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    GPU Acceleration of MKV files?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by kent1146, Aug 7, 2010.

  1. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    Hi, all. I am trying to find out how to use my GPU to accelerate the playback of MKV files that contain 720p and 1080p content.

    I currently use the CCCP codecs running on Windows Media Player, but have heard that is entirely CPU-based. Does anybody know of a player that will use GPU acceleration for this type of content?
     
    kent1146, Aug 7, 2010
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  2. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    Use Haali media splitter with WMP. You can try the new VLC player and MPC-HC, they support GPU acceleration for H.264 videos.
     
    coolguy, Aug 7, 2010
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  3. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    Media Player Classic-HC can handle MKV DXVA Acceleration. VLC is still new for the game and quite buggy.
     
    bigspin, Aug 7, 2010
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  4. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    This. Plus the new VLC DXVA feature works only on Nvidia cards at the moment, so you're in luck there.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Aug 7, 2010
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    No I think they enabled ATI support with new 1.1.2 release, but still can't beat MPC-HC.
     
    bigspin, Aug 7, 2010
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  6. ViciousXUSMC

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    10.7 drivers for ATI enabled hardware acceleration with VLC Player.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Aug 7, 2010
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  7. coolguy

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    VLC seems to be quite buggy with the hardware acceleration. When I seek a video, it becomes pixelated and resumes back to normal after sometime, with the GPU acceleration enabled in VLC. This is not the case with acceleration turned OFF.

    WMP and MPC-HC play and seek the same video without any issue.
     
    coolguy, Aug 7, 2010
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  8. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    So I stand corrected :) I need to keep up to date on my softwarez..lol
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Aug 7, 2010
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