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Hello,
I use VLC with Windows XP and I noticed the video playback in VLC is significantly darker than in smplayer or WMP (on the same pc, of course).

So is there something in the settings of VLC I could tweak to get it lighter?
I already know the settings under extra->effects but this doesn't seem to be very good, sometimes almost black areas become gray, which leads to a very unaesthetic "pixeling" effect.

Thanks.

Try to deactivate overlay

Try to deactivate overlay

Uhm, and where please? (Also I don't have an english setup, but if you describe it more explicit I may find it)
Thanks