Divx movies really dark.....??

ricoks · 11-05-2003, 06:05 PM

Hello, this may be a noob question,

but I have a few divx movies that, when played, are really dark. Winamp and WinDVD both play them dark, can't hardly see anything. Plays dark in WMP, but I can change the brightness to the point that I can see them to near original brightness. Is this normal?? Is there a way to set the brightness up so that It will play them at a certain level at all times, or do I have to change the brightness each time?? (Real pain - i prefer 'point->click' play). What about some of the software here, ME, etc?? What does it do?? I don't think it would work on a small 7" touchscreen to adjust the brightness and contrast of each movie while in the car just to watch a movie (passengers). Any ideas?? what propgram does the ME software use for each media?? (wmp, winamp, own....)

Thanks for your help
Ryan

guitar333 · 11-05-2003, 06:38 PM

try using a different divx codec

fluffy2097 · 11-05-2003, 06:53 PM

There isn't anything you can do about these movies. They were just poorly encoded. You'll have to keep turning up the brightness.

ricoks · 11-06-2003, 02:38 AM

so when i want to encode movies from DVD, I don't really care about the size, but want to store on HD, so I can play in the car. I don't need it to fit onto a CD, so anywhere from 1-2gb is fine for me, better quality, i would hope. What is a better codec/settings for this then?????
any idea?
Thanks
Ryan

carabuser · 11-06-2003, 03:07 AM

www.doom9.com

i think you could find a lot of useful info there. Also, if I'm not mistaken, even backing up your own DVDs is illegal (some kind of millenium act, am I wrong?). So let's stick to the legal (

) portion of dvd ripping (say you wanna rip a dvd with video clips you paid for), so if you just go there you'll find some software that will allow you to do all that.

btw, here's what I think about this millenium digital crap:
/me -->

<-- RIAA (Protected by the 1st amendment of the US Constitution

)

frodobaggins · 11-06-2003, 05:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by carabuser

www.doom9.com

i think you could find a lot of useful info there. Also, if I'm not mistaken, even backing up your own DVDs is illegal (some kind of millenium act, am I wrong?). So let's stick to the legal (

) portion of dvd ripping (say you wanna rip a dvd with video clips you paid for), so if you just go there you'll find some software that will allow you to do all that.

btw, here's what I think about this millenium digital crap:
/me -->

<-- RIAA (Protected by the 1st amendment of the US Constitution

)

You wanna here what the stupid part is ?

Backing up a dvd you own = legal (Fair Use Laws)
breaking css encryption on the dvd = illegal (DMCA)

end result = illegal unless dvd not encryted

guitar333 · 11-06-2003, 06:17 PM

everything is legal until you are caught

carabuser · 11-06-2003, 06:28 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by frodobaggins

You wanna here what the stupid part is ?

Backing up a dvd you own = legal (Fair Use Laws)
breaking css encryption on the dvd = illegal (DMCA)

end result = illegal unless dvd not encryted

so that makes ripping ANY encripted dvd illegal... even "better", not only movies.
I "love" these driven_by_greed lawes...

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