Moto X choppy video playback - Moto X Q&A

I'm noticing that Moto X is much less fluid running hd video than my iphone 5. I'm hoping this is something on my end because It's pretty much a killer. The difference is crazy between the two devices.
Anyone else have an iphone they can compare hd video playback? For example the same trailer off Apple Trailers app and Google Play.
Thanks.
EDIT: ok this is clearly a issue with ART runtime in 4.4. It makes video playback extremely choppy. Again, this is a clear indication that ART runtime is not suitable for end user at this time on moto x.
After going back to Dalvik, video was noticeable smoother.

I take that back, I'm still noticing really pathetic video playback on youtube at 720p.

I don't have any choppy playback on YouTube (HD) videos.
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Anyone else experiencing this or know of a solution as my stock uk moto x is also pretty choppy when playing hd video

I can't replicate this problem, on ART or otherwise.
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My video playback is flawless with 720p videos, 4.4.2 Rogers Canada build.

Had the exact same problem with HD videos on my non dev 4.4 Verizon moto x.
I updated to 4.4.2 couple days ago and now youtube works flawlessly.
I'm on dalvik right now. But I had the problem on dalvik and art on 4.4

I think it is network issues occasionally. Cellular or WiFi. Thought my x was playing choppy and buffer hella mad the other morning but my note3 was doing it also. A couple hours later everything was fine. And BTW, ive been running g fun throttle cellular on x and going back and forth on WiFi/cellular on my note3. I was pulling down 30+ mb/s cellular both phones and 20+ WiFi. Neither played YouTube smooth that morning.
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Hey man. I think I know what you mean... Anytime I'm watching an HD video on YouTube I can't help but noticed choppiness to it. Its especially visible on nice slow panning shots like the :
HD HERO 2 360 pan shot test: http://youtu.be/rKmdIxvt5QI
Also many of the shots in this vid : The 1992 Ferrari 512 TR: A /DRIVE Film.: http://youtu.be/ZLNJ_RLWlmI
I never quite remember this phenomena on my previous iPhone 4 .. Could it be that these videos are 24fps and its having trouble showing it on a 60hz device?? Is it the app? I have a rogers moto x on 4.4.2.

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[q] video laggy and stutters

Is this a common problem with all the Tab 8.9's or is it just me. I have a bone stock new Tab and when I try and play youtube or other videos, it stops every couple seconds and lags ... Wallpapers all look pixelated no matter what resolution I download ...I love the Tab so far, but things that should operate without too much tweaking or manipulation seem to require a lot of work to get working correctly. I hope I dont regret the decision of not getting an Ipad
Im sorry to tell you, but all Tegra 2 devices are unable to play 720p or 1080p videos without stutter. Even with an OCd Cpu it wont (some people say, but theyre desperate just like all of us..)
Other dual cores can because they have something integrated, that we call NEON. So its not about the cpu speed at all, its about a missing function, to decode HD material (overall video material, but the cpu can handle low resolution vids).
Some codecs on the market (for ex. BSplayer) can help but it'll still be a bit laggy.
EDIT: It is possible to play 720p or 1080p videos. You have to convert the video to H.264 Baseline profile. With that, it should work.
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Try mxplayer. I found anything I recorded on my S2 would stutter like mad when played back on my tab but since mxplayer upgraded and added the hw+ decoder it plays perfect. As for youtube this problem has come up since the ICS update and not much you can do about it sorry
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[Q] Video - Slow Motion quality

