Lenard,
I tried playing a movie using directx on a different
computer, and the movie's video was displayed! This
second computer has Windows XP SP2, DirectX 9.0,
Python 2.5.2, pygame 1.8.1rc2-svn1514, and a GeForce 2
Ultra video adapter. (The computer which I was using
when I reported the movie bug has a feeble Intel
Extreme Graphics 2 video adapter.) I have a theory
that the compatibility with directx depends on the
video adapter being used.
Jason
--- Lenard Lindstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well that turned out to be pretty easy. Thanks again
> Jason.
>
> import _winreg
>
> def get_directx_version():
> key =
> _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
> r'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectX')
> try:
> version, value_type =
> _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, 'Version')
> if value_type != _winreg.REG_SZ:
> raise ValueError("DirectX version
> information corrupted")
> return [int(n) for n in version.split('.')]
> finally:
> _winreg.CloseKey(key)
>
>
> Lenard
>
>
> Jason M. Marshall wrote:
> > Lenard,
> >
> > Determining the current installed version of
> DirectX
> > is possible without ctypes or SDL. The version is
> > stored in the registry at
> >
>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectX\Version.
> > Python can retrieve this Version string using the
> > standard _winreg module. The Version string can be
> > interpreted using
> >
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX#Release_history.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > --- Lenard Lindstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Thank you Jason. Now to answer Brian's question
> as
> >> to how the current
> >> Pygame version differs from 1236. Code was added
> to
> >> __init__.py
> >> (1285-1286) to set the video driver to directx
> for
> >> Windows versions
> >> predating XP. My Windows predates XP and has only
> >> DirectX 8.1 installed.
> >> XP has DirectX 9.0. Apparently pygame incorrectly
> >> sets the video driver
> >> to directx for XP and DirectX 9.0 breaks the
> DirectX
> >> 5 api used by SDL.
> >> Surprise, surprise.
> >>
> >> So what to do. Obviously __init__.py needs
> fixing.
> >> But what about
> >> checking the DirectX version? I don't see any way
> to
> >> do it with SDL.
> >> DirectX has a COM interface so ctypes is useless
> >> without comtypes.
> >>
> >> Lenard
> >>
> >>
> >> Jason M. Marshall wrote:
> >>
> >>> With SDL_VIDEODRIVER set to windib, the movie's
> >>>
> >> video
> >>
> >>> is displayed, but with SDL_VIDEODRIVER set to
> >>>
> >> directx,
> >>
> >>> the movie's video is not displayed.
> >>>
> >>> (I am using Windows XP SP2, Python 2.4.4, and
> >>>
> >> pygame
> >>
> >>> 1.8.1rc2-svn1507.)
> >>>
> >>> Jason
> >>>
> >>> --- Lenard Lindstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I have confirmed the bug for Windows XP. I am
> >>>> practically clueless as to
> >>>> what could causing it. One thing I didn't
> verify
> >>>>
> >> is
> >>
> >>>> that Windows XP is
> >>>> actually using the windib video driver. Jason,
> if
> >>>> you wouldn't mind
> >>>> would you set the SDL_VIDEODRIVER environment
> >>>> variable to windib and try
> >>>> again.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> Lenard
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Jason M. Marshall wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> René,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I tried both of these:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >
>
http://www3.telus.net/len_l/pygame/pygame-1.8.1b02.win32-py2.4.msi
> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
>
http://thorbrian.com/pygame/pygame-1.8.1rc2.win32-py2.4.exe
> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>> The same movie problem exists in both builds.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jason
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --- René Dudfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> hi,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> thanks for finding this bug...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> are you able to try this version of pygame
> >>>>>>
> >> here?
> >>
> >>>>>> http://thorbrian.com/pygame/builds.php
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> cheers,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:49 PM, Jason M.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>> Marshall
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> The pygame 1.8.1 beta 2 movie module doesn't
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>> work
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> correctly. Sound from the MPEG file is
> played,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>> but
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> not
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> video. (Just a black surface is displayed.)
> >>>>>>>
> >> The
> >>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> pygame
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> 1.8.1 pre-release 1236 movie module was
>
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