While playing or pausing any video, hit your assigned hotkey.
| Issue | Solution | |-------|----------| | Milliseconds still not showing | Restart PotPlayer after changing setting | | Format resets after update | Export settings via F5 → Preferences → General → Save current settings | | Decimal shows but only .000 | The video's timecode doesn't have millisecond precision (e.g., some MKV/MP4 containers) – try another file | | Want , instead of . | Not directly supported – use skin/OS-level number formatting |
To fix this, press , go to Filter Control > Video Decoder , and ensure that Hardware Acceleration (DXVA) is enabled. This shifts the video processing burden from your CPU to your graphics card, allowing PotPlayer to update the on-screen millisecond strings flawlessly without dropping frames. potplayer show milliseconds
To complement millisecond viewing, use these keys for frame-accurate navigation: : Move forward one frame. : Move backward one frame. : Jump to a specific time (Enter HH:MM:SS.mmm).
to generate a custom millisecond subtitle file for your specific video length? While playing or pausing any video, hit your assigned hotkey
Since there is no direct toggle, users typically employ these methods: Custom Skins
: Some advanced user-created skins (like certain versions of the This shifts the video processing burden from your
Visit the official PotPlayer forum or trusted skin repositories (like DeviantArt) and search for "PotPlayer timecode skin" or "PotPlayer millisecond skin." Download the .dsf skin file. Step 2: Move the File to the Skins Folder
In the left-hand sidebar of the Preferences menu, expand the category. Click on OSD (On Screen Display) . Look for the option labeled Show time information . Step 3: Modify the Time Format String