Alec,

I understand that you are storing your content on an SSD, but is it an external drive, or internal?  If it is running off an external, you are limited to the data transfer rate of your connection, whether that be USB, Thunderbolt, Firewire, or eSATA, and that might not be enough for you to guarantee a sufficient stream.  If it is an internal hard drive (assuming SATA), you'd have a maximum throughput of either 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps (no one ever reaches the upper limits, generally), so at that point, I'd start to look at other hardware.  To be sure, you should never test content from an external drive, just because of the data transfer rate.

Also, what video card and CPU are you using to view it?  On my tablet, such things stutter a bit, on my work computer, it sometimes has a hiccup, and on my home computer, I'd be surprised if I couldn't run two simultaneously with no stutter.

I tend to use Stereoscopic Player ( http://3dtv.at/Downloads/Index_en.aspx ) for my playback needs (I bought mine, but the free version drops out after 5 minutes of playing, but it's basically enough to ensure that the content looks fine, but the downside is that it does not work with encrypted content).  Oh, Carsten already gave you that link.  Well, I actually use that one, so I can at least endorse it. :)

Hope any of that helps.

Leslie

From: "Carsten Kurz via DCPomatic" <dcpomatic@carlh.net>
To: "dcpomatic net carlh" <DCPomatic@carlh.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2017 3:40:33 PM
Subject: Re: [DCP-o-matic] Playback issues


Am 05.01.2017 um 22:37 schrieb Alec Trupiano via DCPomatic:

> hello,
> I recently created a DCP of my short film, but when I play it, the video stutters by a LOT. I'm running a high end PC (Windows 7), playing the file off a SSD. I'm trying to figure out asap if its an issue of my PC, the player I'm using or the DCP file itself. The player is called DigitAll DCP Player, and I'm awaiting a response from them on the issue. If its only an issue of the player, I should be fine since I'm sure the venue at the festival will have good enough hardware. If it's an issue with the DCP file though, I really need this figured out in time for next week.

Hi,

I have good experience with the DigitAll Player on a simple Dell i3 notebook with integrated graphics. There are, however, different playback quality settings you can choose. To check smooth DCP playback, try one of the lower quality settings.

Have there been any frame range changes between your source material and the final DCP? What is the resolution and datarate that you chose when you created the DCP?

For a quick check, try http://www.3dtv.at/Downloads/Index_de.aspx on the MXF video file of the DCP.

- Carsten





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