Trouble with Playing Video Files

I have a new macbook pro and I am having trouble playing video files. It seems like it is having trouble with the size of the file. I need to get this figured out because I will be doing a lot of work with video including using final cut to edit. Any suggestions for me to speed up video play?

Any suggestions for me to speed up video play?
Max out your ram.
It seems like it is having trouble with the size of the file.
Please clarify.
Are the videos home made, downloaded from the net, browser videos, streaming videos, etc.

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