#HEVC CODEC NOT INSTALLED WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 10#
#HEVC CODEC NOT INSTALLED WINDOWS 10 PRO#

When you first open an HEVC file you’ll be prompted to buy a codec from the Microsoft store for $0.99.

#HEVC CODEC NOT INSTALLED WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 10#

The first thing that I figured out was that to get things to even playback in Windows 10 you need a codec. I looked through hundreds of posts on Reddit and the Blackmagic forums to see if there was any special settings/configuration that I was missing. I spent hours searching the internet to try and figure out what the problem was. I opened DR to see if I could use hardware acceleration to playback the files. To my surprise I started getting audio sync issues.

Straight away I tried to playback using the default Windows media player. I copied a bunch of video from my iPhone onto my windows machine. Which after a couple of tests, didn’t work either. I could try and use optimised media files, but the entire point of my stupidly powered machine is to be able to edit the raw files without filling my drive with uncompressed optimised media. But what about proxy or optimised media files? It turns out getting iPhone 4k 60fps footage to even playback let alone edit on a windows 10 machine is a mission. This is also the machine I cut up my 30fps footage without any issues. I can play my steam video games in 4k with decent framerates so it’s a good machine. My windows 10 machine is a maxed-out Dell XPS 9560. I needed more functionality and decided to migrate my editing to my Windows Resolve machine. I’ve been editing everything on my iPhone using LumaFusion which is a great editor.

#HEVC CODEC NOT INSTALLED WINDOWS 10 PRO#

I recently updated my iPhone to an 11 Pro and started my Youtube channel with videos from the phone. I bought DR Studio and have been happily editing my underwater and drone footage without incident. It also works on my Mac, Windows and Linux machines. To be able to use hardware acceleration to edit H264 requires a $300 purchase of Davinci Resolve Studio. I use Davinci Resolve (DR) for my video editor because for HD footage it’s the best free editor on the market. This plays back just fine on any of my computers or phones.

All this footage was filmed with the H264 codec 4k 30fps. All of the footage was recorded on a Sony X3000 (RIP), My Mavic Pro or my Sony RX100Va. I have been filming a bunch of 4K underwater and drone footage over the last 2.5 years. I’m an Apple user primarily but as you’ve probably seen on this site, I also use Linux and Windows on occasion. The last time this was an issue was when the DIVX codec surfaced in the early 2000s. It’s been a long time since I’ve needed to check if my hardware was good enough to playback a video codec. You may or may not have heard of this new HEVC video codec that a lot of drones, phones and newer camera’s record their video in. HEVC Windows issues are stupid and make no sense.

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