bobo1on1 Wrote:Because the fps the file plays at is usually not exactly the same as the refreshrate, if for example the refreshrate is 1/10000 higher than the fps, then every 10000 frames or about every 7 minutes one frame will be duplicated, which shows as a small jerk in the video.
The problem is even worse if the refreshrate is twice as high as the fps, because of small timing jitter in the rendering of videoframes, the video will play at a 1:3 cadence for a small period of time, instead of showing every frame exactly twice.
If you don't mind this, you can leave sync playback to display off.
This, I think, is exactly what was happening to me. Video (and audio) would be fine, but every so often (I never timed to see if it was even intervals), the video would stutter/jerk ever so slightly - my wife and kids didn't even really notice.
I can't remember how I had all the sync options setup - I am now using MPC-HC as an external player (with reclock) as I could not stand this barely perceptible stutter. Seems to me I tried many combinations, but never found one that fixed my problem.
I would love to switch back to the internal player. I was going to wait for Eden to see if there were any changes to the player. But now seeing this thread and particularly the comment quoted above, I am hoping someone can suggest the setting I should try that would eliminate the stutter.
I currently am playing 1:1 blu-ray rips (mkv). the HD audio is converted to FLAC. I am using hdmi from computer to stereo.
Does anyone have any suggestions for settings?
From Ashlar's post above:
"If you use SPDIF your best bet is to activate Adjust Display Refresh to match video, activate Sync playback to display and use Video Clock (Drop/Dupe Audio).
If you use analog cables or HDMI cables (while not setting your amp as capable of Dolby or DTS decoding, otherwise you fall back to the previous case and need the drop/dupe audio thing) use the same options with Video Clock (Resample audio)."
I am using hdmi, but do have amp set as capable of Dolby or DTS decoding. Does that mean I should use the SPDIF settings:Adjust Display Refresh to match video, activate Sync playback to display and use Video Clock (Drop/Dupe Audio)?