Question guys - to enable you to slow certain scenes in a video you need to select the slow motion video scene...fair enough.
Should this in turn reduce the quality of the video?
I could be wrong, but before I went to a custom ROM, I am fairly sure the video quality remained the same as normal. Now as soon as I record in slow motion, it reduces the quality.
bleary said:
Question guys - to enable you to slow certain scenes in a video you need to select the slow motion video scene...fair enough.
Should this in turn reduce the quality of the video?
I could be wrong, but before I went to a custom ROM, I am fairly sure the video quality remained the same as normal. Now as soon as I record in slow motion, it reduces the quality.
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hello there
yes it will reduce the quality ...
best regards
I noticed that too with mine. Horrible isn't it? You also get reduced quality with 60fps. You get verticals lines. I gave up and stuck to 30fps.
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I noticed that too with mine. Horrible isn't it? You also get reduced quality with 60fps. You get verticals lines. I gave up and stuck to 30fps.
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I also have this problem vertical line appear in indoor environment. However, customer service told me this will be fix in next update.
Slow Motion = Low Resolution
I saw that HTC video doing a slow motion video of a man doing fire/flame stunt. Actually I was amazed and got excited that I wanted to try that Slow motion on my own with something else like a sprinkler maybe.
So I found one at a park and as soon as I started shooting the video (slow motion video under video settings) WTH!!!! The resolution dropped to something like 768x432 and its a bite pixellated, not true HD (1080p) which I thought I'd expect just like from the HTC video... Yes you can trim/edit the video that's cool but I was hoping for 1080p HD quality
I hoped HTC would come with an update that can maximize its camera features up to 1080p resolution. oh well..
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I saw that HTC video doing a slow motion video of a man doing fire/flame stunt. Actually I was amazed and got excited that I wanted to try that Slow motion on my own with something else like a sprinkler maybe.
So I found one at a park and as soon as I started shooting the video (slow motion video under video settings) WTH!!!! The resolution dropped to something like 768x432 and its a bite pixellated, not true HD (1080p) which I thought I'd expect just like from the HTC video... Yes you can trim/edit the video that's cool but I was hoping for 1080p HD quality
I hoped HTC would come with an update that can maximize its camera features up to 1080p resolution. oh well..
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Well I guess is impossible because the Snapdragon 600 doesn't support the record of 1080p videos at 120fps :\
I'm on stock 4.2.2 and I've recorded this slow motion clip a week ago (don't forget to turn on HD when viewing it). The quality seems fine to me.
Yeah. The quality is awfull. The slow motion video from the the device with the man in the night eith fire from his mouth is years ahead bettrr than the ones we can record... But why HTC ?!
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some info on this please?
hello guys. i'm sorry for this little derailing question but it was the only thread i found:
i'm currently digging into slo-mo available in latest phones.
i just saw some HTC ONE samples and i was very disappointed from the low resolution.
i was particularly impressed with the new Iphone 5S 120 FPS real 720P feature. it really looks 720 and not upscaled like the fake 720p NOTE 3 slo-mo. however i cannot use iphone anymore due to the small screen.
so from this thread i gather the faster frame limitation is by the processor itself? (snapdragon 600-800? what's the 720P limit?)
i am willing to wait until an Android phone will have a usable 720 slo-mo..
so what hardware could provide this? as i can see nowdays, the latest android phones cannot do it (not the NOTE 3 or the G2 which doesn't even have slo-mo to begin with).
my choice now are either wait for a phone that will (maybe the next HTC?), or wait till apple make a bigger phone (cannot stand the small screen).
your thoughts on this?
thanks.

Slow Motion Video

Hey Guys
I got my HTC One a few days ago, coming from a Nexus 4.
While i was doing research on this phone before i bought it, i saw a video clip on YouTube, where some people were at a party and recording a fire show. They then edited the video and slowed down just the part with the fire. I cant find that video anywhere nor can i remember how to do it.
Guess what i'm asking is how do you put a section of a video in slow motion?
Regards
http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-one/#how-tos
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http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-one/#how-tos
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Thanks
Doesn't work for me on 4.2.2
Slow Motion = Low Resolution
I saw that HTC video doing a slow motion video of a man doing fire/flame stunt. Actually I was amazed and got excited that I wanted to try that Slow motion feature on my own with something else like... a sprinkler maybe.
So I found one at a park and as soon as I started shooting the video (slow motion video under video settings) WTH!!!! The resolution dropped to something like 768x432 and its a bite pixellated, not true HD (1080p) which I thought I'd expect just like from the HTC video... Yes you can trim/edit the video that's cool but I was hoping for 1080p HD quality
I hoped HTC would come with an update that can maximize its camera features up to 1080p resolution. oh well..

ChromeCast Build 12940 v1.0.1

This update was just recently released and I just wanted to point out some new improvements that I have noticed. Before this update steaming live media (e.g. twit.tv) from a chrome tab on my laptop to my chromecast device was extremely choppy. Since the new update video and audio is impressively smooth but I still have to use standard 480p. If anyone has noticed anything new about chromecast recently, feel free to post any tips or interesting features you may have discoverd. Thanks
Hmmmm...I need to give this a try. Just a week or so ago when I would try playing a local 720 mp4 in a tab, it would play just fine, but it would lag all to hell..let's see what kinda results I can produce... I'll report back in a little while! Thx!
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Where is your build # located? Idk if mine has been updated, but it is working really well on 720p. I pushed the 720 high bit rate it was a little choppy, but still watchable. 720 plays well for me now. This is on twitch.tv
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fgcchevy said:
Where is your build # located? Idk if mine has been updated, but it is working really well on 720p. I pushed the 720 high bit rate it was a little choppy, but still watchable. 720 plays well for me now. This is on twitch.tv
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If you install the Chromecast app for Android, it will tell you when you click on the Chromecast's settings.

