Renat Golubchyk wrote: > On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:16:58 -0500 > Dale <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Renat Golubchyk wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:07:39 -0500 >>> Dale <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Graham Murray wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Dale <[email protected]> writes: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I downloaded CSI and a NCIS video a while ago. I'm trying to >>>>>> watch it but it is really dark. I am using kmplayer with mplayer >>>>>> for the backend. I found where it says you can adjust brightness >>>>>> and contrast but they don't do anything. The screen looks fine >>>>>> outside of watching a show. Here is some emerge info just in >>>>>> case I missed a USE flag or something: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Have you tried changing the gamma? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I tried changing all the things in the menu that pops up. None of >>>> them do anything at all. They move and they are not grayed out or >>>> anything, they just don't work. It reminds me of adjusting the >>>> volume when it is muted. >>>> >>>> Ideas? >>>> >>>> >>> Try other output drivers. Run "mplayer -vo help" to see what drivers >>> are supported. I've just tried it with xv (default) and it didn't >>> work. x11 driver works, but the brightness of the whole X changes. >>> Using gl and gl2 output everything works as expected. >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Renat >>> >>> >> You da man !! I first checked out the command you gave and I have a >> lot of options listed. After reading the man page, should I mention >> that thing is HUGE, I then opened kmplayer and checked out the options >> there. I selected the OpenGL driver and it now works. It goes from >> completely black to blindingly white. >> > > You can adjust contrast, hue, and saturation as well. Changing the hue > doesn't work here anymore for some reason, though. > > > Cheers, > Renat >
I didn't check the hue but the others worked like they should. I'll try those in a bit. I have to make a grocery run for a friend. Dale :-) :-)
