Video Display issue Hoster 4.11

[Singsation]

Hi ddouglass, it's not a laptop it's a all in one with a 23" screen, there is no extra output for video/vga/or hdmi on this unit, which is why i bought a usb to VGA adapter.
What i can't understand if i use the insta button to load the mpeg everything works fine so it can't be a hardware problem or a driver problem, but if i use the video button in hoster to load the video then it will not display the video on the singers screen no matter what size window i use or or what resoloution or bit setting.
I can use windows media player and that works fine playing the mpegs on the second screen.
KMA files all work ok.
I remember have the same probs on a sony vaio laptop which only had a vga out around version 3.3 but that laptop has long gone.
Thanks.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by Singsation

Hi ddouglass, it's not a laptop it's a all in one with a 23" screen, there is no extra output for video/vga/or hdmi on this unit, which is why i bought a usb to VGA adapter.
What i can't understand if i use the insta button to load the mpeg everything works fine so it can't be a hardware problem or a driver problem, but if i use the video button in hoster to load the video then it will not display the video on the singers screen no matter what size window i use or or what resoloution or bit setting.
I can use windows media player and that works fine playing the mpegs on the second screen.
KMA files all work ok.
I remember have the same probs on a sony vaio laptop which only had a vga out around version 3.3 but that laptop has long gone.
Thanks.

you probably need to get a usb powered pc to tv converter that has vga/s-video and rca output

[Singsation]

yes thought about that, but why will one part of hoster play it, (insta) and the main part not, its go to be the way the hoster is written, it's not the end of the world as this is the house computer, but the bit is between my teeth and I know it will be late nights untill it's sorted.
Also not getting my emails to say you guys have posted for some reason.
Thanks

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by Singsation

Also not getting my emails to say you guys have posted for some reason.
Thanks

Same Here.

Roy.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by Singsation

Hi ddouglass, it's not a laptop it's a all in one with a 23" screen, there is no extra output for video/vga/or hdmi on this unit, which is why i bought a usb to VGA adapter.
What i can't understand if i use the insta button to load the mpeg everything works fine so it can't be a hardware problem or a driver problem, but if i use the video button in hoster to load the video then it will not display the video on the singers screen no matter what size window i use or or what resoloution or bit setting.
I can use windows media player and that works fine playing the mpegs on the second screen.
KMA files all work ok.
I remember have the same probs on a sony vaio laptop which only had a vga out around version 3.3 but that laptop has long gone.
Thanks.

Sorry about that. I didn't look up the unit until after I wrote that. I don't know why it isn't showing the videos but I know plenty of people are using Windows 7 and not having a problem, so that pretty much rules out Hoster's code.
Any video for both Instabuttons and playlist use WMP to display them in the box and using the Video Display settings.

[Singsation]

thanks for the reply gents, head scratcher, cant help thinking though it's the way the program is written as it uses far less processing power to play a video in hoster from the video button, than from the insta button or windows media player.

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by Singsation

thanks for the reply gents, head scratcher, cant help thinking though it's the way the program is written as it uses far less processing power to play a video in hoster from the video button, than from the insta button or windows media player.

Yes, it definitely uses less resources when you play from the Playlist than from an Instabutton. There is a bit of difference, for one thing the preview doesn't show video from the Playlist but it does from an Instabutton. Having said that though others with windows 7 aren't having the same problem.

The only other thing I can think of that may help is, have you installed the K-light codec pack ?

I have found with other software on my computer that although things run in windows media player they would not run in some other programs but by making adjustments in the codec pack I was, able to get them going.


Roy.

[Singsation]

down loaded, k lite and intalled, made matters worse stopped playing graphics on second screen. did restore back to begining and re installed hoster lite full version and tried again. with singers display docked in 1st screen play a mpeg video file all playes ok, whilst i play it if a try to drag it to the second screen as soon as it gets to the second screen video will pause and the music carry on, drag it back and video will resume. play the very same video through insta button and it will play on both displays no probs. I think i will try a VGA to s-video cable and see if that makes a differance.