Can't get video correct, need tips

[Jorge Cardenas]

Guys,

No matter what I do, all the content out of the camera is choppy and unusable, do you have any tips as to how to correct this?

Thanks!

JC

 

[bigwheeler]

Is it choppy and unusable, or is the device you're playing it back on unable to keep up with the data?

 

[John Alan]

I would try playing the content on a "higher performance" PC and see if it still stutters....
My old laptop will barely play video content that my 'video mixer special' i5 quad core breezes thru...

 

[Jorge Cardenas]

I was replaying the video in FCPX which made it choppy....

Once its exported in 1080 it runs fine, color and exposure are still not what I would like right off the camera but come out "ok" post.

Im on a macbook pro 15 retina.

 

[jpar247]

I would probably agree with that. All my stuff I first shot was in 4k, got it home and it looked like crap. Comp just couldn't handle it. 2008 Macbook, 8GB Ram, 256MB Vid card. I found the highest I could shoot in is about 1080 24fps

 

[ThatShot]

Yup, I had a MacBook pro core two duo that could not handle the 4k video. Upgraded to the new 5k iMac w/ core I7 and it works like a dream!

 

[AlexanderAF]

My friend's older PC did the same thing trying to play the 4k video out of the Inspire. I run it on my Mac mini and it is smooth as silk.

 

[DaBone]

My MBPr from late 2013 don´t handle the 4k video either. Using my Windows PC with a 6 core i7 and 16GB RAM instead..

 

[Baldrick]

Try transcoding using the DJI Transcoder shareware to covert to ProRes. Much easier for your processor than H.264.mov format the camera spits out.

 

[The Editor]

An alternative way is to downscale original 4K recordings to 1080p for easier playback and editing.

This thread is over three years ago since anyone contributed but I get your point.