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    Media Player 11 B/W

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by BankBen, Mar 16, 2007.

  1. BankBen

    BankBen Notebook Consultant

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    for some reason, any video i play using WMP11 show up as black and white. Ive tried reinstalling the program, but to no avail. Looking at other posts, i believe the issue has something to do with missing/corrupted codecs. Could someone point me in the right direction?

    Thanks,
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    BankBen, Mar 16, 2007
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    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

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    This could have something to do with missing or wrong-configured Video codecs. Try downloading the KLite Codec pack.
     
    CeeNote, Mar 16, 2007
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    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    That's actually a cool problem. Try using VLC and see if things work better.
     
    Gautam, Mar 16, 2007
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    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    I never realised that missing codec could result in this... Are you sure you didn't change the effects or settings in WMP?
     
    hehe299792458, Mar 16, 2007
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    i tried downloading the codec pack, unfortuantely that did not seem to help. Yahoo Videos also show in black and white. Do you guys have any other suggestions? Does a reinstall reset the WMP settings as well?

    Thanks,
    Bankben
     
    BankBen, Mar 21, 2007
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    your best bet is to reinstall WMP11
     
    qohelet, Mar 21, 2007
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    --> yes, reinstalling was the first thing i tried... if it is not an issue with the codecs what else could be causing videos to display in black and white?

    --> those same videos work fine on other computers, so it is not the source
     
    BankBen, Mar 21, 2007
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    check the video properties of your X600.. check for any anomalies..
     
    frozen sun, Mar 21, 2007
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    --> It was a video overlay settings in the video property. The saturation was at zero. Thanks for all who helped.

    @ frozen sun: rep added
     
    BankBen, Mar 22, 2007
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