[MPlayer-users] Brightness and contrast setting ineffectual

[Corey Hickey]

Katheryne E. Draven wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hi,
> 
> Mplayer (to date) is the only DVD player I have been able to get to work 
> on Linux RedHat 8.0 so for that I thank you.
> 
> My only problem is that I cannot (GUI controls on KDE 3x) set the 
> brightness and contrast. The image is too dark.
> Nothing I do to reset the image works.
> 
> Is there something I can do to correct this.
> 
> Please Note: I'm  a complete newbie to Linux. While I have completely 
> abandoned M$ cold turkey, I still have  a great deal to learn. So please 
> be as clear and step by step as possible.
> 
> Thank you again,
> 
> Kate Draven
> 

You're probably using x11 video output. This is the most compatible
format (for playing within X), but doesn't offer the hardware 2D
acceleration that most video cards are capable of. A better video output
driver is xv. Try setting xv in your GUI video preferences, or just try
$ gmplayer -vo xv -dvd 1

-Corey