Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have a strange problem which I have never experienced before on any other computers.

    I have made a small video in MP4 format on my camera. First let me say the video plays fine on my R1 and on another computer.

    On the R3, the video is chubby and it looks like some frame rates are either added or taken out. I am not sure how to describe this kind of problem. I have updated all drivers.

    The only thing I have done is change the RAM and I do not know if the video would have played normally before the RAM change but all internet videos work fine so I doubt the RAM is an issue.

    Anyone has an idea of what could cause that?

    <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JMUN99TjLk8?hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JMUN99TjLk8?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width='425' height="344"></embed></object>
     
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  2. FrozenWaltDisney

    FrozenWaltDisney Notebook Consultant

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    File Transfer issue? Unless your playing it directly from an external drive.. in that case your hard drive might be dieing?

    I would try transferring the file back off your computer to the R1 again and see if the problem then persists.

    Just what my guesses and what I would try.
     
  3. Joebarchuck

    Joebarchuck Notebook Virtuoso

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    The file plays the same from the flash drive as if it is on the R3 hard drive. Transfering it from R3 to R1 is fine. It plays fine on the R1.

    It makes no sense. I hate those kind of issues. Can't any company make something that works fine the first time.
     
  4. FrozenWaltDisney

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    Doesn't make sense to me either. Only think I can think of is that you have a bad video codec... maybe download VLC unless your already using it?
     
  5. Joebarchuck

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    I tried the following:

    Editing a video in movie maker, saving it and playing on the R1. This time the transfer destroys the video, it plays as bad on the R1 as on the R3.

    I have further details:

    It seems the frames are interchanging, meaning it puts frames of a few seconds before onto the current one. It creates some fantom look... It's strange and stupid and I hate it.
     
  6. FrozenWaltDisney

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    Interesting, thats the same thing that happens when handbrake goes goofy when ripping tracks sometimes.

    Maybe its just your export utility from windows movie maker?
     
  7. Joebarchuck

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    It's not related to movie maker because I made other videos which I have not imported to test out and they run the same directly from the flash drive of the camera.

    Of course they run fine on any other PC. The R3 has an issue just not sure what.
     
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  9. Joebarchuck

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    I uploaded a video for you guys to see. Trying the codec now.


    UPDATE: Installed the new codec, the video now plays fine but still the same while edited in movie maker.
     
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    Typecast NBR's Tamed Zombie

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    So it is a codec problem. Well try editing it again. Im sure the movie maker used the bad codec in editing the video.
     
  11. Joebarchuck

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    Yeah it is. I uninstalled movie maker and re-installed it but still does the same thing in movie maker. I even downloaded windows live essential codecs.
     
  12. ECKS

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    Try downloading Windows Encoder (if it still exists for Windows 7). I found that it helped (and was best for) capturing screens when I used to record MUGEN for youtube viewing (on windows xp).

    Lemme know how it goes.
     
  13. Joebarchuck

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    Ok, I'll try that.

    I used another video editing software which works fine. Only movie maker does not.