Are there any players that let you control hue, tone etc.?

[pintree3]

At the moment I have Power DVD, VLC media PLayer and Micorsoft Windows Media Player.
Sometimes I watch a movie and would like to do the same thing as I do with a TV set, that is to say be able to change the hue (for example when the image is too red) or the contrast and brghtness (when the seen is too dark or too "soft-focussy"). Are there any players that allow you to do this as easily as using the controls on a TV set?
VLC has such things but I don't like it's interface too much. Or is there a plug -in for Windowes Media Player to do so? Mind you I don't like it that much either but I do prefer it to VLC a little.

Suggestions would be appreciated.

[Smile2]

I normally change this settings on FFDShow settings.

[LightningFire]

Below a playing video in windows media player 9 in "full mode" in the right corner click the
television like icon, move te mouse to enhancements and pick color chooser or video settings.
That is a fast and easy way to acces such controls, and is probably available in WMP 7 to 10, I guess. Plus it remains active during playing.

Or you could use overlay controls of your graphics card if it is one of the more recent one's (Ati radeons offer this option with catalyst drivers and control center or control panel, nvidia detonators propably as well).
Of course this means it will only be applied on one playing video and only when overlay rendering is used, but powerdvd and windows media player would be using that by default.
Still this will probably take you the same number of clicks to reach the overlay controls, as it does to reach the VLC image adjust options or ffdshow/divx decoder(exactly the same, 5 clicks in mp6.4 :p)/"any filter" controls.

Or a (philips) monitor with lightframe technology.

[pintree3]

Thanks to all for the advice

I guess the FFDShow settings would make it 'permanent' s to speak for all films. My intention is for a per film setting and not constant--in other words once the film s over the settings would be set back automatically or manually back to its defaults.
As for the settings in Windows Media Player, thanks I did not know this. However no such icon exists in my player (ver 10). I tried looking for it elsewhere as well in oPtions and stuff. Is there a plug-in that is needed?

[unskinnyboy]

BSPlayer has built-in color controls. When playing a movie, right click on the media window, Video->Color Controls. The controls will be displayed as below:

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/1093/bsplayercolor9el.png

And as you can see, there is a 'Remember settings' option which you can use if you wish to retain the settings. If you don't check it, your settings will be session specific.

[LightningFire]

As for the settings in Windows Media Player, thanks I did not know this. However no such icon exists in my player (ver 10). I tried looking for it elsewhere as well in oPtions and stuff. Is there a plug-in that is needed?

Afaik no plugin is needed, I didn't install any.

Depending on your language it is in view->enhancements->video settings.

So that is second menu from the left, 9th option in that menu=last option below the second seperator, and in there final option.


Unfortunately by some crazy microsoft plot I am unable to update my windows media player to version 10, as I do not use the windows version they want to shove up my throath. So I can not enjoy all that my hardware support (dxva wmv 9 acceleration), because for the greatest user experience that is windows xp only. Like other windows versions are not suited for playing HDTV-qautch.

[Smile2]

on WMP10

under View -> Enhancements -> Video Settings.

[samab]

Thanks to all for the advice

I guess the FFDShow settings would make it 'permanent' s to speak for all films. My intention is for a per film setting and not constant--in other words once the film s over the settings would be set back automatically or manually back to its defaults.

Why would you want to do that?

When movie studios release DVD's --- they are all set to the same specs. It is much easier to calibrate your computer monitor to one spec for daily use.

For NTSC DVD's, it's 6500 Kelvin --- so set your computer monitor to 6500 Kelvin. Even without watching DVD's, you should set your monitor to 6500 kelvin anyway --- because digital cameras and all the pictures (taken by professional photographers and reporters) you see on the internet are set to that color temperature. Microsoft PC's use 2.2 gamma and Mac's are set to 1.8 gamma. I think most specs called for 2.2 gamma.

Then turn on your room's lighting to the intensity you usually use and pop in almost any THX remastered DVD (like starwars episode 1) that has a mini calibration test --- and calibrate the contrast and brightness setting.

[theReal]

Even without watching DVD's, you should set your monitor to 6500 kelvin anyway What a monitor tells you might not perfectly match the real color temperature. When I set my monitor (an older Miro 21") to 6500K then white is roughly the same as a sheet of paper lit with a 2800K bulb. I prefer the setting "9500K" on this monitor, then white looks like white paper in daylight (= around 5600K or a little more).
Maybe the numbers on this monitor are "tungsten adjusted" or something, maybe the monitor is just old (however the picture is still pretty good, I've seen much worse)