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Title: DVD playback. Purple/Pink screen?
Post by: clearplastic on May 01, 2009, 12:03:49 pm

I loving the newest update... most things seem smoother now!

I'm trying to play a DVD... and either from disk, or from TS files on the hard drive, all I get it a purple/pink screen...

They DO play in other software...

Do I have my codecs in a mess?   Is there a way to remove ALL codecs and let MC install what it needs?

Title: Re: DVD playback. Purple/Pink screen?
Post by: JimH on May 01, 2009, 03:32:41 pm

Try changing the DirectShow filters.  See the wiki (link above) for details.  CCCP usually works.

Title: Re: DVD playback. Purple/Pink screen?
Post by: Yaobing on May 01, 2009, 03:38:05 pm

This likely is an issue of video renderer selection and or video decoder selection.

Tools > Options... > Playback > Video > DVD playback settings...

Choose a video renderer and a video decoder.

The video renderer order of preference for most people should be:

Enhanced Video Renderer
Video Mixing Renderer 9
Video Mixing Renderer 7
Haali Video Renderer
Legacy Video Renderer

In some situations Haali maybe preferable to VMRs.

Title: Re: DVD playback. Purple/Pink screen?
Post by: clearplastic on May 01, 2009, 11:46:30 pm

Video Mixing Renderer 9 did it right away...

I was unable to use the Enhanced Video Renderer... I guess I need that software package.

Thanks!

Title: Re: DVD playback. Purple/Pink screen?
Post by: Yaobing on May 02, 2009, 08:52:11 am

Quote from: clearplastic on May 01, 2009, 11:46:30 pm

I was unable to use the Enhanced Video Renderer... I guess I need that software package.

Enhanced Video Renderer is available on Vista or later, or on XP if you install .NET 3 (or 2 I forgot).