Watching choppy video playback is like sailing choppy waters: rough, frightening, and may lead to nausea. While modern hardware can handle most tasks you can throw at it, every so often you'll encounter an issue. Choppy video playback, whether through built-in monitor or external monitor, happens. Very recently, we've received several emails inquiring how to play 4K MKV video on Mac smoothly: I just downloaded a 50 GB 4k mkv-file to my 2017 non-touchbar mac. I tried playing it with vlc on my 4k-monitor, but I only got like 0,2 fps and a lot of grey-ish pictures. I searched the web for other video players, but I found none that supports smooth 4k on mac.
Please share your suggestion with 4k mkv on Mac.Reddit I am trying to play 4K H.265 MKV files on my MacBook and they all stutter. In VLC, MplayerX and IINA. Has anyone else run into this issue and found a work around? I tried playing the file on the built in SSD and 8TB hard drive.MacRumors Forum Still fail to play 4K MKV files on a Mac? In this post, we would like to introduce you 2 ways to play 4K MKV video on Mac smoothly. Check them now.
Dec 5, 2018 - Compatible devices can play higher-quality videos, such as 4K, HDR, Dolby. Mac, PC, or Apple TV automatically play the best quality of video.
About 4K MKV Video and Mac Some people wonder what is 4K MKV and the differences between 4K MKV, 1080P MKV and average 4K video files. Actually, it's very simple to understand. A 4K MKV, aka MKV 4K, Ultra HD MKV and UHD MKV, is in fact an MKV video file that has a resolution of at least 3840×2160 pixels (some MKV 4K video may contain 4096 x 2160 pixels). A video player that could play MKV videos can also play 4K MKV video theoretically, but the video quality differs between different MKV video players. Which Macs support 4K? The new 4K Retina 21.5in iMac and the 5K Retina 27in.
The resolution of the 4K 21.5in iMac is a full 4K, 4096×2304, and the 5K 27in iMac has a resolution of 5120×2880. Both are 60Hz. They also support external 4K displays using Mini DisplayPort adapters via Thunderbolt.
Note: If you have an older computer that doesn't officially support 4K displays, what a pity, you may need to buy a new one. Other Apple computers support 4K external displays using either the built-in HDMI port and/or using Mini DisplayPort adapters via Thunderbolt. The resolutions and refresh rates are not the same for each machine though.
This entry was posted in on by 4k video playback is very choppy on Mac, is there a way to fix the issue? Read this post to learn a workaround to solve 4K video playing choppy problems on Mac. 4K footage choppy with iMac “So I did some 4k recording yesterday with our DJI Phantom and the video playback is very choppy on my iMac with VLC player (I bought my iMac about 5 years ago).
The 4K video is sometimes choppy sometimes smooth. I noticed that when camera is facing the horizon and the bird is flying towards the horizon the footage is smooth most of the times. When the movements are more complicated or fast this is where it starts getting choppy. How can I avoid missing a lot of frames when playing? Is there a work around for this? Is my iMac useless for 4k videos?
Any ideas?” Simply if the computer is not 4k compatible this is what happens, because the computer can’t access the files fast enough. In that case, we would recommend down-converting the 4K footage to 1080p for smooth playback on Mac.
Check a quick guide on how to make 4K files play smoothly on Mac. How to fix 4k video choppy issues on Mac?
As we’ve mentioned above, if your Mac is not 4K compatible, you will need to down-convert 4K files to 1080p for playing on Mac flawlessly. Software requirement HD Converter for Mac Follow these steps: Step 1: Install and run HD Converter for Mac as the. As soon as the main interface pops up, click ‘Add File’ button to load source video files. Step 2: Select output format for Mac From the Format Profile bar, navigate to ‘HD Video’ column, and select ‘HD MOV Video(.mov)’ as output format for playing on Mac beautifully. If you also need to edit 4K footage on Mac through iMovie, FCP X, or Avid, you can choose the following format as target. In order to edit 4K files in iMovie, from the Format bar, choose ‘Apple InterMediateCodec (AIC) (.mov) as output format from ‘iMovie and Final Cut Express’ catalogue.
For the purpose of importing and editing 4k video files in Avid, Premiere or DaVinci Resolve, from the Format bar, choose ‘Avid DNxHD(.mov)’ as output format from ‘Avid Media Composer’ column. To be able to use 4k footage in FCP 7/6, FCP X, Premiere or DaVinci Resolve, from the Format bar, choose ‘Apple ProRes 422 (.mov)’ as output format from ‘Final Cut Pro’ catalogue. Important: If you’ve loaded a number of video clips to do batch conversion, please do remember ticking off ‘Apply to All’ option before you start.
Step 3: Custom video and audio settings (for advanced users) Click ‘Settings’ button, the ‘Profile Settings’ window pops up, on which you are allowed to custom video and audio parameters like bit rate, frame rate, resolution, sample rate, and audio channels. To export files in 1080p, do remember setting ‘Video Resolution’ to 1920.1080. It will ensure down-converting 4K files to 1080p for use on Mac smoothly.
Step 4: Start converting 4K videos to 1080p When ready, click ‘Convert’ button to compress 4K files to 1080P for playing or editing on Mac smoothly. Tips: if you don’t want to wait around in front of your computer for the converting process, you can tick off ‘Shut down computer when conversion completed’ and go away to do other things. Step 5: Click ‘Open Folder’ button to get the generated 1080p files When the conversion is finished, simply click ‘Open Folder’ button to get the exported 1080p files for playong or editing on Mac with optimum performance.