The "Butter-Smooth" myth.

MPV is a minimalist, open-source video player based on MPlayer and mplayer2. It is not user-friendly out of the box (no menus, just right-click), but it is technically perfect.

He looked back at the screen. The video was still paused. The woman was frozen mid-wave. The timestamp hadn't moved.

Here are the recommended players capable of handling high frame rate video smoothly:

He reached for the power button on the tower. His hand moved.