Lag when playing HDR videos in YouTube

So I've watched a few 4K videos, and I've watched a few 4K 60 frames per second videos, and both of those seem to work pretty well on this unlocked Note 8. However when I actually try to watch the HDR videos I get some pretty significant lag and choppiness, even when watching 1080p HDR. Does anybody else see this happening on their device?
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You're not the only one
I too am having an issue in YouTube on the Note 8 wherre anything played back above 720p60 HDR becomes super slow and unwatchable in terms of something thats supposed to be 60fps. If you stick to 720p60 HDR for now you won't have that problem. Hopefully Google pushes out an update for YouTube asap
LG V30 stutter at 1080p HDR and above
I am experiencing the same problem too, my New LG v30 has the same issue. My internet speed is over 200mbps and I experience lag like crazy. I called Google about it and they said it is an issue on several devices and should be fixed in the coming months.
I have the same problem. Huge lag and audio sync lag when viewing videos in HDR
US unlocked note 8 , and no troubles here watching HDR. No lag or stuttering. Can you link a specific video and I can try that and let you know what happens.
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nuclearrage said:
US unlocked note 8 , and no troubles here watching HDR. No lag or stuttering. Can you link a specific video and I can try that and let you know what happens.
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View in 2160p and you'll get lag on HDR video, including voice and video sync issues.
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hayabusa1300cc said:
View in 2160p and you'll get lag on HDR video, including voice and video sync issues.
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Ok, unless I am doing something different, I still can not get it to stutter or have audio sync issues. I have watched Marco polo on Netflix that is supposed to be 4khdr. I have watch almost all 4k Samsung demos on you tube. I have 100 mbps internet going to a 5ghz wireless router,and sir about 20 ft from it. I can't find the setting in Netflix app to set 2160p , but can find settings in YouTube. I will keep trying.
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In youtube you should see 2160p hdr settings otherwise no real hdr i think
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Yeah , I noticed this while watching the Costa Rica 4k video on YouTube in 1440p setting, frame rate was a little choppy.
https://youtu.be/iNJdPyoqt8U
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Well I tried it.. US unlocked and works GREAT! I notice some SAY HDR yet are not. I tried setting the screen different sizes and I dont get lag. That being said.. some can really tell...it could be me. I think WIFI and things running in back ground can effect it.. duh.. But I don't get lag. US unlocked SnapD
Limeybastard said:
Yeah , I noticed this while watching the Costa Rica 4k video on YouTube in 1440p setting, frame rate was a little choppy.
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I've watched that video just now (plus other 4K HDR videos on YouTube) in 1440p settings and I get zero lag anywhere. I've got an exynox Indonesian Note 8, watching on a WiFi connection that is originally only 30mbps then routed through a tp-link powerline router (max 10mbps).
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Yeah , I noticed this while watching the Costa Rica 4k video on YouTube in 1440p setting, frame rate was a little choppy.
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I watched this video , smooth as silk. Wonderful video, love all of the snakes , but frame rate was smooth, nothing choppy or laggy. I only had the option up to 1440p , and that is what I watched it in.
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Some HDR videos lag but some dont. Ive also had youtube crash and the phone restart for a total of 6 times, 3 on the first unit and 3 on this bnew replacement.
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Limeybastard said:
Yeah , I noticed this while watching the Costa Rica 4k video on YouTube in 1440p setting, frame rate was a little choppy and i think its just a bug on the player as its absolutely smooth if its not playing in full screen
https://youtu.be/iNJdPyoqt8U
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No lag on this video but i dont see it being indicated as HDR just 1440P, I think we might need to add more details when testing. I suggest everyone who claims smooth/stuttery enable stats for nerds on youtube and make sure to report if the video format shows 2560x1440 ( as sometimes youtube will still display 1080p even if you have 1440p selected ) and then mention if its 1440p, 1440p HDR or 1440p60 HDR.
A good example is to try this video and make sure video format shows 2560x1440
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO01J-M3g0U&feature=youtu.be
EarlZ said:
A good example is to try this video and make sure video format shows 2560x1440
&feature=youtu.be
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I watched it. No lag. My internet:
liquidguru said:
I watched it. No lag. My internet:
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There is a very minor stuttering especially if you are sensitive to it, I asked someone do a blind test on me on a random scene on the clip and 10/10 I was able to tell it correctly. The stuttering is not buffering related. But Im glad that you are not sensitive to the stuttering. I was able to also test this 4 snapdragon variants and 2 on exynos all of which had same results. I think this is a bug on the player as it only stutters when playing in full screen.
Exynos India version and yes, even i observed this stuttering last night. Its quite annoying though. Let me know if you guys find any solution.
EarlZ said:
There is a very minor stuttering especially if you are sensitive to it, I asked someone do a blind test on me on a random scene on the clip and 10/10 I was able to tell it correctly. The stuttering is not buffering related. But Im glad that you are not sensitive to the stuttering. I was able to also test this 4 snapdragon variants and 2 on exynos all of which had same results. I think this is a bug on the player as it only stutters when playing in full screen.
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You and I were both cursed with these eyes.
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It has to say 1080 HDR or 1440 HDR for the stutter if it does not say HDR then you are not watching at the same quality as us with the issue.
Watched it after I turned on nerd stats , 1440p60hdr setting, and sorry to report, it was quite smooth. The colors were vibrant and scenes with the sunlight were quite realistic.
US unlocked SD version on 5ghz wireless with 100 meg cable internet.
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EarlZ said:
Some HDR videos lag but some dont. Ive also had youtube crash and the phone restart for a total of 6 times, 3 on the first unit and 3 on this bnew replacement.
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I'm glad i'm not alone. Youtube crashed and restarted my phone too. Have had the phone for 1 month and happened twice. I think it's an app problem at this point
Edit: I also tried several HDR 1440p 60fps (Peru 8k HDR 60fps FUHD) video and it lags. Have the Exynos version of the Note 8

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