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I've been searching arround for hours now and didn't find anything. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. I don't know what I changed when it suddenly worked.

The problem is the following: I try to take snapshots from some videos. The deep black areas apear in white and there is nothing I can do...

Here is one picture of my problem, the second picture is how its supposed to appear. I hope you dont mind about the size of the pictures:






Hope someone can help me....

You use VLC snapshot feature or print screen?

I use the VLC Snapshop. Like Rightclick -> Video -> Snapshot... something like that.

Have you tried VLC 1.0.0-RC2?

I'll try it, that sounds like a good idea.

I found one way to fix that problem: The thing works when I use *.png as snapshot-file instead of *.jpg. After a few .png files jpg works.... Is there a good reason for that behaviour or may that be a bug?

Is there a good reason for that behaviour or may that be a bug?

Sounds like a bug.

Okay, thanks alot.

Tried VLC 1.0.0 RC2, it's the same problem...

You have some sample file we could use to replicate this?

Okay, you can try that problem with the video from my server http://www.hansk.net/xtras/MOV012.mpg.
Till now it's just been with the video files from my video camera (it's a panasonic sdr-s7), and the problem apears with different computers and with the different versions of vlc.

As there is not often really black areas in videos the problem appears when I use some adjustment effects like more contrast and less brightness or if I use the gradient-effects or things like that.

And as I said, it always happens when I try to make .jpg files with the snapshot, not with .png.

I only get working snapshots (even if I adjust brightness and contrast).

I dont know if you guys are having the same problem as mine. Video plays fine but snapshots are colored wrong.

All i did was reset the settings.