p.2 #1 · EOS 5D Mark II: full-resolution, uncompressed clips from REVERIE
you can also reduce the file size and not notice a huge reduction in quality. This video is 1920x1080, you can convert it in Quicktime pro ($20) to around 1280x720 HD h.264 and it will look just as good on your moniter and play easier.
p.2 #2 · EOS 5D Mark II: full-resolution, uncompressed clips from REVERIE
Gochugogi wrote:
Probably something wrong with your configuration.
Actually, there probably isn't anything wrong with Beni's config. See below.
I just played the helio clip full screen in QT on my 23" Cinema Display and it was smooth and beautiful--not a single hiccup. [...] I'm running a 2004 Apple G4 Duo (1.25GHz x 2) with ATI 9600 & only 2GB RAM.
There's no way in heck a Dual 1.25 G4 could handle those full-res clips without serious stuttering/frame drops. So the H.264 decoding must be offloaded to the ATI 9600 on that box.
I haven't tried it on my MacBook Pro (2.2GHz CoreDuo) but it's never had problems with HD content.
It will have problems with these clips, if the video card doesn't do H.264. A 2.2 GHz CoreDuo doesn't have quite enough power to decode these clips at the full 30 fps.
p.2 #3 · EOS 5D Mark II: full-resolution, uncompressed clips from REVERIE
moondigger wrote:
Mine is only 70 MHz slower... and I'm seeing slight hiccups on the clip I mentioned above. Put up your Movie Inspector window during playback and see if you get the full 30 fps during playback. Mine's fluctuating between 24 and 27 fps. When I convert the clip to 1080i, I get 30 fps.
For the very first second it says 27fps and then stays put at 30fps. I have music playing and most of my normal apps open.
p.2 #4 · EOS 5D Mark II: full-resolution, uncompressed clips from REVERIE
swanny338 wrote:
For the very first second it says 27fps and then stays put at 30fps. I have music playing and most of my normal apps open.
It's gotta be the video card, then. Mine has the NVIDIA 7600 GT. I'm guessing yours has one of the newer ATI cards that does hardware decoding of h.264.
p.2 #9 · EOS 5D Mark II: full-resolution, uncompressed clips from REVERIE
Expecting 1080p @ 30fps to run smoothly on any computer is just simply being naive. This is HD video and you do need a nicely specced computer to play these kinds of files, that's just the nature of full HD video. Why would it be any different with HD files coming from a DSLR?
You can also try these files (the 1080p ones) and see if they do play properly on your computer. I'm sure the 1080p ones on there are just as tough on your system than the ones coming from the 5D MKII.
p.2 #16 · EOS 5D Mark II: full-resolution, uncompressed clips from REVERIE
The key factor here appears to be whether the video card supports h.264 decoding or not. If it does (and if the playback software recognizes such), playback is smooth on pretty much any modern hardware, including something as old (in computer terms) as a 1.25 GHz dual G4 system. However, if the video card doesn't support h.264 decoding, that means the main CPU(s) must do the decoding in addition to everything else. In that case, the cutoff is probably around 2.66 GHz... below that, there is likely to be some amount of stuttering. 2.66 GHz and above, it appears to be alright.
p.2 #18 · EOS 5D Mark II: full-resolution, uncompressed clips from REVERIE
Mike V wrote:
The first clip is OK, nothing to write home about.
The second clip, the low light one, looks terrible.
The third clip in decent light looks pretty damn good.
Huge number of dead pixels.
Are you sure you're looking at the same clips? All three are stunning compared with any dedicated video camera on the market, especially the night scenes.
p.2 #19 · EOS 5D Mark II: full-resolution, uncompressed clips from REVERIE
My lowly, budget HTPC runs this just fine with an entry level AMD x2, 2 GB of ram.
The key is I bought a motherboard with an integrated graphics chip that can play HD-DVD and BluRay without tasking the CPU. It's an AMD 790 chipset with ATI graphics.
Most add on cards from ATI or Nvidia designed recently will decode HD codecs just fine.
If you have a question if it does this or not, just look up your model number on Nvidia or AMD/ATI's website.
p.2 #20 · EOS 5D Mark II: full-resolution, uncompressed clips from REVERIE
moondigger wrote:
Are you sure you're looking at the same clips? All three are stunning compared with any dedicated video camera on the market, especially the night scenes.
Maybe you are just used to seeing images from really bad video cameras?
