Bluish tinted colors on standalone - OK on computer!

[mbmsv]

Hi all,

I have this one movie which plays with wrong colors on Philips DVP642. However, the colors are not completely wrong, so you don't notice it immediately, at first it might seem as there is not enough saturation, but then you notice that peoples' skin is blueish... The movie plays with no problems with great colors on PC by various software players... I tried recompressing with VrtualDub using different settings and every time I get exactly the same result... I will appreciate any ideas.

Thanks.

[mats.hogberg]

Welcome to VideoHelp!

Is this "Hijack a thread day", and nobody told me? I think not.

Do not hijack topics.
Please try to stick to the author's first post in each topic, if you want to discuss something else, create a new topic.

Please read the rules, and stick to them.

/Mats

[mbmsv]

Actually I read the rules and decided that it wouldn't be hijacking as the topic was about DIVX annoyances and that's exactly the problem I am having.

[mbmsv]

Here is what Gspot reports about the file...

[Krispy Kritter]

This is a known DVP642 issue which has to do with how the file is encoded.

Do a search and you will find more info.

[mbmsv]

This is a known DVP642 issue which has to do with how the file is encoded.

Do a search and you will find more info.

Could you please be a little more specific as I've searched a lot and yet to find anything that would resolve the problem...

[Seeker47]

Is this "Hijack a thread day", and nobody told me? I think not.
/Mats

Honestly, Mats, we don't set out to do this ! Sometimes it seems like the issue is identical, or essentially the same, so it could be appropriate. And maybe sometimes we are wrong in that assessment, but if so it's an honest mistake.

[Ai Haibara]

For a temporary fix, you can try pushing the System Menu button on the remote twice. However, the bluish tint is due to the use of custom matrices in the AVI, and it would need to be re-encoded to get rid of the problem. You can use AutoGK (in ESS compatibility mode) or AVIRecomp to recompress the files so that they might work better on the 642, if necessary.

[mbmsv]

For a temporary fix, you can try pushing the System Menu button on the remote twice.

It does nothing in this case....

However, the bluish tint is due to the use of custom matrices in the AVI, and it would need to be re-encoded to get rid of the problem. You can use AutoGK (in ESS compatibility mode) or AVIRecomp to recompress the files so that they might work better on the 642, if necessary.

I tried re-encoding with VirtualDub, last time using DivX6.something coder, but still got the same tinted color... I'll try the tools you mentioned... Thanks.

[mats.hogberg]

Is this "Hijack a thread day", and nobody told me? I think not.
/Mats

Honestly, Mats, we don't set out to do this ! Sometimes it seems like the issue is identical, or essentially the same, so it could be appropriate. And maybe sometimes we are wrong in that assessment, but if so it's an honest mistake.

My take on this, is that if a post is not a reply to tho OP, or a reply to someone posting earlier in the thread, it's threadjacking.
Yesterday was suddenly full of threadjacks, and I finally had to make a comment on that anomaly.

/Mats

[mbmsv]

Thanks a lot to Ai Haibara! The AutoGK in ESS mode did the trick! Now all i want is to be able to say whether a movie will play on my DVP642 before burning it... I know this issue has been discussed before, but is there an answer? Thanks.

[Ai Haibara]

At the moment, the only way I'm aware of is to use a utility like GSpot or MediaInfo, and make sure the AVI fits the following criteria:

Video:
Encoded with DivX/Xvid. (Of course. ) No packed bitstream (GSpot uses a 'PB' indicator for this), GMC or QPEL encoding. Should be about 720x### or less (DVD resolution, maximum.) There may also be a bitrate maximum, but I'm not sure what I should recommend, offhand.

Audio:
MP3 audio stream, should probably be within the 128-320 bitrate range, but I've seen lower work with the 642 (no guarantees). VBR audio may or may not be a problem.

(edit: Another thing you might find helpful (and I was originally going to mention this, but completely forgot - you can also test the AVIs by burning them to a DVD-RW or CD-RW. That way, if the 642 doesn't like the videos, you won't necessarily have wasted a disc.)

[lizzoqops]

https://forum.videohelp.com/topic295251.html