How to Play AVCHD Video Smoothly on Slow Media PC
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When looking popular keywords people are searching relating High Definition AVCHD video, common questions relate to how to get smooth video playback on their Home Theater PC (HTPC) for high definition video files such as AVCHD compressed M2TS files used by many HD camcorders. Playing HD video requires a lot of performance from your PC and not all own powerful 3GHz + multi-core processor equipped computer. Fortunately there is an alternative and affordable way to turn your older PC into a HD video player.
1. Download and install CoreAVC codec
Click here to download 14 days free trial. Installing CoreAVC video codec and Haali Media Splitter is very straight forward process, so all you need to do is to follow the install wizard’s steps. If you want to learn more about configuring CoreAVC, check their own filter guide.
2. Download and Install KMPlayer
Click here to download KMPlayer from the official source. Installing KMPlayer was featured on a previous article, but the key point to remember is to choose the Performance option during the installation wizard process. This optimizes the playback on slower computers.
3. Configure CoreAVC to work with KMPlayer
This is the step which might be slightly difficult for beginners as there are not that many instructions available on adding custom codecs into KMPlayer. After launching KMPlayer, follow these steps to configure CoreAVC in KMPlayer to play H.264 and AVCHD files.
Go to Preferences – Filter Control – Decoder Usage and select External Video Decoder
At the bottom of the screen choose External Decoder Search
Click Add External Codec and locate CoreAVCDecoder.ax file from your computer.
Typically this file can be found at C:Program FilesCoreCodecCoreAVC Professional Edition
After double clicking the CoreAVCDDecoder.ax, the CoreAVC codec will be added as External Video Codec and you can proceed by clicking OK
Now select *CoreAVC Video Decoder for H.264 and AVC1 video formats and finally click Close
Congratulations, now you have configured your KMPlayer to work together with CoreAVC codec. You can test the codec by playing some of your H.264 compressed MP4 files or M2TS files from a camcorder.
Continue reading about 101 Best Media Center Tips if you like to learn more about the possibilities with media centers.
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