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I was having stuttering problems playing some mp4 files (e.g. 4K 4:2:2 10-bit AVC) in windows on vlc and windows media player. The files played back smoothly in Davinci Resolve so it was a codec issue. I had disabled Windows Store so the default way of installing the codec wouldn't work for me.

<code>
Filename                                 : D:\Embrient Video Project\EMBRIENT a7iv MAY 28\C0187.MP4
MP4 Format                               : XAVC
MP4 Codec ID                             : XAVC (XAVC/mp42/iso2)
Video Format                             : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : High 4:2:2 Intra@L5.1
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Width                                    : 3840 pixels
Height                                   : 2160 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate                               : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:2
Bit depth                                : 10 bits
Codec configuration box                  : avcC
</code>

I tried [[https://www.aja.com/products/aja-control-room#support|AJA]] and [[https://mpv.io/installation/|MPV]] / [[https://github.com/mpvnet-player/mpv.net|MPV.net]] and while they all got smooth playback they also had user interfaces I didn't like.

I found smplayer, which uses mpv for playback while providing a usable interface.

[[https://www.smplayer.info/en/downloads|SMPlayer Download]]

The second problem is that windows will not generate thumbnails for these codecs natively,
[[https://www.videohelp.com/software/Icaros|Icaros]] is the standard solution for thumbnails. 

I installed [[https://codecguide.com/download_kl.htm|K-lite Codec Pack]] which includes Icaros.