Video Lag - Knowledge Base to fix lag, latency and ping problems
- 2016.10.03 16:09
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The “ The lag, latency & ping – Knowledge Base” gives basic knowledge about online games related topics.
Topic of this article: “video lag”
The meaning of “video lag”
The term “video lag” is commonly used by gamer if:
1.) A intro video is lagging
2.) A in-game video is lagging
3.) A game related video is lagging
4.) A streaming video about a fight, group/party battle or similar situation recorded by a gamer is lagging
Other terms used or connected to video lag: Video lags, video is lagging, video is laggy, stuttering video, video buffering to slow, slow loading video, stream lags, laggy stream
Why videos are laggy?
a.) The video or stream was badly recorded at first place
b.) Hardware issues by the graphics card
c.) Old, missing or wrong video or graphics card driver
d.) Wrong graphics card settings
e.) Graphics card doesn't meet the system requirements
f.) Bad line or weak internet signal
g.) Internet Bandwidth issues
h.) The server that hosts the video is lagging (server lag)
I.) Wrong in-game settings (video settings)
j.) Monitor lags (Input lag)
How to fix lagging videos
Solution A
- Restart the game and/or restart the computer or laptop
Solution B
- Adjust the in-game video settings to lowest
Solution C
- Update to the newest graphics card driver or roll-back to the previous version if the lag starts after a new update
Solution D
- Disconnect and reconnect from the internet if the video is online based
Solution E
- Stop running downloads to get more bandwidth
Solution F
- Check the cable that connects the monitor with the graphics or video card
Solution G
- Try to watch the video or stream on another computer or laptop and see if it lags there as well
Solution H
- Change the settings of the graphics card to high performance and/or lower quallity
Solution I
- Adjust the system settings of the OS accordingly to achieve best video playback results
