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Topic: video freezes music still plays??

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Okay, I know i've askd before but let me tell you what I've got and what I've done. And perhaps let me know if there is more that I can try.

I got: 4.2r1 running; nothing else goin on at same time.
Dell laptop 7000
dual core 2ghz
1 gB ram
80 GB internal HD 7200 rpm
nvidea Go7300 graphics card
peformance set all the way to left.
unchecked safe mode
Did that new thing: put 2nd monitor on 800x600 and 16 bit (instead of 32)
hav max load at 30mn (have to because have a couple long ones I play)..However, will dropping this help ????
hardware accelerate on


Anything else I can try folks??? Please help??

almost any video I play will go for about 20 sec.
 
Posted Sun 07 Jan 07 @ 8:59 am
Oh, I wanted to add that all these videos on a much weaker machine and much much weaker graphics
card all worked fine with 3.4.. I thought that having my settings at minimum like they are now equalled 3.4???

Oh, also, I do have Direct X updated through Dec. 2006 !
 
What is the video type? DivX, XviD, mpeg-1, mpeg-2, vob?
 
They say mpg on the extension?
 
This is a common problem with nVidia graphics cards with shared memory in laptops. To fix, go into Config -> Codecs and change the decoder to Windows Media Player Video Decoder for each of the video types you use (mpg, mpeg, avi, etc.) Then restart VDJ.
 
Great thanx, anything else I should do? Cstoll? Sky?
 
try downloading the divx codec

and the latest dvd codecs
 
And how do install them(codecs) and where (folders?) into VDJ?
 
DivX isn't going to help you with the mpeg files. Just change your Config settings as jpboggis suggested and then go from there....

cstoll
 
ok, thanx.
 
I'm not sure if this will help or not, but just thort i'd mention it.

When i was setting up videos for my laptop i found that i had less problems with the second monitor output set to 32 bit colour (the same as my laptop screen), rather than 16 bit. I've got absolutley no idea why, but it might be worth trying on both settings if you're still getting problems. :)
 


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