External HDD choppy video playback.

**Sarithus** · 2013-01-12, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by stalkerzzzz

It's probably because USB 2.0 speeds are too slow to record to the external HDD. Some of the frames probably have to be dropped.

I appreciate input, but please read the rest of the thread.

**Berserker Cronus** · 2013-01-12, 04:46 PM

There could be multiple problems. As was said many times, your external doesn't have decent enough transfer rates to playback these uncompressed videos smoothly. Just because you have the problem with some of them on your internal doesn't mean that you can't have more than a single issue.

**stalkerzzzz** · 2013-01-12, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by Sarithus

I appreciate input, but please read the rest of the thread.

You just said you can't play the video,that you recorded on your internal HDD, from your external HDD. What makes you think you can record to it then?

**Sarithus** · 2013-01-12, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by Crusader Cronus

There could be multiple problems. As was said many times, your external doesn't have decent enough transfer rates to playback these uncompressed videos smoothly. Just because you have the problem with some of them on your internal doesn't mean that you can't have more than a single issue.

I came to terms with that fact long ago. My issue now is that my pc can't play the old raw wow files when transferred from the external, when it can play new raw files recorded to my pc. (The cs one)

**XDurionX** · 2013-01-12, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by stalkerzzzz

You just said you can't play the video,that you recorded on your internal HDD, from your external HDD. What makes you think you can record to it then?

The problem you´re referring to has been adressed multiple times already.

**stalkerzzzz** · 2013-01-12, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by XDurionX

The problem you´re referring to has been adressed multiple times already.

Then what are we arguing about then? We established that USB 2.0 is too slow to record or play raw FRAPS videos. What more is there to it?

**XDurionX** · 2013-01-12, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by stalkerzzzz

Then what are we arguing about then? We established that USB 2.0 is too slow to record or play raw FRAPS videos. What more is there to it?

The problem persists when files are transferred to internal drive.

**Sarithus** · 2013-01-12, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by stalkerzzzz

Then what are we arguing about then? We established that USB 2.0 is too slow to record or play raw FRAPS videos. What more is there to it?

If you bothered to read a bit more you'd understand that the problem is with playing the files on my pc. I'm not bothered about playing them via the external anymore.

**Berserker Cronus** · 2013-01-12, 05:02 PM

There could be multiple problems. As was said many times, your external doesn't have decent enough transfer rates to playback these uncompressed videos smoothly. Just because you have the problem with some of them on your internal doesn't mean that you can't have more than a single issue.

**stalkerzzzz** · 2013-01-12, 05:02 PM

Only the videos that were originally recorded on the external HDD play badly when they are copied to the internal HDD. And that makes sense because you can't expect to start recording footage,that requires for example 40MB/s while the HDD can write at 20MB/s, and have all the frames saved.

**Sarithus** · 2013-01-12, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by stalkerzzzz

Only the videos that were originally recorded on the external HDD play badly when they are copied to the internal HDD. And that makes sense because you can't expect to start recording footage,that requires for example 40MB/s while the HDD can write at 20MB/s, and have all the frames saved.

Just stop posting, please. No videos were ever recorded to an external. It's clear that you're not reading anything.

**stalkerzzzz** · 2013-01-12, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by Sarithus

Just stop posting, please. No videos were ever recorded to an external. It's clear that you're not reading anything.

I finally understood. I thought the videos were originally recorded on the HDD and stored on it.

**Berserker Cronus** · 2013-01-12, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by Sarithus

Just stop posting, please. No videos were ever recorded to an external. It's clear that you're not reading anything.

I know you're frustrated, but you should probably try to be a bit more courteous to the people attempting to help you. They'll aim their attention elsewhere if you're rude.

**Cyanotical** · 2013-01-12, 05:18 PM

what program are you playing the video files in?

**Sarithus** · 2013-01-12, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by Crusader Cronus

I know you're frustrated, but you should probably try to be a bit more courteous to the people attempting to help you. They'll aim their attention elsewhere if you're rude.

Be more courteous? The first time he was wrong and didn't bother to read anything I said 'I appreciate input, but please read the rest of the thread.' and then the second time he didn't bother to read anything I said 'PLEASE stop posting'.

You can't get more courteous to a person that doesn't bother to read.

**Cyanotical** · 2013-01-12, 05:26 PM

anyway, choppy video playback from raw fraps files is fairly common, it's mainly due to WMP not being able to handle a 4GB file

if you render/convert a clip to AVI or .264 or something and it is still there, then the choppyness is in the original video file and there is nothing you can do about it

**reohh** · 2013-01-12, 06:44 PM

I can't watch uncompressed HD video on my 7200rpm HD. I need to put it on my 500GB SSD in order to watch it in real time.

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