Brachson

Join Date 12/2007

ObjectDock+ and problem with playing movies

Hello,

I have WIN XP SP2 installed and recently installed ObjectDock+. Everything seemed to be fine untill yesterday when I wanted to watch movie. I am using media player and I have following problem:

I play movie on minimalized window and it works fine, but when I maximalize media player window I get blue or gray screen on full screen and hear sound track only.

Turning off ObjectDock+ fixes problem.

Any ideas?

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Brachson

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ZubaZ

Join Date 11/2001

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There is a problem with how MS Windows handles overlays. There is no fix.

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So problem is known and there is no fix? Other words to watch movie I need to turn of Dock?

hmmmm

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I use Media Player Classic and it plays movies fine maximized with ObjectDock+ running.

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ZubaZ

Join Date 11/2001

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So problem is known and there is no fix? Other words to watch movie I need to turn of Dock?

You can also turn off overlays in WMP

Open WMP (10 and lower).
Tools | Options | Performance | Advanced
First try turning off overlays, and then if that does not help, turn off the Video Mixing Renderer.

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Ummm I said Media Player which is not Windows Media Player but Media Player Classic.

So again, I use Media Player Classic. Anyway it could be still layers problem.

Pictoratus: Which version Media Player Classic do You use?

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Pictoratus: Which version Media Player Classic do You use?

I use 6.4.9.0

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Pictoratus: Which version Media Player Classic do You use?

I use 6.4.9.0

So do I.

Hmmm I will try other player. Anyone else experience same problem?

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ZubaZ

Join Date 11/2001

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Ummm I said Media Player which is not Windows Media Player but Media Player Classic.

I am using media player and I have following problem

Lower case indicates generic media player. Generic in this case would be likely be the default installed on Windows.

Clarity is key when reporting problems and looking for a solution.

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Lantec

Join Date 07/2003

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Try adjusting your z-order settings and see if it makes any difference.

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I had the exact same problem, the only way to solve it (besides turning off objectdock) is changing "Overlay Mixer" (under "Options > Playback > Output") to any other option.

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