[MPlayer-cygwin] Re: Help! New user, no picture...

[Antony Baxter]

>> I've just installed the latest version of mplayer
available from
>>
ftp://ftp1.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/win32-beta/ .
I am able to play
>> movies in full screen mode, but when I try and run
in windowed mode, I
>> just get a black window with no movie - sound still
plays fine. I *am*
>> able to get a proper movie if I disable my hardware
acceleration using
>> dxdiag.exe ; however using -vo directx:noaccel
doesn't work. I am also
>> able to get a picture (no frame around it though)
using -vo gl2.
>> 
>> I'm running Windows XP and have a Radeon 9800 Pro
128Mb graphics card. I
>> have just installed DirectX 9.0c (to play Doom :)
> 
> This may be the culprit, or may not be.. Are you by
any chance also
> running sp2? Try a different version of the
catalysts.. I recommend
> the omega drivers, available at www.omegadrivers.net
. Other than
> that, check your overlay settings. It's a strong
possability that
> overlay is disabled for some reason.

Hello again,

Thanks for the reply. No, am still running SP1, and am
using the 
Catalyst 4.9 Betas (
http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4547.html ). I 
had a look at what I think are the overlay settings
though I'm not sure 
I'm looking at the right thing... Right Click Desktop
-> Properties -> 
Settings -> Advanced -> Overlay shows me Brightness,
Contrast, Gamma etc 
Sliders, and a choice of Mode (I'm in Theatre mode so
video is also 
displayed full screen on my TV) - no specific option
to enable/disable 
Overlay.

Will give the Omega Drivers when I get home.

Thanks again,

Antony.



	
	
		
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