Xvid playing in black and white?

jp110099 · 27th January 2007, 02:19

I have ffdshow and koepi's xvid codec installed, and they both cause the video to be in black and white. I tried ffdshow first, then I installed the codec and it gave me the same issues. Also, does ffdshow work for encoding or do you need the actual codec installed. Thanks a lot.

foxyshadis · 27th January 2007, 03:00

ffdshow can encode, but you'll find the xvid codec much simpler to use if you need to change anything.

As for why it's in black and white, it's not something I'd normally expect a player to cause, but it's possible, try it with at least one other. You might check the colorspace output (ffdshow can select yv12, yuy2, and rgb which is most compatible), and look through all active filters to make sure a greyscale decoding isn't enabled anywhere. To reset ffdshow's configuration, you have to delete a registry key (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GNU\ffdshow) if you want to try that. If your player offers renderer options, try changing to system default (overlay) or VMR9 as well. MPC and Zoom Player can do this.

jp110099 · 27th January 2007, 05:48

It happens in windows media player but not vlc, could my pc hardware play a factor in this since I just upgraded?

joseph5 · 27th January 2007, 18:12

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Originally Posted by jp110099

It happens in windows media player but not vlc, could my pc hardware play a factor in this since I just upgraded?

If it works in VLC, I don't think so.

Sharro · 27th January 2007, 23:19

Hmmm, I'm curious... Is it a movie you encoded and does it happen with all of your movies ?

All the best,

Sharro

jp110099 · 27th January 2007, 23:41

happens w/ all my movies, and even in some mpeg videos, but i reinstalled xvid and ffdshow, but set ffdshow to not decode xvid and it solved the problem, except for the mpgs.

Carpo · 28th January 2007, 01:39

if your using windows media player 9/10/11, i have had this before with a xp disc i made when i tried to put all the updates and drivers for my mobo and cards, open mediaplayer goto tools -> options -> performance -> advanced, video acceleration - you will have to untick use overlays and tick high quality mode, or its the other way around, i know an update from ms can cause this

do the above worked for me

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jp110099 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 34	Xvid playing in black and white? I have ffdshow and koepi's xvid codec installed, and they both cause the video to be in black and white. I tried ffdshow first, then I installed the codec and it gave me the same issues. Also, does ffdshow work for encoding or do you need the actual codec installed. Thanks a lot.

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Carpo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: /dev/null Posts: 1,368	if your using windows media player 9/10/11, i have had this before with a xp disc i made when i tried to put all the updates and drivers for my mobo and cards, open mediaplayer goto tools -> options -> performance -> advanced, video acceleration - you will have to untick use overlays and tick high quality mode, or its the other way around, i know an update from ms can cause this do the above worked for me __________________ The Internet: where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI Agents

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foxyshadis Angel of Night Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tangled in the silks Posts: 9,569	ffdshow can encode, but you'll find the xvid codec much simpler to use if you need to change anything. As for why it's in black and white, it's not something I'd normally expect a player to cause, but it's possible, try it with at least one other. You might check the colorspace output (ffdshow can select yv12, yuy2, and rgb which is most compatible), and look through all active filters to make sure a greyscale decoding isn't enabled anywhere. To reset ffdshow's configuration, you have to delete a registry key (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GNU\ffdshow) if you want to try that. If your player offers renderer options, try changing to system default (overlay) or VMR9 as well. MPC and Zoom Player can do this.

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jp110099 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 34	It happens in windows media player but not vlc, could my pc hardware play a factor in this since I just upgraded?

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Sharro Xvid Tribalistic Fan Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Portugal Posts: 270	Hmmm, I'm curious... Is it a movie you encoded and does it happen with all of your movies ? All the best, Sharro

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jp110099 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 34	happens w/ all my movies, and even in some mpeg videos, but i reinstalled xvid and ffdshow, but set ffdshow to not decode xvid and it solved the problem, except for the mpgs.