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<p>Siocan: Alternate solutions</p> <hr /> <div>= Video Colors are washed out =<br /> <br /> When using nVidia cards or improper output settings, with {{VLC}} on [[Windows]], sometimes the black levels are not correct, and dark regions in the image appear as gray. The image is washed-out or milky, like in the following screenshots: <br /> <br /> [[Image:Vadrouille snapshot 235.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Colors wrong]] [[Image:Vadrouille snapshot 255.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Colors right]]<br /> <br /> = Solution Using the nVidia Control Pannel =<br /> <br /> To fix this issue:<br /> <br /> *go to the nVidia Control panel&amp;nbsp;<br /> *change color range from ''limited (16-235)'' to ''full dynamic range (0-255)''&amp;nbsp;<br /> *restart VLC<br /> <br /> [[Image:Nvidia-Panel.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]<br /> <br /> Some versions of the nVidia Control Pannel do not present this setting. You can also try to &quot;Reset to defaults&quot; from the upper right corner. <br /> <br /> <br /> = Alternate Solutions =<br /> <br /> * Tools -&gt; Settings -&gt; Video and try the following, in the order of decreasing playback performance:<br /> * Switch to DirectX(DirectDraw) - recommended setting for Windows XP, incompatible with Vista Aero interface<br /> * If that does not work, Disable Hardware YUV-&gt;RGB conversions<br /> * If that does not work, try Windows GDI video output (worst performance)<br /> <br /> After each change you need to restart the player (not just the playback).</div>

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