Video Playback Customization
Please see Customisable Video Playback.
Modifying Refresh Rates to suit your Video Playback
Video playback is smoothest when the refresh rate of your monitor/TV matches (or is an exact multiple of) the frame rate of the media you are watching. Typically you will want to watch:
- PAL Based Material @ 50hz
- NTSC Based Material @ 60 or 24hz
- Blu-ray/HD-DVD Material @ 24hz
Any mismatch between the frame rate of your encoded Video and that you have your TV/Monitor set to will result in Jitter as your PC will either insert or drop frames to "make up" the differences between the two. There are two different solutions available to enhance smooth video playback in this situation:
1. Change Display Settings in MC: MC allows you to define what resolution & refresh rate you want your Video files to be played back at. To do so you simply play the video file then "Right Click --> Change Display Settings --> select the appropriate resolution/refresh rate". This value is then stored in the MC library in the "Playback Info" field and MC will automatically change your TV/Display to the stored resolution/refresh rate for that file then back to your default when finished.
2. Using ReClock to change your Display Settings: Reclock is a free Direct Show Audio filter (http://forum.slysoft.com/forumdisplay.php?f=85) specifically designed to address a number of problems from poor timing mismatch when playing video on PCs. When commencing playback ReClock will determine what frame rate the Video file is encoded in and can optionally run a VBS that can then change your PCs refresh rate to suit. An example of such a file is posted in this thread.