yellow graphics

cicamuk · 07-06-2005, 01:13 PM

I have a weird problem. Although desktop looks fine and games run as good
as ever. When i play a movie file, no matter what format, it appears very
yellow and bright. I have not fiddled with any settings and I have no idea why this has happened. I have several different media players and it does the same
thing on all of them. rather annoying.
Any ideas???
thanks

07-06-2005, 01:22 PM

is it just the movies are you sure ?

cicamuk · 07-06-2005, 01:30 PM

well i just watched the opening sequence of gta san andreas and before it switches to the in game graphics in is yellow, i am assuming that the very start is movie as apposed to game graphics. i have found no other problems anywhere else.

07-06-2005, 01:34 PM

i ll have to do some research on this :) mean while i would suggest you to uninstall and reinstall ( up to date ) video drivers.

cicamuk · 07-06-2005, 01:56 PM

thanks, i will try that.

07-06-2005, 02:15 PM

- update your display drivers from the manufacturers site :D
- update your copy of windows
- make sure you have codecs - decoders for the movie file types.
Sorry could not come up with much.. Hope one of these work for you.

cicamuk · 07-06-2005, 03:44 PM

got it. reinstalling drivers seemed to work. dont know why i didnt do that in the first place. thanks for the help.

07-07-2005, 09:24 AM

awesome. i am glad :)
i found a 19 inch gateway monitor here when i waas going through the junk. The picture is yellow. :) different issue tho. I ll probably trash it since the monitor repair costs are too high. nice1 tho i wish we could repair it.

cicamuk · 07-07-2005, 09:30 AM

found and old monitor myself early this year. old compaq 15 inch. was told it was trashed ( 8 years old) but just had to bend a few pins back into place and hey presto an old monitor that actually does the job. atleast for the kids pc anyway!!

07-06-2005, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
cicamuk Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: cleveland Posts: 7 OS: xp home	yellow graphics I have a weird problem. Although desktop looks fine and games run as good as ever. When i play a movie file, no matter what format, it appears very yellow and bright. I have not fiddled with any settings and I have no idea why this has happened. I have several different media players and it does the same thing on all of them. rather annoying. Any ideas??? thanks

07-06-2005, 02:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
PurpleSky Guest Posts: n/a OS:	- update your display drivers from the manufacturers site :D - update your copy of windows - make sure you have codecs - decoders for the movie file types. Sorry could not come up with much.. Hope one of these work for you. Last edited by PurpleSky; 07-06-2005 at 02:25 PM.

07-06-2005, 01:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
PurpleSky Guest Posts: n/a OS:	is it just the movies are you sure ?

07-06-2005, 01:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
cicamuk Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: cleveland Posts: 7 OS: xp home	well i just watched the opening sequence of gta san andreas and before it switches to the in game graphics in is yellow, i am assuming that the very start is movie as apposed to game graphics. i have found no other problems anywhere else.

07-06-2005, 01:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
PurpleSky Guest Posts: n/a OS:	i ll have to do some research on this :) mean while i would suggest you to uninstall and reinstall ( up to date ) video drivers.

07-06-2005, 01:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
cicamuk Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: cleveland Posts: 7 OS: xp home	thanks, i will try that.

07-06-2005, 03:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
cicamuk Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: cleveland Posts: 7 OS: xp home	got it. reinstalling drivers seemed to work. dont know why i didnt do that in the first place. thanks for the help.

07-07-2005, 09:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
PurpleSky Guest Posts: n/a OS:	awesome. i am glad :) i found a 19 inch gateway monitor here when i waas going through the junk. The picture is yellow. :) different issue tho. I ll probably trash it since the monitor repair costs are too high. nice1 tho i wish we could repair it.

07-07-2005, 09:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
cicamuk Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: cleveland Posts: 7 OS: xp home	found and old monitor myself early this year. old compaq 15 inch. was told it was trashed ( 8 years old) but just had to bend a few pins back into place and hey presto an old monitor that actually does the job. atleast for the kids pc anyway!!