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Newbie needs help with playback Sizing!!!!
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Marz
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22. November 2002 @ 08:30 |
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Whats up? I download a movie and works good and all...but the sizing is messed up. I tried fooling around with the full screen and video size and it won't enlarge. I'm using Windows media player 9. The video is stuck in a small box. If i put it on full screen, sometimes it will go to full screen for a second, but then it gets shifted to the lower left hand corner in a smaller box. If i watch it on the regular screen(not full screen), the video is also in the lower left hand corner. Is there anyway to fix this so i can watch on full screen?
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25. November 2002 @ 06:06 |
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Its just the way the movie was encoded. You have to get used to stuff like when downloading movies!
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Marz
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27. November 2002 @ 07:09 |
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Yeah, thats true....but get this scenario...My friend downloaded a movie on a cd...gave it to me and it played full screen some time ago...Now I try to play the same movie and Its is now in the small box left hand screen format...go figure... did I download something that does this to my screen when i open movie files???? whats the deal???...I even tried playing them with divix and they don't work at all....The error says "Divix Error Failed to open movie.avi"
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Marz
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27. November 2002 @ 07:18 |
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also...If I play the movie in Kazza, it works...but doesn't go full screen either...only the audio works on full screen
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28. November 2002 @ 13:17 |
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Did you install any new codecs lately??
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Marz
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29. November 2002 @ 07:04 |
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I downloaded Nimo 50 build 7 codec pack...hoping this would solve my problem but it didn't....Also...my friend played the movie on his computer and it worked fine...now i know it must be my computer...
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30. November 2002 @ 05:10 |
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I'd reckon its a codec problem! I don't know what codec's you have installed, I only know that you have the nimo pack (which is useless anyway) installed.
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Marz
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30. November 2002 @ 08:51 |
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Could you or anyone recommend some codecs that i can install that might help might problem? Thanks For the help!!!
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30. November 2002 @ 09:56 |
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harvey713
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2. December 2002 @ 14:52 |
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F11 works for me.
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Marz
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5. December 2002 @ 16:52 |
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Where would I find that F11 Codec? ok...I reinstalled windows media player 9...still no full screen though....When I try to play at full screen, the audio and visual freeze for a sec and then it brings me back to the regualar screen. I am just about ready to give up!!! I'm sure it must be a codec somewhere that if messin it up because as I said, one movie worked before in fullscreen. =( If there is a codec somewhere that i need that will fix this please leave the link.
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Marz
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5. December 2002 @ 16:54 |
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I downloaded the link you left Dela, if its good its good to have then...but prob still not fixed =( ...computer ready to go out window
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6. December 2002 @ 10:21 |
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Actually there is no such thing as the F11 codec what he really meant by that was press the f11 key. I don't understand exactly why your display is coming up the way it is. Do you have the Nimo Codec Pack Installed??
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Marz
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9. December 2002 @ 21:09 |
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I do have the codec pack I mentioned installed. The f11 keys doesn't do anythin when i hit it.
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10. December 2002 @ 07:19 |
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Codec packs often cause problems! Did u try to uninstall it and just get the exact codecs you need?
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Marz
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10. December 2002 @ 11:11 |
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yeah i did...but how do i know which ones i need....there was a list of 20 or so...and I don't believe they gave a description as to what they do. Only a brief one in the title.
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10. December 2002 @ 12:58 |
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The one codec you really need, I already listed above in the thread, another you need is the xVid codec (try kazaa, look for the one by vite) and the tmd codec http://www.tmdmoviez.com
What could have happened is that one of the other codecs replaced the codec you were using in the begining causing the sizing to go odd.
