Problem with cut scenes

[WihteSparrow]

Hey guys. The entire game is playing fantastically...I have only run into one issue and that is the cut scene animations. Everything is being played (animation wise) very slowly and the sound is skipping. It plays approximately half a second of sound and then pauses for about a half a second so it "sounds" something along the lines of "Ben....eath....tor....chlight...." for the opening cinematic. I assume it's some kind of hardware conflict. Any ideas what it could be and or how to fix it? This exact same thing happened when I played the Beta as well. I would love for the 2nd act's cut scene to be played normally!!

[Homicide]

Same here , sound stuttering badly on start up cine.

[Zazazu]

Same problem. Is slightly better on replay of the cinematic, but sound still stutters. System specs:


Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120503-2030)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: p7-1003w
BIOS: BIOS Date: 06/29/11 18:39:46 Ver: 6.08
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 650 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 7936MB RAM
Page File: 1951MB used, 13917MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

[Jordan]

I've only encountered the initial cut scene so far and I had sound stuttering issues too.

[WihteSparrow]

Bumping to double check for a possible fix. Game still playing great other than this!!

[Graeystone]

I encountered the same annoying problem during beta. What is really troubling is that they are BIK files which just about every game that has movies/cut scenes uses. This is the first time in years that I've had a problem with them. Unfortunately Runic did not personally do the game's cinemas and outsourced it to another company.

[tml80]

Same problem here, severe sound stuttering at the initial cut scene. Haven't played long enough for any other cut scenes.

Using Steam.

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System Information
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Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120503-2030)
Language: Swedish (Regional Setting: Swedish)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
System Model: G73Jh
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/30/09 15:13:23 Ver: 08.00.10
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3948MB RAM
Page File: 4110MB used, 3785MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Driver Version: 8.982.0.0
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
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[Lobuno]

I have exactly the same problem.... BUT

I played the intro video (intro.bik) from the movies folder directly (with the windows explorer using bink video player) and it plays flawlessly.....

You can also play the other (in-game hidden) videos if you wish (ABSOLUTE SPOILER OF COURSE)

[Xenitic]

same problem here

[talhakaya]

Good to know I can watch the videos anytime out of game. Thanks for the information. I watched the intro on Youtube because of this problem.

[Tuberski]

Same here, everything except videos works fine.

[Lizenz]

Not really adding anything new, but just adding my name to the list. Glad at least to see I'm not the only one!

[Deakul]

Adding my name to the list too.

It'd be nice if the cutscenes got uploaded to youtube or something at the very least.

[travisbaldree]

I'll be looking at this, but it probably won't squeak into the first patch-

[Homicide]

I'll be looking at this, but it probably won't squeak into the first patch-

Awsome, i did do as suggested and verified that there was no Windows Update at the time , or since. It still happens.

[FlamingPhoenix]

try turning down shadows and see if that helps. That is what did it to me in the beta.

[Homicide]

try turning down shadows and see if that helps. That is what did it to me in the beta.

Thats an odd fix given the cinematics in question. I will indeed try it though, thanks.

[GenHavok]

I have the same problem as well with the intro video.During the beta period this problem did not exist however.

OS : Win XP SP3
RAM: 3gb ddr2
GFX Card: ATI 4550 HD

[Jordan]

Well I've encountered a few more cutscenes however they played fine, just the intro cinematic was stuttering for me so far.

[Deakul]

They're all pretty much unwatchable for me.

I think that we all just need better computers.