Gaming Video Playback Trouble

[Ellerby]

[COLOR=DimGray][FONT=Tahoma]Hey, this is just a problem that only recent came up on my new computer. For some reason whenever I play certain videos, the video gets really bright. [url=http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/4324/untitledmy7.png]Here's[/url] a picture.

help pls!!1![/FONT][/COLOR]

[Andy]

[SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Hmmmm....well, judging from the picture, I can see that the video you were trying to view was in Quicktime. Has this problem occured on video's that weren't opened with Quicktime?[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[Ellerby]

[quote name='Kurayami Oji][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Hmmmm....well, judging from the picture, I can see that the video you were trying to view was in Quicktime. Has this problem occured on video's that weren't opened with Quicktime?[/COLOR'][/SIZE][/quote]
[COLOR=DimGray][FONT=Tahoma]Unfortunately.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[Andy]

[quote name='White][COLOR=DimGray][FONT=Tahoma]Unfortunately.[/FONT'][/COLOR][/quote]
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[COLOR=DarkRed]Hmmmm....well, the only other thing I know to tell you is to check your video settings in your player, and adjust the brightness maybe? That may work, and if not, well, then maybe you can check your video card and make sure it's working properly. Sorry, that's all I can think of for your problem. Sorry.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[SunfallE]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]What type of videos are they? I've heard that Macs and PCs display images with different gamma levels. If you're working with a compression tool that supports gamma adjustment, an image you create on a Mac and display on a PC will look dark. An image created on a PC and displayed on a Mac will look too bright.

So perhaps that's the cause? That the video was made on the opposite of what you use? Beyond that I don't know what could have caused it. And if that is the case I don't know how you would fix it since it would be a problem with the actual video, I think. Seeing that you said only certain videos are affected.

Oh and I love the way you are basically adversting this thread in your signature. ^_~ It worked since here I am. [/COLOR]

[AzureWolf]

[COLOR=maroon]Did you say CERTAIN videos? So not all videos do this? Is it a specific file type, or do some of the same file types work and others don't (i.e., do all .wmv's do this, or do some .wmv's do this and not other .wmv's). Hopefully it's the latter because then it's a codec problem and an easy fix.

If it's one file type... boy, haha.[/COLOR]

[DeadSeraphim]

[QUOTE=SunfallE][COLOR=RoyalBlue]What type of videos are they? I've heard that Macs and PCs display images with different gamma levels. If you're working with a compression tool that supports gamma adjustment, an image you create on a Mac and display on a PC will look dark. An image created on a PC and displayed on a Mac will look too bright.

So perhaps that's the cause? That the video was made on the opposite of what you use? Beyond that I don't know what could have caused it. And if that is the case I don't know how you would fix it since it would be a problem with the actual video, I think. Seeing that you said only certain videos are affected.

Oh and I love the way you are basically adversting this thread in your signature. ^_~ It worked since here I am. [/COLOR][/QUOTE]
[size=1][color=indigo][font=arial]Gamma is a hardware thing, not a software thing. For your example, the images in question have exactly the same byte order and ****, but the actual hardware processes it differently, largely because of default gamma settings on video cards. I can assure you without a shadow of a doubt, gamma has nothing to do with it.

Try reinstalling Quicktime, clearing the registry settings and all. Nothing like a clean slate to get things going.[/font][/color][/size]

[Ellerby]

[COLOR=DimGray][FONT=Tahoma]I have no idea if it's certain files or not. All I know is it happens with some videos but on both Quicktime and Windows Media Player. Bummer. :(

I already tried re-installing. :/[/FONT][/COLOR]

[AzureWolf]

[COLOR=maroon]It'd be helpful if you could tell us if it's file-type related, but frankly? I'd put my money on your codecs. Try doing what DeadSeraphim said on your codecs: remove completely, including registry and all, and then reinstall your codecs.[/COLOR]

[SunfallE]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][QUOTE=DeadSeraphim][size=1][color=indigo][font=arial]Gamma is a hardware thing, not a software thing. For your example, the images in question have exactly the same byte order and ****, but the actual hardware processes it differently, largely because of default gamma settings on video cards. I can assure you without a shadow of a doubt, gamma has nothing to do with it.

Try reinstalling Quicktime, clearing the registry settings and all. Nothing like a clean slate to get things going.[/font][/color][/size][/QUOTE]That's good to know, even if it does mean that the tech I talked to a while ago when I had problems with video's being to dark was full of BS. :animesigh Meh, good luck White. [/COLOR]

[DeadSeraphim]

[COLOR=Indigo][SIZE=1][FONT=Arial][QUOTE=White][COLOR=DimGray][FONT=Tahoma]I have no idea if it's certain files or not. All I know is it happens with some videos but on both Quicktime and Windows Media Player. Bummer. :(

I already tried re-installing. :/[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
Well it's one of two things then. For one, it could be a video card issue, which is hard to diagnose and expensive to fix. The second though, just involves the default codecs installed on your new PC, and should be fixable by either getting new codecs, or reinstalling the old ones. There's a lot of codec packs out there though, and I use Mac so my knowledge of them is limited, so I'd reccommend hunting the internet for the best choices.

Until then, try VLC Player, which has all its codecs built in, but a pretty poor web plugin. It might not be an ideal solution, but it'd work in the short term for local videos.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Semjaza]

I've only had problems with this due to my video card settings. I know with ATI, at least, in the control panel for the video card you can adjust the overlay settings. I would check if your card has something to that effect... certain movies I play on my PC don't seem to be affected by that overlay, while others do.

Worth a try, I guess.