DivX through video out!

[Shifty268]

Im trying to play DivX video through tv ou onto my tv. I start the video it shows it on the compter but not on the tv, on the tv it shows the divx program and everything but not the movie just blank. How can i make it so i can see the DivX movie on the tv?

And another thing is it better to play DivX movies in Divx rather than windows meadia player with Xvid installed, and viseverser for xvid videos?

[mats.hogberg]

WMP is never better than (insert any existing media player here) for anything.
You should try disabling hardware acceleration for your GFX card (or set it to "theater mode" as some call it).
Take a look at TVTool too.

/Mats

[offline]

What kind of video card do you have?

[EvilWizardGlick]

Somewhere in properties there should be a Dual monitor mode. Your card should automatically recognize the Tv signals.
I run mine out to an Ilo DVDR04.
Works like a charm.

[jimmalenko]

Filling in your computer profile can be a big help

[Shifty268]

I have a Ati radeon 9500

[Jeremiah58]

Try BSplayer (small and free).
If you read ATI help file about switching to TV display, then you should not have any problem.

[monzie]

Hi, heres my answer from a previous thread........



OK the original problem is due to the 'Overlay' (contrast, brightness, hue, gamma etc.) that is used by Windows to play video files. When windows detects a video file being played it uses Overlay. As already said the overlay is ONLY available on one monitor (or TV) at a time, which is why you have to make the TV the Primary monitor (so it gets the overlay), no overlay=no visible picture.

But you CAN get the video file playing on BOTH screens by enabling the CLONE options in Display Properties.

1) Go into Display Properties>Settings>Advanced>Displays and first of make the PC monitor the Primary Display and the TV the Secondary display, APPLY the changes (and make sure the TV is on and connected). Now set the TV (again in Displays) output to your telly's requirements (either PAL (UK/Europe) or NTSC), again APPLY the changes.

2) Now go to the OVERLAY tab and at the bottom (ignore the pop up info) select the CLONE mode options. When in these additional options select THEATRE (THEATER) mode, Full Screen (or same as source, see later) and your tellys aspect ratio (but even on widescreen TV's keeping 4:3 is sometimes better......you can always use the TV's zoom features), APPLY the changes.

3) What you have now achieved is a hardware (gfx card) derived Overlay (not Windows) for the Secondary monitor (the TV). Play an avi and you will have it on both screens (if you've followed my instructions).

4) Now, depending on you vid files you might not like what you see in Full Screen mode on the TV (eg nasty black bars for non 4:3 ratio files) so use something like Zoomplayer or the Core Media Player to zoom the height and width independently to fill the TV screen (use Same as Source in Clone Options).

5) Now that you have a full screen picture on the TV AND on your monitor you can now use the pc for other things at the same time (without the pc monitor having to play full screen video... or visible at all), bloody useful if the kids want to watch something whilst you get on with some serious work...




Read this thread for full story

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=190377

(copy and paste if link doesn't work)




hth Monzie.