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#MKV CODEC FOR VLC MAC FOR MAC#
#MKV CODEC FOR VLC MAC 1080P#

M4V file, hardware accelerated decoding, QuickTime decoder: 8.12 CPU seconds.Īs can be seen, Movist using the FFmpeg decoder and hardware accelerated decoding is the most efficient alternative compared to VLC or MPlayerX, but still noticeably less efficient than QuickTime at decoding M4V files.

M4V file, software decoding, QuickTime decoder: 37.03 CPU seconds.

M4V file, hardware accelerated decoding, FFmpeg decoder: 9.04 CPU seconds.

M4V file, software decoding, FFmpeg decoder: 30.73 CPU seconds.

MKV file, hardware accelerated decoding, FFmpeg decoder: 8.31 CPU seconds.

MKV file, software decoding, FFmpeg decoder: 31.96 CPU seconds.

However, I was unable to decode the MKV version of the file using the QuickTime decoder. In MPlayerX version 1.0.21 (1718), I got the following results (no mention is made to hardware acceleration since I couldn't find a way to enable or disable it, and have no idea what is the default behavior):įinally I tried Movist version 1.3.3, which supports using QuickTime or FFmpeg as the decoder, and also has a checkbox for hardware acceleration.

M4V file, hardware accelerated decoding: 22.44 CPU seconds.

M4V file, software decoding: 29.76 CPU seconds.

MKV file, hardware accelerated decoding: 22.82 CPU seconds.

MKV file, software decoding: 28.89 CPU seconds.

Using VLC version 2.12, I got the following results: The baseline is QuickTime Player, playing the M4V version of the file, with hardware accelerated decoding supposedly enabled. The video was playing in the foreground, in windowed mode, maximized to use all the horizontal resolution available. Tests were performed with the computer plugged in to AC, and the resolution set to 1920 x 1200 (recall this is a retina MBP 15"). I measured the CPU time used after playing this first minute of the clip in Activity Monitor.

#MKV CODEC FOR VLC MAC 1080P#

For all testing, I played the first 1 minute of a video clip of my choosing, with H.264 1080p video and DTS audio, as well as remuxing it to M4V format using MP4Tools, and in the process transcoding the audio to AAC 2-channel (the video was untouched). In trying to be a little scientific, I created a spreadsheet listing the CPU time used (checked in Activity Monitor) for each alternative that I tested. Unfortunately the battery drains pretty quickly with this setup and I decided to investigate alternatives.

#MKV CODEC FOR VLC MAC FOR MAC#

The Perian plugin has become the standard for Mac video and audio codecs. If you want to play or open the MKV file on Mac, you need to download and install the necessary codecs. Unfortunately, Apple didn’t add the ability to play MKV to the built-in Quick Time Player.

I regularly watch MKV files with H.264 1080p video on my retina MBP 15" (late 2013, Intel GPU only), and up until now, I did so using the latest version of VLC. Install QuickTime Plugin For Playing MKV On Mac.