Some of the videos I view in Windows Media Player 9 are displaying in black/white at one point and possibly in color at another. But the majority of the time they are in black/white. Anyone know what the cause of this could be? There are no driver updates available for my video card from the site. Someone suggested reinstalling my codecs. Where can I go to do this? I've heard of the Divx codec but wouldn't think I needed that to fix this problem.

do u mean they are displayed like that only in wmp9 or with other players as well

and what does this got to do with nt4/2000/2003 ??

Yes, it's only doing this with WMP 9 videos.

If a mod wants to move the thread then they're obviously welcome to do so. Are you a mod?

just to clarify
u meant wmp9 videos, do u mean with the extension .wmv?
anyways if the videos work in another player the easiest way is to reinstall wmp9 or the media play codecs...
mod? me? no would be usefull though...

I'd try searching microsoft help database...(I've never heard or experienced this problem)

No, it affects .avi and .mpegs as well. The only instances I've seen of the picture displaying in black/white is in WMP.

i couldn't find any info on ms database.
wierd!! can't help u on that sorry
I'd reinstall wmp and codecs or use some other software for that...

Siggy, you'd have to find out what codec your AVIs are encoded in. Could be DivX, could be XviD, could be Ogg, or could be something else. Usually the File Properties > Summary will tell you.

Thanks AaronXP, I just now checked that and don't see anything related to the codec. A screen shot is below.



XtremeMaC, I also just reinstalled WMP and still get the same result.

For codecs, have a look here http://www.codecpack.com (it's in foreign, but pretty obvious!) or here http://www.softpedia.com/ (look bottom left under "Top Downloads", there's a few packs available). Hope it helps.

check this site
there is a small app that shows every information about a video
its video codec its audio codec and etc..
http://avicodec.duby.info/

Thanks for the links guys but here's my question. Why would I need to download these codecs to try and fix my problem when I've never had this problem before? I've never downloaded codecs before. Why would it benefit my situation now?

hehe believe me we never heard of a bug like yours too
if u don't want to install any codecs format it install wmp9 again i'm sure it'll work
but realize or not if u ever downloaded a video off the net the codecs are not usually already installed. so either media player installs those or some program installed it for u that u haven't realized....

if u have time and the internet why not just dl them and try them?
they are more or less harmless....

It's not that I don't wanna download them. What I'm saying is I get this response in any instance of it being used. There is obviously something wrong with WMP.

I just tried completely removing WMP 9 and played a movie through the older version of WMP and it still plays in black/white.

xvid codecs
ac3 sound codecs
divx

thats about all i ever install, sees me right for most media.
wmp sucks anyway, i never use it to watch video in because its crap at it. cd/mp3's it does great tho...

it does sound and look like you need a codec or a codec update, what version of divx do you have installed?

try classic media player.. it opens everything plays everything works fine..
how did u remove media player? system restore?

FthrJACK, I haven't downloaded Divx since my migration to Win 2K.

XtremeMaC, I just uninstalled 9 series and tried viewing in classic and it played in black/white too.

Well, it's obviously not just an issue with Windows Media Player. I put a DVD movie and it's displaying in black and white too. My DVD playing software is InterVideo WinDVD. I installed the original driver that came with the video card and still get the same result. I've tried viewing in both 16 and 32-bit color, same result and I tried unloading WindowsBlinds to see if that was the cause and still get black and white. Can someone point me to a solution? It's obviously not a driver issue since it does it with the original. Some have claimed it's a codec issue but I do not know which will fix it. I have Dyvx codec installed and have played around with it but to no avail either.

I had this exact same problem in server 2003, where films were playing in black & white & sometimes upside down. the way i fixed it was by installing the latest directx 9.0b.
could try that hope it helps ya mate...

I tried that and I still get the same result. Thanks for the input though.

I did several screen captures of the various settings options for the video card to help you understand what I have to work with. Maybe there's something in there you can point out that I need to look at and/or change.

http://www.freepixhosting.com/uploadedfiles/Adapter.jpg
http://www.freepixhosting.com/uploadedfile...3D-Settings.jpg
http://www.freepixhosting.com/uploadedfiles/Driver2.jpg
http://www.freepixhosting.com/uploadedfile...ver-Details.jpg
http://www.freepixhosting.com/uploadedfile...ce4-Ti-4600.jpg
http://www.freepixhosting.com/uploadedfiles/General2.jpg
http://www.freepixhosting.com/uploadedfiles/nView.jpg
http://www.freepixhosting.com/uploadedfile...-Correction.jpg
http://www.freepixhosting.com/uploadedfile...GL-Settings.jpg
http://www.freepixhosting.com/uploadedfiles/Resources2.jpg

ok apart from anything else why r u using driver version 29.42??
there is 53.03 avaliable on nvidia's webpage and i haven't yet seen a bug with it though some ppl don't like it bc it removes some features which i never use...

other things flash your graphics cards bios if there is an update..

refer to the manufacturers web page maybe its a common problem..

I reverted to the origigal driver version from the CD that came with my card as a way to reverse the problem. I just haven't updated it yet. There was talk on another board I frequent about the more recent driver releases causing some problems.

maybe the drivers that you installed are just not cutting it, try the latest and see.

I've tried the latest and a few older than that but still more recent then the original that came on the CD with the card. I am going to try uninstalling all drivers completely and reinstalling them fresh and see if that helps.

did u had this error b4??
if new maybe your hardware has problems get it replaced...

go for it man, also did you download the right version of the player for your os, You have windows 2000 installed, did u download the player for that OS

actually can u make a re-install of xp and see if that problem still exists the reason for this is as I mentioned earlier your hardware might be failing on some things..

also have u checked on the internet if this problem had occured to anyone else?

Sunil, it doesn't only affect WMP but even watching DVDs. I'm running Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 2000/XP.

XtremeMac, there is nothing wrong with my hardware or with Windows so why would I wanna downgrade myself to XP? Hint: I'm running Win2K. This problem (or a similar one) has occured with others. Check here http://www.3dgameman.com/forums/showthread...&threadid=19424

hmm I cannot check that link i'm not registered I don't want to I'm getting enough emails....
do they have a solution in there hehe if there was u wouldn't ask here
I don't know I give up..

Have you installed any codec packs? These tend to cause more problems than they fix, beter to install individual codecs. Usually you just need DiVX, XViD and AC3 sound codec.

If you have installed anything like Nimo codec pack or similar, uninstall it and try again.

I have only installed the Dyvx codec, nothing else.

Problem solved on the color. I uninstalled all of the video card drivers completely and reinstalled them fresh.

joking...

I have just installed the updated version 2.13.

Display Driver Version: 45.33
WDM Driver Version: 2.13
Release Date: October 9, 2003
WHQL Certified

However, if you'll notice below, Windows still displays the old driver info.

sure you installed the driver and not the player? sorry to ask but..

also have you installed Xvid codec? it might solve some things for you.

http://www.divx-digest.com/software/xvid.html

FthrJACK, I fixed the problem. Maybe you didn't see that post? I do still have a question on why Windows is still showing me to be using the older driver version when I've updated to a newer one.

Also, yes, I downloaded and installed both the Dvyx player and codec.