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video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby arof3000 » 03 Sep 2009 06:21

Community, if possible, try to help me...

I build my player using MSYS/windows and source code version 1.1.0 with contrib 'contrib-20090813-win32-bin-gcc-4.2.1-sjlj-runtime-3.15.2-only.tar.bz2'

My first target was to build all the system and get same behavior than production version.

After some round trips I could build and create the installer.. and voilà, I got my VLC up and running..

the problem is that all colors are changed..

The video shows a logo.. The correct logo's color is an yellow-brown but it is appearing as a blue in my compilted version. Original version, download from site, works 120% (having Windows Media Player as a benchmark)

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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby VLC_help » 03 Sep 2009 19:19

Disable Use hardware YUV -> RGB conversions option. Tools -> Preferences... (Show settings: All) Video -> Output modules -> DirectX
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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby arof3000 » 08 Sep 2009 16:21

how may I set this option using the ActiveX control, I mean, programatically?

p.s.: when I set this using my own compilted version, VLC crashes and sends a bug report!

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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby VLC_help » 09 Sep 2009 13:35

how may I set this option using the ActiveX control, I mean, programatically?
Change the default value from source code.
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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby arof3000 » 25 Sep 2009 20:20

any tip where could I change theses values?

sorry, for asking this, but I'm still adapting myself to the environment.. sometimes I miss a debugger, but soon I hope I'll be able to navigate trought the source ..
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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby VLC_help » 27 Sep 2009 14:55

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add_bool( "directx-hw-yuv", true, NULL, HW_YUV_TEXT, HW_YUV_LONGTEXT, true )
in modules\video_output\msw\directx.c
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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby arof3000 » 02 Oct 2009 02:19

thanks, I'll try this new :)
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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby arof3000 » 02 Oct 2009 02:19

I meant .. I'll try this now!! thanks a lot!
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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby arof3000 » 05 Oct 2009 19:58

VLC_HELP,

I found that 'modules\video_output\msw\directx.c' already contains the declaration:

add_bool( "directx-hw-yuv", 1, NULL, HW_YUV_TEXT, HW_YUV_LONGTEXT,true )

on vlc_module_begin()

should I make something diferent?

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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby VLC_help » 06 Oct 2009 13:55

You have to change

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add_bool( "directx-hw-yuv", 1, NULL, HW_YUV_TEXT, HW_YUV_LONGTEXT,true )
to

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add_bool( "directx-hw-yuv",0, NULL, HW_YUV_TEXT, HW_YUV_LONGTEXT,true )
IIRC.
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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby arof3000 » 13 Oct 2009 02:01

Unfortunatelly it didn't worked. getting crazy.. any other tip?
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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby VLC_help » 13 Oct 2009 16:54

What is the default setting for that option if you start the VLC that you compiled?
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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby arof3000 » 15 Oct 2009 01:39

my default it is enabled. after change the settings, it getting DISABLED, as expected, but colors are still wrong.
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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby VLC_help » 15 Oct 2009 13:50

Are they wrong on all video output modules?
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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby arof3000 » 17 Oct 2009 06:28

all modules (tested with mpeg, avi, flv)
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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby VLC_help » 17 Oct 2009 13:22

Then it is an another issue.
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Re: video colors changed in official build

Postby Raccune » 22 Feb 2010 23:37

Then it is an another issue.
Hello! I have another issue^ ^... I have become a member just so that I could bump this thread [if anyone thinks I should start a new thread--I'll do it].

(i'm a Toronto-nian and good with computers [lol 'cept my below avg. typing speed[really! the page will time-out before i'm done]]] ....just to make it totally clear that I'm not a troll or an idiot.

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0^*=[Windows XP SP3, Pentium(R) 4 2.8Ghz 512DDR ram]
1^*=[till now vlc worked fine, except that the Direct X Wallpaper overlay was non-functional]
2^*=[ati Radeon 9200 256mb]
3^*=[Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller, date: 20/09/2005, version: 6.14.10.4396] ***((( Yes, I know most of this information is not relevant!!!
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I'm running xp, 0^*, and vlc version 1.0.5.0(.a?), 1^*, today I removed the PCI video card I was using, 2^*, and switched to my default on-board video-out, 3^*,
I needed to update my driver, I completed that with little difficulty. I watched the new sherlock Holmes movie in .mp4 format.

I was presented with the same visual symptoms as described in the beginning of this thread. i.e. The colours (lol-colors) were different, all flesh-tones and close-range warm-colours were all represented by various shades of blue, and in general the whole thing looked like there was a matrix-style blue filter, oh except for white [really white=white]. I enjoyed the error a lot.

Anyway, after I closed vlc and reopened it, the error was gone. My goal, dear forum, is this: I would like to re-enable that effect and potentially control individual- and range-wide colour (lol-color) definitions.

....

BUWAHAHAHA!!!! Is that not a huge undertaking? I'm know I'm just dreaming, but if someone could answer some questions about it that would be great!

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Re: video colors changed from official build to my build

Postby VLC_help » 23 Feb 2010 17:45

My goal, dear forum, is this: I would like to re-enable that effect and potentially control individual- and range-wide colour (lol-color) definitions.
What you experienced is prolly a display adapter driver bug. There are some color controls you can use via Tools -> Effects and Filters then Video effects and Basic
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