1 Topic by natostanco (edited by natostanco 04-01-2016 19:20:11)

Topic: is it normal I can't smooth 1080p videos?

I have 4770k and r9 290. I am not able to play 1080p videos smoothly with svp free version, do I have to buy the full version in order to tweak it? I remember I used to play 1080p ok with svp3 sad

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Re: is it normal I can't smooth 1080p videos?

Can you explain what you mean by not being able to play videos smoothly? smile Video not detected, frame lagging, what seems to bee the issue? smile

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Re: is it normal I can't smooth 1080p videos?

4770k has internal graphics Intel HD Graphics 4600, it weaker then your discrete graphics R9 290. So you need to check:
- display connection. It must be connected to R9 290 output;
- SVP4 HW acceleration. R9 290 must be slected: SVP tray menu - Application settings - GPU acceleration;
- enable HW acceleration in decoder. MPC-HC menu View - Options - Internal Filters - Video decoder - Hardware Acceleration - select DXVA2 (copy-back) or Intel QuickSync - OK. See Setting up MPC-HC.

4 Reply by Nintendo Maniac 64 (edited by Nintendo Maniac 64 05-01-2016 05:36:41)

Re: is it normal I can't smooth 1080p videos?

The Intel graphics should be enough, but nevertheless switching it to the Radeon GPU will definitely tell us if it's the GPU or not.

And it could always be the threads issue yet again - try manually setting the thread amount in SVP to something like 19 (Application settings -> Additional options -> Processing threads)

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Re: is it normal I can't smooth 1080p videos?

Also, keep in mind that SVP can't handle high refresh rates without a monster CPU. I have to use custom, low-quality settings for SVP to work at 96hz with my overclocked 4670k + 7950.

6 Reply by Nintendo Maniac 64 (edited by Nintendo Maniac 64 05-01-2016 19:00:36)

Re: is it normal I can't smooth 1080p videos?

brucethemoose wrote:

Also, keep in mind that SVP can't handle high refresh rates without a monster CPU.

In my experience that issue is once you get to like 5x or 6x frame interpolation, and AFAIK that's actually a GPU limitation and not a CPU limitation.

For reference I run 720p 24fps videos at 96Hz, 50fps at 100Hz, and 60fps at 120Hz all without issue on my "mere" 4.6GHz Pentium G3258 and its integrated Intel graphics (Uniform + Complicated + Half pixel; 8px for <31fps, 14px for >47fps).

Re: is it normal I can't smooth 1080p videos?

I guess I used to lower the fps, but the new version doesn't allow it so i have the buy it

8 Reply by Nintendo Maniac 64 (edited by Nintendo Maniac 64 05-01-2016 21:27:01)

Re: is it normal I can't smooth 1080p videos?

natostanco wrote:

I guess I used to lower the fps, but the new version doesn't allow it so i have the buy it

Just lower your refresh rate and SVP will adjust accordingly.

(I highly recommend using MPC-HC or MadVR's automatic resolution changer)

Still though, your CPU and GPU is quite a bit more than should be necessary for SVP - for example, it should never use the "Complicated" shader by default which is very CPU intensive.  Are you running MadVR with maxed-out settings and a 144Hz 1440p monitor by any chance?