Neil
Tue Jun 24 14:30:23 PDT 2008
OK so the next thing I'd check is this : If you have some video card
with 2 outputs, for example a 2nd monitor connector or a TV out
connector, this is worth a try :
In WMP, go to Tools -> Options -> Performance -> Advanced button
Untick "Video mixing renderer", untick "Use Overlays" and untick "Use
primary surfaces"
If the video plays then, your monitor configuration in the monitor is
probably a bit back to front (eg the WMP is trying to play video on
the TV out, which isn't connected)
In that case, you'd have to tamper with your video card settings
applet and work out which monitor is which (usually there's a button
to "Identify monitors" in Start -> Control Panel -> Display Settings)
HTH
Cheers - Neil
On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:03:55 -0400, "Toni" <Toni24@yahoo.com> wrote:
>"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote...
>> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:27:40 -0400, "Toni" wrote:
>>
>> >I hope someone can help me... I have windows media player 9 on Windows XP and no
>matter
>> >what Windows video I play, WMP9 will only play the audio and not the video!
>> >
>> >I can play video files normally with any other media player - Winamp, Miro Video
>Player,
>> >etc. Only WMP9 won't show me the video.
>> >
>> >Please, can someone help?
>>
>>
>>
>> What sort of files are they ? If they're online, it should be possible
>> to test if a well configured site plays them back. BBC news is good :
>
>Any and all files on my local hard drive - .wmv, .mpg, .avi. As I wrote, no matter what
>Windows video I play, WMP9 will only play the audio and not the video!
>
>>
>> A test to see what sort of video isn't working.
>>
>> On this page
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/video_and_audio/default.stm
>> just under the title "Video and Audio" at the top of the page, is a
>> link titled " BBC News bulletin". Clicking that opens a popup window
>> which will ask you to choose - pick Windows Media Player in the popup
>> window, and select High Quality
>>
>> Does that video play properly in the browser ?
>
>Yes, it seems that video from my browser plays fine!
>
>
>>
>> If it does, then most windows media video content should be fine, and
>> it's probably some sort of AVI file you're trying to play, which
>> requires a wider (almost unlimited) selection of decoders for playback
>
>No, this is not a DivX issue.
>
>>
>> If that's the case - what does the filename of the video you're trying
>> to play end in ? Typical examples might be .wmv, .avi, .mpg or .mp4
>
>It doesn't matter what the filename is, Whether it's .avi, or .wmv, or .mpg - NOTHING
>will play video on WMP9, only audio.
>
>But the other video players I have will play these videos fine.
>
>
>
>
>
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