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I had a search around and couldn't find anything useful to me. Whenever I watch any video in VLC, it plays back very washed out and cloudy, with dull colours. I had this problem in WMP and Winamp, but I found an option in Winamp that fixed it, but Winamp sucks for video. This leads me to think there should be one in VLC as well, and that it might not be a driver issue, as I didn't have to change them to fix it in Winamp. Any snapshots I take result in the desired, proper colours, so I can't show you what it looks like now for me.

I read that some people found that the "clone video" option in Advanced Options created a second screen that was the proper colour, but this doesn't happen for me, just makes a second rubbish screen.

I'm using version O.8.6 of VLC and the default codecs that came with it. Any help would be hugely appreciated because I've had this problem for months and I don't want to have to keep watching DVDs that look like I'm watching inside a cloud or something.

You haven't told us anything about your souce video material (i.e. encoding, bitrate, file size, etc.). Tell us about your source, and we will help with the most appropriate settings in VLC. Is this some crap video file you downloaded from an unreliable source, or is it a DVD you ripped/encoded to a good quality format?

Could you post a screenshot of what you mean (press Ctrl+Alt+S to take a snapshot - default save directory is My Pictures)? By washed out do you mean the video picture significantly wrong, or just doesn't appear as bright/colourful as other media players?

This is probably not the problem, however, if the former (i.e. not just slightly different to other media players) then you could try e.g. disabling video overlay of change the video output module. See here for how to disable video overlay/change video output module.

If the latter then you could try tweaking the sliders in the "Image adjustment" section of the Extended Settings. To display the Extended GUI press "Ctrl+G" or go to "Settings >> Extended GUI...". The select "Enable" for the Image adjustment and adjust the sliders.

Arite.

You haven't told us anything about your souce video material (i.e. encoding, bitrate, file size, etc.). Tell us about your source, and we will help with the most appropriate settings in VLC. Is this some crap video file you downloaded from an unreliable source, or is it a DVD you ripped/encoded to a good quality format?

Anything. From crappy youtube quality to DVD rips, they all look like they have this kind of film over the top that makes the colours really faded.

Could you post a screenshot of what you mean (press Ctrl+Alt+S to take a snapshot - default save directory is My Pictures)? By washed out do you mean the video picture significantly wrong, or just doesn't appear as bright/colourful as other media players?

I've tried, but when I snapshot anything, the image it gives me is not the image I see on the player. Snapshots always come out with the proper colours that I am not seeing in VLC. Printscreen doesn't work in VLC, i've tried it already.

I'll try your other suggestions now. Thanks for the feedback.

::EDIT:: Yes! Arite, your suggestion fixed it. I changed the video output module from "Default" to "OpenGL video output", and now the colours are fine. Thank you so much!

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just doesn't appear as bright/colourful as other media players?

( (i.e. not just slightly different to other media players)

Arite.

then you could try e.g. disabling video overlay of change the video output module. See here for how to disable video overlay/change video output module.)
Arite.

WORKED FOR ME AS WELL HERE NOW IN NOVEMBER 2011 ON THE CURRENT LATEST 1.11 VERSION.
THANX ARITE

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