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Mwani wrote:

Hi thanks I followed your basic instructions and I'm noticing an improvement I tried to use your guide on an older computer I had and it didn't work that well, because it didn't have enough power. Now I have a new computer with a dedicated graphics card and things are much better, however I am noticing a "blur" in between frames. I don't like it. Is that normal?

If you can help me to get rid of it I would much appreciate it.

My computer specs are:

Intel Core i5-4210H

CPU @ 2.90GHz

8gb ram

64 bit operating system (Windows 8.1)
x64 based processor

NVIDIA GeForce 940M

Thank you!

Edit: also now I'm trying to watch a 1080p movie and it's saying frame drops are possible due to high cpu usage. When I check in task manager it is indeed running at 100% during playback. I used all your recommended settings including using "Built-in FFmpeg Decoder" and I basically left everything else alone and didn't mess with SVP settings since I didn't understand it that much.

Edit: I tried changing to Nvidia Cuda and it still went up to 99% and gave me the same message. What should I do?

Edit: I notice with 720p video I don't go above 50%

Edit edit: I tried adjusting the profiles according to the instructions you gave on the first page. No matter what I do it seems that the active profile will push my CPU usage to 100% on 1080p video. I've tried it with both Nvidia Cuda and FFmpeg decoder.

With 720p video I have a lot of free range to play with and have actually found settings that work for me. I think it's good but I'm surprised I'm not able to do the same with 1080p video as my computer should be powerful enough for it. Do you have any suggestions for me? Maybe I can allocate more RAM to the program?

Hi hi, sorry for the delay, been busy.

Ok i dont know somethings because i need you to provide me like screenshots if possible or what settings are in use in the active svp profile of the only or few 1080p videos that are you trying to play or if you are using MadVR video renderer or EVR CP video renderer or what settings are you using in madvr in case if its in use and what version of PotPlayer are you using...

The most important to do here to figure out what is causing your performance lost would be:

1- Reset PotPlayer to it default settings.
2- When PotPlayer is reset to it default settings and without change any settings, " play any video " and see your CPUs usages. They should be low or normal.
3- If PotPlayer ( default settings ) is working okey with normal or low CPUs usages, change just one settings at time and test play the video(s) again. I mean if all working ok with PotPlayers default, then try to use MadVR video renderer ( reset it to defaults ) to see what happen. If all working ok and gettings again normal or decent or low CPUs usages using MadVR video renderer ( it default settings ), use SVP then and check again.

Im sure something there you were changing/testing/toying in MadVR in case if its in use and your SVPs active profile settings, are too high and pushing your hardware to it limits, best is disable and enable, test, lower settings then test again until you find out what settings is pushing the limits of your CPU when playing for example 1080p videos ( as you said ). 1080p videos will push high your CPUs and GPUs using SVP and much more using MadVR. Not all 1080p videos are encoded the same as others, if their framerates are constant or variable, they will affect by much or less your final performance. 23.976 fps are the low and should give best performance, things change when they are 25 fps ,29.97 fps, 30 fps and 60 fps. To know the original frames of the videos are you playing with / without SVP, press Tab while the video is playing.

Try to use the PotPlayer version im recommending, it work best with Nvidia Cuda. About the SVP profiles, i need to know what settings are active in the active profile of the 1080p video(s) you are trying to play.

good luck and keep me informed.