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My recorded video gets choppy after a few seconds of playing

Asked by Joshua Wood

I have an HD DXG camcorder and when I upload and watch these videos on my computer, which is running Ubuntu 10.04 the video playback runs smooth sometimes but most the time it is extremely choppy, while the sound runs flawlessly

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Chris (fabricator4) said : 		#1

This could be the result of a bottleneck in the throughput. To give us an idea what hardware you have please post the output of this command:

sudo lshw

Chris

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Joshua Wood (joshwood725) said : 		#2

joshua-desktop
    description: Desktop Computer
    product: MS-7309
    vendor: MSI
    version: 1.0
    serial: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    width: 32 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.5 dmi-2.5 smp-1.4 smp
    configuration: chassis=desktop cpus=2
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: MS-7309
       vendor: MSI
       physical id: 0
       version: 1.0
       serial: To be filled by O.E.M.
       slot: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: MS-7309
          physical id: 0
          version: V1.12 (02/23/2009)
          size: 64KiB
          capacity: 448KiB
          capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
     *-cpu:0
          description: CPU
          product: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 3
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: 15.3.3
          serial: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
          slot: CPU 1
          size: 3228MHz
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 200MHz
          capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp x86-64 3dnowext 3dnow extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy
        *-cache:0
             description: L1 cache
             physical id: 5
             slot: L1-Cache
             size: 128KiB
             capacity: 256KiB
             capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies data
        *-cache:1
             description: L2 cache
             physical id: 6
             slot: L2-Cache
             size: 1MiB
             capacity: 2MiB
             capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies unified
     *-memory:0
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 2a
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 4GiB
        *-bank:0
             description: DIMM DDR2 Synchronous
             product: PartNum0
             vendor: Manufacturer0
             physical id: 0
             serial: SerNum0
             slot: DIMM0
             size: 2GiB
             width: 64 bits
        *-bank:1
             description: DIMM DDR2 Synchronous
             product: PartNum1
             vendor: Manufacturer1
             physical id: 1
             serial: SerNum1
             slot: DIMM1
             size: 2GiB
             width: 64 bits
     *-cpu:1
          physical id: 4
          bus info: cpu@1
          version: 15.3.3
          size: 3200MHz
        *-cache:0
             description: L1 cache
             physical id: 0
             size: 128KiB
        *-cache:1
             description: L2 cache
             physical id: 1
             size: 1MiB
     *-memory:1 UNCLAIMED
          description: RAM memory
          product: MCP61 Memory Controller
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: a
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: a1
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
          capabilities: ht bus_master cap_list
          configuration: latency=0
     *-isa
          description: ISA bridge
          product: MCP61 LPC Bridge
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 1
          bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: isa bus_master
          configuration: latency=0
          resources: ioport:4f00(size=256)
     *-serial
          description: SMBus
          product: MCP61 SMBus
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 1.1
          bus info: pci@0000:00:01.1
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: pm cap_list
          configuration: driver=nForce2_smbus latency=0
          resources: irq:11 ioport:ec00(size=64) ioport:5000(size=64) ioport:6000(size=64)
     *-memory:2 UNCLAIMED
          description: RAM memory
          product: MCP61 Memory Controller
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 1.2
          bus info: pci@0000:00:01.2
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
          configuration: latency=0
     *-usb:0
          description: USB Controller
          product: MCP61 USB Controller
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 2
          bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
          resources: irq:20 memory:febfb000-febfbfff
     *-usb:1
          description: USB Controller
          product: MCP61 USB Controller
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 2.1
          bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: debug pm bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
          resources: irq:21 memory:febfac00-febfacff
     *-pci:0
          description: PCI bridge
          product: MCP61 PCI bridge
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0
          version: a1
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: pci ht bus_master cap_list
     *-multimedia
          description: Audio device
          product: MCP61 High Definition Audio
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 5
          bus info: pci@0000:00:05.0
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: pm msi ht bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 maxlatency=5 mingnt=2
          resources: irq:22 memory:febf4000-febf7fff
     *-ide:0
          description: IDE interface
          product: MCP61 IDE
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 6
          bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0
          logical name: scsi0
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list emulated
          configuration: driver=pata_amd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
          resources: irq:0 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:ffa0(size=16)
        *-disk
             description: ATA Disk
             product: WDC WD2000BB-00G
             vendor: Western Digital
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sda
             version: 08.0
             serial: WD-WCAL75179341
             size: 186GiB (200GB)
             capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
             configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=000cbacd
           *-volume:0
                description: EXT4 volume
                vendor: Linux
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sda1
                logical name: /
                version: 1.0
                serial: 5350df5d-be0e-4612-bbae-5c56fe80d022
                size: 178GiB
                capacity: 178GiB
                capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
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           *-volume:1
                description: Extended partition
                physical id: 2
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
                logical name: /dev/sda2
                size: 7777MiB
                capacity: 7777MiB
                capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
              *-logicalvolume
                   description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
                   physical id: 5
                   logical name: /dev/sda5
                   capacity: 7777MiB
                   capabilities: nofs
        *-cdrom
             description: DVD writer
             product: DVD DD DW1650
             vendor: BENQ
             physical id: 0.1.0
             bus info: scsi@0:0.1.0
             logical name: /dev/cdrom
             logical name: /dev/cdrw
             logical name: /dev/dvd
