squashed video with 3.8.291 drivers

thinroad · Oct 9, 2006, 08:15 AM

First of all, thanks for the great drivers.

I've had the 'locked at 640*480' problem since the [COLOR=LemonChiffon][COLOR=Black][COLOR=#33ff33][COLOR=Sienna]Radeon Omega Drivers 3.8.252[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed](Catalyst 6.5)[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [/COLOR]drivers. (http://www.hardwareheaven.com/windows-xp-radeon-display-drivers/108510-ati-640-x-480-4-bit-issue.html)

the latest omega radeon drivers 3.8.291 fixes this issue, but now whenever I play videos on any video player, the video is squished to about 4/5 of the height. I did some testing and found out this problem occurs when I set the resoulution to anything other than 1400*1050.
so if I use 1024*768, the video will come out like the one in the pic.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9...lem1024wk1.jpg - (larger pic)

The window on the right is what the video should look like and as you can see, the one on the left has been squished up abit.

I'm running a laptop with an ATI Mobility Radeon 9700

thinroad · Oct 12, 2006, 03:41 PM

*bump*

any hope at all?

kn00tcn · Oct 12, 2006, 06:52 PM

so wmp, mpc, vlc, & others all squish it like that?

maybe there are some video options in ATT & stuff.... & what happens when you open a vid from a fresh restart vs opening a vid in 1 player, then another one in another at the same time

thinroad · Oct 13, 2006, 03:50 AM

I just tested videos with Media Player Classic and it seems to be fine.
I tried playing the video in vlc on top of mpc but some problem happens. But when I play the video with another instance of vlc the video came out fine.
weird problem.

kn00tcn · Oct 16, 2006, 08:37 PM

well then... vlc is pretty useless for windows

Oct 9, 2006, 08:15 AM	#1
thinroad HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 47 Rep Power: 0	squashed video with 3.8.291 drivers First of all, thanks for the great drivers. I've had the 'locked at 640480' problem since the [COLOR=LemonChiffon][COLOR=Black][COLOR=#33ff33][COLOR=Sienna]Radeon Omega Drivers 3.8.252[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed](Catalyst 6.5)[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [/COLOR]drivers. (http://www.hardwareheaven.com/windows-xp-radeon-display-drivers/108510-ati-640-x-480-4-bit-issue.html) the latest omega radeon drivers 3.8.291 fixes this issue, but now whenever I play videos on any video player, the video is squished to about 4/5 of the height. I did some testing and found out this problem occurs when I set the resoulution to anything other than 14001050. so if I use 1024768, the video will come out like the one in the pic. http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9...lem1024wk1.jpg - (larger pic) The window on the right is what the video should look like and as you can see, the one on the left has been squished up abit. I'm running a laptop with an ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 Last edited by thinroad; Oct 9, 2006 at 08:21 AM.*

Oct 16, 2006, 08:37 PM	#5
kn00tcn DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 649 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	well then... vlc is pretty useless for windows __________________ http://www.kn00tcn.net/site/ati-catalyst-profiles/ http://www.kn00tcn.net/FPSLimiter.rar

Oct 12, 2006, 03:41 PM	Thread Starter #2
thinroad HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 47 Rep Power: 0	bump any hope at all?

Oct 12, 2006, 06:52 PM	#3
kn00tcn DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 649 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	so wmp, mpc, vlc, & others all squish it like that? maybe there are some video options in ATT & stuff.... & what happens when you open a vid from a fresh restart vs opening a vid in 1 player, then another one in another at the same time __________________ http://www.kn00tcn.net/site/ati-catalyst-profiles/ http://www.kn00tcn.net/FPSLimiter.rar

Oct 13, 2006, 03:50 AM	Thread Starter #4
thinroad HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 47 Rep Power: 0	I just tested videos with Media Player Classic and it seems to be fine. I tried playing the video in vlc on top of mpc but some problem happens. But when I play the video with another instance of vlc the video came out fine. weird problem.