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Marz
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10. December 2002 @ 19:18 |
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well I'm pretty sure i have all the codecs i need..still no success...I guess I have to uninstall some codecs so the new ones can take effect? How do I do that?? I know when I reinstalled windows media player, i saw some codecs that were installed w/ the program. Do I still need those or do i just need the ones you recommened. If so How do I disable them? I looked in the help part of WMP and it didn't have much on codecs. I know I have the tmd installed b/c it is listed in my files, but do I have to open the file? If so I can't find it. When I installed tmd codec, it didn't say finish installing....a blue scroll bar went across and it looked like it was finished and then that was it. on the other hand, The xvid codec is on there too and it has two programs (AVic.exe and Mini Calc.exe) that I can open. Is there a certain order to use this two programs/codecs? or tmd codec. Sorry for all the ???s but as u can tell i am a newbie and dont' know much bout all dis stuff...thanks for all your help.
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VCDjunkie
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10. December 2002 @ 19:57 |
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"I'll show you just how deep the rabbit hole really goes.." -Morpheus
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Naug
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11. December 2002 @ 14:28 |
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I have the same problem!!! Now the second time. The first time it happend with all videos on all players. That time I could fix it by changing the choice of codecs in the Nimo codec Package. This time though, it seems to only occur on XviD files, but again on all players. I also haven't found any configuration with my codecs which could deal with that problem.
Please, could anyone help us finding out which codec does that or which one helps avoiding that problem...
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Naug
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26. December 2002 @ 14:48 |
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SOLUTION!!!!!!!
I found the solution to this problem! Well, it was the solution in my case anyway: Aparently this doesn't have any direct connection with your choice of codecs but with the driver of your video card! I found a page stating that older drivers are not quite directX compatible. So I downloaded the latest driverpackage for my card from the manufacturers homepage. And directly after installing that new driver it worked perfectly!!!!
Try it our with the latest driver for your videocard!!!
Hope that helps in your case as well
Greetings and good luck from
Naug
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SirSmeee
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2. February 2003 @ 08:24 |
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i had the same problem and i found this solution.
the Xvid codec comes with a prgram called AviC (fourCC changer). use that program. open the video in it and let the top drop down box read xvid and the second divx. hit apply. quit the program, and then start the movei. all should be well.
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Joebijoba
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14. February 2003 @ 10:25 |
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I guess I have the same problem :
Xvid video playsback starts ok, but after a few seconds in full screen, the video scales back to its original (100%) size and is displayed on the lower left side of the screen. The rest of the screen is left black.
This happens with the 2 players I use (WMP and ZoomPlayer) and all my Xvid movies. The movies are ok since they play ok in full screen on my other computer with the same players and decoder (Xvid).
I noticed this also happens with a .wmv movie file (I don't what this type stands for) => Maybe it's not a Xvid problem...
I've been having this problem only for a few days because I remember viewing Xvid movies before.
I tried the following with no success :
- video driver update
- FFDshow
- fourCC changer
Help needed
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flubby
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18. February 2003 @ 13:46 |
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joe,
i'm having the same problem as you. This is the funny thing.. i did everythign I could think of such as uninstalling my drivers and reinstalling. Uninstalling codecs etc.. all in a strict procedure.
well now I got it to work somewaht but it's really pixelated. I have my desktop resolution set at 1280x1024 in 16 bit color @ 75 hz. The video can play in full screen now no problem.
Before, i had my desktop resolution @ 1280x1024 in 32 bit color @ 75 hz.. and i was getting the resize problem. So maybe it's because you need to change the resolution and/or color.
But then again I am still getting alot of grainyness in my image and sometimes there are like color patches on the screen.
My problem started happening when my computer randomly rebooted and i scanned my disk. hehe i'm still hackin away tryin to get this damn thing to work
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NoSolderB
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18. February 2003 @ 16:53 |
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i have the version 4 with a no solder modchip,
swap magic, and gameshark,
i can boot cd-r games fine using nero and
copy on the fly.
i also have backed-up one dvd-r game using the same
method only with dvd-r's and a dvd burner and
boot with swap magic, it works great. It is called March Madness 2003 it is EA. i also tried backing up nba live 2003 (also EA), but froze at the start up screen showing the pic of Jason Kidd, i compared it on my pc and it is an identical copy, do i need to patch this game?
if so how do i patch it, and where do i get the patch, DO NOT SAY MEGAGAMES, i tried it but they do not have crap
please send me more info
thanks in advance
P.S. Dela, how did u get to be a senior member
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