HELP!!! My videos play all wierd with wierd colors!!!

[ChangoMan]

Hello all,

Well the problem is, I installed windows service pack 2. After that, all my video files played wierd.

By wierd, i mean the colors are all lighter and not right. You can still see the picture, but just the colors are messed up. The audio works fine as far as I can tell.

I thought it was just the new Windows Media Player, so I got the newest version and tried to look for some current codecs, but it didnt work.

I even downloaded a newer version of Divx player, but it still plays wierd.

The thing is, some videos play fine, with the colors all right, but those are few and far between. Most of my videos, no matter what format, runs wierd.

Can anyone help me? Thanks a lot!!

[Statica]

Before running a Divx file try this - Start > Run > divxsm.exe /unregister and see if it works. You can always revert back to the original settings by running START > RUN divxsm.exe /register.
Check this thread out: http://support.divx.com/cgi-bin/divx...i=&p_topview=1

[ChangoMan]

Tried it, but nothing changed... Is there some othe codec that I need to get?

[Statica]

Depends, what codec is the video encoded in?

[ChangoMan]

Umm... How do I check what kind of codecs I have?

[ChangoMan]

My friend says he had this problem too, but he fixed it by messing with his video card settings and updating it's drivers. I updated my drivers, but it's still messed.

Any sugesstions on which settings to change?

[xiankai]

have u updated with the latest drivers from the manufacturer's website? or from windows update? the former is preffered.

also, run GSpot to check the codec: http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

[ChangoMan]

Ok, I got it to work, but I had to lower my hardware acceleration to do so.

Is there a problem with this?

Will i experience poor graphics when I play games?

Is there another way to fix the problem?

Thanks for the help!

[PJB3589]

Originally Posted by ChangoMan Ok, I got it to work, but I had to lower my hardware acceleration to do so. Is there a problem with this? Will i experience poor graphics when I play games? Is there another way to fix the problem? Thanks for the help!

I've had this problem. You do not have to lower your hardware accerleration. Go into Windows Media Player, and go to Tools -> Options. Click on the performance tab. Click on advanced. Uncheck the box next to "use high quality mode". That should fix it.

[ChangoMan]

Sweet! That fixed it! Thank you soooo much!!!