avi playback problem

[flyby2001]

Hope some of you lot can throw me a lifeline, first of all i have just ahd to re-install win2k pro on my puter due to a crash (not related to the problem), my problem is when i playback avi files (divx/xvid) through a media player i can hardly see the picture it's very dark, but in media player if i put the brightness up the pictures fine, but this brightness change is lost whenever i close media player, is the some sort of congif i need to do, i have installed K-LITE codec pack (which has never given me any problems in the past) and also the xvid code but my problem is still here,

any advice/help would be much appreciated.

cheers guys and gals

flyby2001 out

 

[serjer]

err did u tried viewing it in bsplayer?

 

[VIPER_1069]

PERHAPS re-install media player ?!maby its a corrupt registery problem ?!

 

[The-poacher]

i have installed K-LITE codec pack (which has never given me any problems in the past)

Ahhhh the past but what about the present!!!?????

 

[flyby2001]

Thanks folks still got the problem though ar well? which if any of the codec packs that are about would you recommend?


cheers peps

 

[VIPER_1069]

which if any of the codec packs that are about would you recommend?

NONE as a simple answer

reason being they are often more HASSLE than they are worth/of use!

install the DIVX bundle and and possibly the AC3 and the XVID codec and any others add when needed using G-SPOT to show the needed codecs and install just those

 

[The-poacher]

Yep thats what I would do!!

 

[flyby2001]

hi folks

tried all of the above still very dark playback on all video types,avi dvd etc..

any more ideas

i only have divx 5.1.1 codec
xvid latest codec
powerdvd
directx 9 (latest version)

any more help very welcome.

regards

flyby2001

 

[celtic_druid]

Go into your video driver properties and adjust the overlay brightness.

 

[dreadycarpenter]

I don't think it's a codec problem, you said the files play....I'm leaning towards a graphics card or monitor setting/problem...good luck

 

[flyby2001]

Go into your video driver properties and adjust the overlay brightness.

thanks problem sorted for some reason the latest nivdia drivers i got didn't let me change the overlay for some strange reason so i installer an earlier release and it all came back.

once agian thanks to all who offered help.

flyby2001