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Multimedia viewing problem

15 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/multimedia-viewing-problem.51228/

koolbluez
koolbluez Original post #1
Mar 3, 2007 at 10:51 AM
Not able to view my video files in any player... GOM, Media Player Classic. In MPC, video viewable when original size or screen window maximize(not Full Screen). Full screen shows black view. Full blank.

What could have gone wrong... help... Anyone got similar probs?
The only thing I installed recently was the Google Desktop... but I don't think it'll cause this prob.
Not a codec prob either. As all codecs r not able to b played :D, not even mpgs!
Help.... anyone... :D
Pathik
Pathik #2
Mar 3, 2007 at 11:03 AM
try vlc... or reinstall ur codecs...
neways nice sig again...
iMav
iMav #3
Mar 3, 2007 at 11:18 AM
i too have faced this problem .... but on a little tinkering i realised its due to me having windows blinds (with the aero effect) and windows fx so it was affcting the videos as a result i made another user where i have no and i mean no applications other than the system apps wrking there its wrking fine ....
koolbluez
Mar 3, 2007 at 11:23 AM
mAV3.. I was just thinkin of u... just plannin to pm u... thought u mighta faced the prob... lemme see.... I'll uninstall Google Desktop... it's sidebar musta caused the prob...
iMav
iMav #5
Mar 3, 2007 at 11:25 AM
try creating another user profile with no programs running in the background other than xp's system apps n see if it wrks
koolbluez
Mar 3, 2007 at 11:28 AM
Yippie.. got it... Google Sidebar on the left caused the prob. Big bug... On the right(which is the default) there is no prob... only on the left. Need to contact Google guyz. They mighta not checked all options while buggin :D

Tnx a lot.
iMav
iMav #7
Mar 3, 2007 at 11:31 AM
u mean to say u kept google bar on the right so the problem wasnt there and if u changed its position to the left u got the problem ??
koolbluez
Mar 3, 2007 at 11:43 AM
^^^^^^^
xactly. I meant.. the Google sidebar... not the deskbar :D. The one like Vista's sidebar...
nyway.. I contacted the Google guyz.. might b the nxt version'll've no probs :D

Check out ur reps... btw :D
Pathik
Pathik #9
Mar 3, 2007 at 11:48 AM
can ny1 explain how google sidebar on the left interfered wit the video playin??? n how shifting it to the right solved it???
iMav
iMav #10
Mar 3, 2007 at 11:52 AM
well in my case i wud say tht too many heavy appz did not allow the players to play the vdos in full screen and i think in koolbluez case too google's sidebar did some black magic on the vdos wen they played in full screen ;)

and thanx for the rep ....
koolbluez
koolbluez #11
Mar 3, 2007 at 11:55 AM
Most probly some thing wrong with docking position & video display. google's desktop might b usin the same codin/algorithm for display as aero... transparency effect etc...
While ritin the code.. might've written for right side docking.. and used the same for left side too. In full screen.. our media player calculates display from the 1st pix on top from left. Mayb Google desktop inhibited that position & made it undiscernable for other sw.. or mayb there was a conflict there.

Somethin like that.. mightb the pros'll xplain better. Mine's a temp logically mayb solution.. to ease ur inquisitiveness :D
anandk
anandk #12
Mar 3, 2007 at 2:07 PM
good to see u were able to solve ur own problem. feels great eh !? ;-)
koolbluez
koolbluez #13
Mar 3, 2007 at 2:14 PM
Yup... btw... is my explanation right? ;)
iMav
iMav #15
Mar 3, 2007 at 6:16 PM
^^problem already solved ;)