hoster and black box instead of lyrics

[EmilioM]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

To answer your question about Microstudio playing them and Hoster not, they do not use the same player setup so you are comparing apples and oranges. All this has done is found out your files are ok.
The up to date drivers for Nvidia cards is the problem. Go to there website and try one of the older drivers listed. For some reason the newest driver from them messes up the video.

DDouglass is correct. I have a NVidia card and went through the same problem where all the words are blacked out. Roll back to an older driver, and that fixes the problem.

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[Skybird74]

Originally Posted by EmilioM

DDouglass is correct. I have a NVidia card and went through the same problem where all the words are blacked out. Roll back to an older driver, and that fixes the problem.

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I have NVidea also. I have a strange problem, but I have learned to live with it. I can play .wmv files and they will show on Singers Display, except when I try to play them though an InstaButton-then all I get is a tiny block with video so small it can't be seen. So I only play them in the Playlist now. It should be in the Specs/requirements (it may already be there) - don't buy a laptop with NVidea.

[EmilioM]

Originally Posted by Skybird74

I have NVidea also. I have a strange problem, but I have learned to live with it. I can play .wmv files and they will show on Singers Display, except when I try to play them though an InstaButton-then all I get is a tiny block with video so small it can't be seen. So I only play them in the Playlist now. It should be in the Specs/requirements (it may already be there) - don't buy a laptop with NVidea.

Hey Skybird, sorry I don't have any experience with that. The only time I play any type of video, (other then karaoke graphics), is when I play animated gifs in between songs, or when I dj a few songs before getting karaoke going at the beginning of the night.

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[Skybird74]

Originally Posted by EmilioM

Hey Skybird, sorry I don't have any experience with that. The only time I play any type of video, (other then karaoke graphics), is when I play animated gifs in between songs, or when I dj a few songs before getting karaoke going at the beginning of the night.

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NVidea cards have caused a variety of different problems and mine doesn't even offer any updates any more.

BTW, how do you play animated GIFs in between songs. Do you use the same one on the Intermission screen, or have you found another way. My Vista laptop already uses so many resources, that I have stopped displaying one in-between, because it also causes Hoster's CPU to go up, so I found a nice "still" pic that everyone likes to see in-between songs.

[EmilioM]

Originally Posted by Skybird74

NVidea cards have caused a variety of different problems and mine doesn't even offer any updates any more.

BTW, how do you play animated GIFs in between songs. Do you use the same one on the Intermission screen, or have you found another way. My Vista laptop already uses so many resources, that I have stopped displaying one in-between, because it also causes Hoster's CPU to go up, so I found a nice "still" pic that everyone likes to see in-between songs.

I use it on the intermission screen also. I have many different ani-gifs that I use for different occasions like Happy Birthday, X-mas, ect., and quite a few for normal everyday usage. I have found that some of the more complicated ones will cause the picture frame rate to slow down when you expand the intermission screen to full size. I also have a bunch of stills that I occasionally display because they look so cool, I just wish they were animated. Right now I'm using one that I call "wormhole". It looks like you're traveling through it while the wormhole snakes up and down.
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PS. NVidia cards have given some problems in the past. As far as your card, if it's working for you, I wouldn't worry about them not offering updates. Once I rolled back my driver and got it working, it stays like that. I will not update in case something else goes wrong.

[Skybird74]

Originally Posted by EmilioM

I use it on the intermission screen also. I have many different ani-gifs that I use for different occasions like Happy Birthday, X-mas, ect., and quite a few for normal everyday usage. I have found that some of the more complicated ones will cause the picture frame rate to slow down when you expand the intermission screen to full size. I also have a bunch of stills that I occasionally display because they look so cool, I just wish they were animated. Right now I'm using one that I call "wormhole". It looks like you're traveling through it while the wormhole snakes up and down.
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Cool. Thanks! The Eagles crowd will like it, but at the VFW, it might make them too dizzy. LOL

[EmilioM]

Originally Posted by Skybird74

Cool. Thanks! The Eagles crowd will like it, but at the VFW, it might make them too dizzy. LOL

Gotcha' LOL.

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PS. I have another gif you might like, but I would definately test it on your computer. This one is of a flaming eagle, but it's one of those that I told you is intense and it may cause issues with frame rates. I'll also upload a couple more which you might like.
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