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I recently got a video camera that shoots in 1080i and records in AVCHD with files as .mts.
Can XBMC play .mts files?
Because when I play the files with windows media player it’s just fine. But when I’m in XBMC and play the files it stutters? My HTPC has no problem with 720P or 1080P movie files (.mkv) so I don’t think it’s a PC power problem. Is there any setting that I should make in XBMC (Dharma 10) that will help play .mts files?
Also if converting the files to a different format is best then any suggestion on what format or software to use so that I don’t lose any quality?
Thanks for the help.
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I have this same problem. They play fine using windows media player, but worth XBMC, they stutter. Try going into the video settings, and change interlace method. I forget which one works best. I think it's half-something. So this while watching the video, and just toggle through the different choices until you find which one looks best. I still can't get my home videos to play as smooth as they do using windows media player, and this is on the same machine (Acer Revo 3610). Good luck!
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Any update on this. Very annoying that this is the only issue I have with xbmc right now. Its a great app but not being able to play my avchd files from my panasonic camcorder does not sit well with the wife. On my htpc in the bedroom, I get a green screen with sound but thats it.
On my main computer which is a i7 with a gt9600, I can play the video but with stuttering and slight pixelation.
I can play the files just fine on both computers with their respective media players and in media center. Why does XBMC have so much trouble with this.
As a side note, I do have sharks codecs installed on both computers from when I used Mediabrowser, dont know if that could be screwing with it.
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I have the same problem with files from my Sony Camcorder. There is no solution to get these to playback natively within XBMC. I configured MPC-HC as an external player for MTS files, and set MPC-HC to use the Microsoft filter (same one as Media Player), and programmed my remote to emulate the same keystrokes in MPC-HC as XBMC. It wasn't an easy task, but it does work. I was very disappointed that Eden didn't resolve this issue.
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I'm assuming this issue still isn't resolved 3 years later, as, having just added some family videos, I also get the stuttering in Kodi 14.2 - shame, as it's superb at playing everything else!