choppy playback QT 10.4

I have quicktime Version 10.4 (894.12)


I often view downloaded videos. Recently some are choppy on playback.


On VLC , KEYFRAME MP2 and other players they playback fine.


I like QT . Is QT not supported or updated anymore?


What could be the issue.


Thank you ,

Christophe Smith

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 6, 2018 12:51 PM

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Mar 6, 2018 12:55 PM in response to Christophe Smith

Your OSX (10.6 it says in your profile) as well as QT version are old, so your computer probably is too. Is it really a Mac Pro, or is it a MacBook Pro? Anyway, modern videos are a much higher resolution than was common back then and your computer may be working at its limits to play them. As for why QT is different I don't know. I am sure there's a technical reason such as which codecs it is using, but if you use an old computer this isn't surprising. It may also depend upon how much RAM you have in your computer. I know with only 4 GB in a 2008 iMac mine has a hard time with 1080p video.

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