[FFmpeg-user] Play FFV1

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Am Do., 26. Sept. 2019 um 15:44 Uhr schrieb Noeck <noeck.marburg at gmx.de>:

> I tried to play videos encoded in FFV1 (FFV1 and FLAC in an mkv
> container). All players (ffplay, vlc, totem) show only some still images
> about every 10 - 20 s but no smooth video. The videos are encoded using
> ffmpeg.
>
> Is my Intel Core i5-4570 CPU with 4 × 3.20GHz and a Haswell graphic
> really too weak for this codec?

Most likely, ffv1 was created with high compression in mind, not
necessarily with high playback speed. Note that j2k decoding is
typically similar demanding (although j2k allows faster low-quality
decoding).

GPU is not used.

> Or is there something I can do to play it smoothly?

There is a slices setting but I doubt it will help in your case.

Carl Eugen