How to fix choppy video with VLC player?

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When playing most movies in VLC player, the video feed is choppy while the sound is near perfect. Another catch is that this video issue wasn't always a problem. I used to play movies without problem with video or sound. I cannot pinpoint what has changed between when it used to work fine and when …

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Go to Tools » Preferences » Input & Codecs. Check Use GPU acceleration (experimental). That just solved the very same issue for me in v.1.1.5 The Luggage.

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How to fix choppy video with VLC player?

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