[vox-tech] mplayer color problem

[Mark K. Kim]

Mplayer, Xine, TV, and various video apps use the Xv extension of the X
Window, which in turn uses the YUV overlay.  As I recall, my Nvidia card
has configuration that lets you configure the YUV overlay colors
separately using a custom Nvidea tool.  The name escapes me for the
moment but it probably begins with `nv`.  Worth taking a look.

BTW, you can test to see if the overlay is causing problems by running
Mplayer with a different video output, such as "x11", "gl", or "gl2":

  mplayer -vo x11 myvideo.mpg

The TV application should also have a similar option.

-Mark


On Tue, Jun 13, 2006 at 12:20:08AM -0400, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> a few weeks ago, (probably after an aptitude upgrade) mplayer started to
> display desaturated, washed out colors.  people look like ghosts.  it's
> nearly black and white.
> 
> same thing happens with gxine and gtv, so it's a general video problem.
> static images (jpg, pdf, etc) look fine.
> 
> i'm kind of stumped.  any ideas on how to fix the colors?
> 
> thanks,
> pete
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