HEVC is a demanding codec. If your videos are stuttering or causing high CPU usage, you may need to enable hardware decoding. (Solved)Please recomment a player for MKV video files.
Linux Mint Installation Guide: Multimedia Codecs: Official documentation on enabling media support.
If your MKV videos are stuttering, your CPU might be struggling to decode the high-resolution HEVC data. You should enable hardware acceleration to let your GPU handle the heavy lifting. install hevc codec for mkv video on linux mint link
Note: You can also find this option directly in the by searching for mint-meta-codecs [1]. Method 2: Installing Codecs via Terminal (Command Line)
sudo apt update sudo apt install ffmpeg gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly HEVC is a demanding codec
If you still face issues, install ffmpeg :
(Optional but recommended) You should also ensure you have the ubuntu-restricted-extras installed to cover other common formats (like fonts and audio formats): sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras Use code with caution. Note: You can also find this option directly
Method 3: Installing VLC Media Player (Best Player Solution)
sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly