Video is too dark.

[MennoD]

Hi, I'm a little new to using DVD2SVCD. I've been copying some of my movies to my laptop (for when I go on trips), but the video is coming out *way* too dark. Now, my first rip was fine, but subsequent 3 haven't worked out. I've tried playing the movies with WMP, WinAmp and VLC. I've tried muckin' around with monitor settings to no avail. Even playing rips that I haven't made on my main computer are turning out too dark. In all other cases (ie. Word, web, gaming) my video is fine. Any help/suggestions?

I'm using TMPGEnc as my encoder, and everything else is default. (Not a fan of the CCE banner floating around on my copies).

[setarip_old]

Hi!

In TMPGEnc, you might want to investigate the "Color correction" settings under the "Advanced" tab...

[MennoD]

Ya, that was one of the first things I went after :) ... I don't understand why *anything* I play via WMP/VLC is coming out so dark. My gamma/colour settings on the monitor haven't changed (and, in fact, are fine with all my other apps).

[setarip_old]

Now, my first rip was fine, but subsequent 3 haven't worked out.I don't understand why *anything* I play via WMP/VLC is coming out so dark.Confusing - Which is it? Does the first rip play "fine", or is everything (including your first rip) "coming out so dark"?
One might indicate a problem in converting, while the other may indicate a playback-only problem...

[MennoD]

Ya, sorry :o First rip, first time playing was fine... everything afterwards has been the issue. Not sure at all what setting[s] might have been altered (sent a trial rip to my brother and it played normally) to make playback an issue.

[setarip_old]

My gamma/colour settings on the monitor haven't changed (and, in fact, are fine with all my other apps).Check carefully to see if there is a SEPARATE SET of settings specifically for "VIDEO" display (versus "Desktop" display)...