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Hey guys, bit puzzling, but I’ve downloaded some files in 4k and for the first time (I’ve been playing a large number of 4k files with no issues) I’ve had stuttering issues. I’ve got an i5-4460,16 gb DDR3 and a GTX 980 so clearly not a lack of power.
I’ve had a look at the codec and it’s HEVC. Done a bit of Googling, seems to be a problem a few people have had. If I play the file in Kodi I get stuttering. In VLC there's stuttering, as well as that weird grey wash over everything then back to stuttering.
I've verified the issue isn't the files by playing the directly through the PC.
Any ideas?
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GTX 980 -> no hardware acceleration for HEVC
i5-4460 -> not enough horsepower to deal with software decoding if the bitrate of your HEVC file is too high
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Thanks for the response guys!
Any sense in converting the video to a different format?
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You'd save money[1] by buying a s905/s905x android box and putting libreelec on it.
[1] as against paying for the electric power to do all the file conversion, plus it'll take hours!
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if you need to software decode on windows, due to lack of hardware supporting h265(10bit), make sure to use a 64bit build of kodi.
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I have a 6th Gen i3, with a GTX 980ti, 16Gb ram, and I can watch 4k movies with Media Player Classic as well, smooth as butter, but also cannot play the same movies on the same rig while playing from Kodi... Running latest Nightly 64bit. I actually didn't expect this setup to really support 4k, so I was not let down when I couldn't play them from kodi, or Windows Media Center. Media Player Classic has always been my "go-to" when everything else fails... I assume that when I go to the latest gen i7, and a GTX 1080, I should have no issues in Kodi, correct? OR should I use one of my Titan X cards instead?
Thanks!
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You don't mention which version of Windows you are using, this is important as Windows 7 may have issues, for a smooth experience in Kodi then in most cases Windows 8 or above is required.