Dee Joslin Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I captured a screenshot of side by side NX1 files. The one on the left is the H265 file being played by VLC. The right, the H264 conversion played with Quicktime. In the conversion, some of the color and detail are lost. You can see it in the VLC VLC version as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ian Burnstein Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 So any issues with your IMAC 5k playing back large H265 files with VLC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ian Burnstein Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Any version of VLC for MAC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Joslin Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 VLC 2.1.5 for mac plays the H265 on my 27" i5 iMac 5k with some slight skipping. You can play the file slightly slower with no skipping. But the quality looks better with VLC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Joslin Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 I've read that the DCI 4k from the Samsung NX1 is not as sharp as the UHD 4k. However, further testing shows some interesting results. The picture that's linked shows a sharper VLC image for sure. Curious if it's just a conversion issue, not a camera issue. Look at the table, tree leaves and flowers in the lower right. I'll have to do some extensive testing with VLC and Quicktime. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cameramanhd/sets/72157647314080513/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Joslin Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 I am getting similar results using Wondershare conversion. Slight loss of detail and colors look slightly muted compared to the VLC. I'm going to move over to the PC side of the MAC and try running it through another H265 player. '' target='_blank'>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Quicktime has the gamma problem with h264 files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Joslin Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Also, PotPlayer on the PC looks similar to the VLC rendition. PotPlayer also has many controls for video control. VLC tends to over saturate but even reducing the saturation there is still more detail in the video playback on VLC and PotPlayer of the H265 file over the converted file playback. At least that's how it looks to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ian Burnstein Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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