Video Playback Issue

[Overdriven]

Hi guys,

Last time I posted here it was regarding my external HDD, so it's sort of related. Recently I formatted the HDD from FAT32 to NTFS (moving everything from the drive to C:\ for temp storage, then moving back)

After the drive was formatted, and everything was put back onto the driive - ALL my video files are freezing for a few seconds, yet the audio track keeps playing. This ONLY happens if I run it from my formatted drive. Any ideas what it could be?

Drivers updated.
Codecs updated.
Disk checked and fixed (was getting an epic indexing error, which was solved)

Cheers for the feedback, can't deal with watching video that stops every 25sec-1m for a few seconds.

Cheers,


Jason.

EDIT:

Using the VLC message console I get this:

avcodec error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?)

3gb RAM (Now showing up as 2.71gb, I'm assuming dead ram module?)
Dual 2.6x AMD processor (never had an issue)
8500/8200 hybrid SLI.

 

[MYstIC G]

Sounds like the PC's not getting the information from the drive fast enough. Maybe the switch to NTFS has slowed the drive?

 

[Overdriven]

That's probably the issue. Did a ckkdsk /f on the drive last night, found errors and fixed them.

Urgh, reformat to FAT32 then it seems.

 

[Overdriven]

Nope. Didn't work. Still slow as fuck. No video at all lasts for more than 10 seconds without freezing =< Anyone? (Formatted a few times, OS booted it to test)

I'm guessing knackered drive?

 

[MYstIC G]

That would be my next guess I'm afraid.

 

[Dark Orb Choir]

is this on online streaming or just from the hdd


does it happen to a new video you place on your hdd as well as the ones that were there before you changed the file system


defragment using something other than the inbuild windows pos

report back

 

[Overdriven]

Dark: Direct from the HDD. Happens (well, I tried with a film today and it only happened twice at the start) with any film I put on there, pre-and post FS change.

What defrag tools should I use?

Ended up formatting completely out of anger, wiped both drives, installed vista (updated over night) and running thousands of disk checks (which fixed loads of issues) but will defrag too.