             logical name: /dev/dvdrw
             logical name: /dev/scd0
             logical name: /dev/sr0
             version: BCFC
             capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r
             configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
     *-bridge
          description: Ethernet interface
          product: MCP61 Ethernet
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 7
          bus info: pci@0000:00:07.0
          logical name: eth0
          version: a2
          serial: 00:1d:92:68:56:3d
          size: 100000000
          capacity: 100000000
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: bridge pm msi ht bus_master cap_list ethernet physical mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
          configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=forcedeth driverversion=0.64 duplex=full ip=192.168.1.117 latency=0 link=yes maxlatency=20 mingnt=1 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s
          resources: irq:27 memory:febf9000-febf9fff ioport:e480(size=8)
     *-ide:1
          description: IDE interface
          product: MCP61 SATA Controller
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 8
          bus info: pci@0000:00:08.0
          logical name: scsi2
          logical name: scsi3
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: ide pm msi ht bus_master cap_list emulated
          configuration: driver=sata_nv latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
          resources: irq:23 ioport:e400(size=8) ioport:e080(size=4) ioport:e000(size=8) ioport:dc00(size=4) ioport:d880(size=16) memory:febf8000-febf8fff
        *-disk
             description: ATA Disk
             product: ST3250410AS
             vendor: Seagate
             physical id: 0
             bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sdb
             version: 3.AA
             serial: 6RY50AY1
             size: 232GiB (250GB)
             capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
             configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=0006fa6e
           *-volume:0
                description: EXT4 volume
                vendor: Linux
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sdb1
                version: 1.0
                serial: da86aa5f-7206-4458-9a87-4c9be315f33c
                size: 228GiB
                capacity: 228GiB
                capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink extents ext4 ext2 initialized
                configuration: created=2011-09-02 21:47:11 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/media/da86aa5f-7206-4458-9a87-4c9be315f33c�����n�h%���~��b modified=2011-09-14 19:23:31 mounted=2011-09-14 18:18:22 state=clean
           *-volume:1
                description: Extended partition
                physical id: 2
                bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,2
                logical name: /dev/sdb2
                size: 4030MiB
                capacity: 4030MiB
                capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
              *-logicalvolume
                   description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
                   physical id: 5
                   logical name: /dev/sdb5
                   capacity: 4030MiB
                   capabilities: nofs
        *-cdrom
             description: DVD-RAM writer
             product: DVDRW LH-20A1L
             vendor: LITE-ON
             physical id: 1
             bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/cdrom1
             logical name: /dev/cdrw1
             logical name: /dev/dvd1
             logical name: /dev/dvdrw1
             logical name: /dev/scd1
             logical name: /dev/sr1
             version: BL05
             capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
             configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
     *-ide:2
          description: IDE interface
          product: MCP61 SATA Controller
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 8.1
          bus info: pci@0000:00:08.1
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: ide pm msi ht bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=sata_nv latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
          resources: irq:22 ioport:d800(size=8) ioport:d480(size=4) ioport:d400(size=8) ioport:d080(size=4) ioport:d000(size=16) memory:febef000-febeffff
     *-pci:1
          description: PCI bridge
          product: MCP61 PCI Express bridge
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 9
          bus info: pci@0000:00:09.0
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          capabilities: pci pm msi ht pciexpress bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=pcieport
          resources: irq:24
     *-pci:2
          description: PCI bridge
          product: MCP61 PCI Express bridge
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: b
          bus info: pci@0000:00:0b.0
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          capabilities: pci pm msi ht pciexpress bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=pcieport
          resources: irq:25
     *-pci:3
          description: PCI bridge
          product: MCP61 PCI Express bridge
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: c
          bus info: pci@0000:00:0c.0
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          capabilities: pci pm msi ht pciexpress bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=pcieport
          resources: irq:26
     *-display
          description: VGA compatible controller
          product: C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430]
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: d
          bus info: pci@0000:00:0d.0
          version: a2
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list rom
          configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0
          resources: irq:21 memory:fd000000-fdffffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff(prefetchable) memory:fc000000-fcffffff memory:febc0000-febdffff(prefetchable)
     *-pci:4
          description: Host bridge
          product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 101
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:5
          description: Host bridge
          product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 102
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:6
          description: Host bridge
          product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 103
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:7
          description: Host bridge
          product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 104
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=k8temp
          resources: irq:0

Here ya go, and thanks Chris

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Chris (fabricator4) said : 		#3

Excellent, you can rule out slow hardware as being the source of the problem :-)

The most likely suspect is the video card driver. Check to make sure you have the proprietary Nvidia driver loaded to suit the Nvidia GeForce 6150SE in your machine.

System (menu)
   --->Administration
            --->Hardware Drivers

If nothing comes up make sure it's set up to check the repositories for proprietary drivers.

From memory there's at least two drivers available, the 'recommended' one and a developmental one. I've had the best results with the recommend one but try them both to see what works.

Chris

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Joshua Wood (joshwood725) said : 		#4

Thanks for the complement, yes I have the propriety drivers. Lol the problem was that it is HD video and I don't have the setup to run that. I recoded it to NTSC DVD format and now it runs the way it should be. However if it looks like I should be able to run it with the gear I got, then I would like to figure it out. But my computer isn't set up for HD. So thanks for the help and sorry for being such a newbie, but I guess ya got to start somewhere.