video stops-audio continues-screen turns green

[mekiel]

Hi,

While watching video clips on Quicktime or Windows Media, etc. partially through playback, the screen just goes flat green. I can still hear the audio playing on at normal speed. I'm on an XP Pro. PIII 1Ghz, 128mb Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 video, 512mb ram. I restart and it works again for a while then starts doing the same thing. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Mekiel

 

[pmonett]

How old is the screen ?
Does the PC do that when you're doing something else ?
What screen saver settings do you have ?
Have you done a virus check with an up-to-date anti-virus ?

Pascal.

 

[TheGrey]

I have seen somehting like that. I think it was only the video window that was turning green (whole screen if fullscreen video naturally). I think the problem was something wrong with a codec, and/or overlay settings. I hope that can give you some clues..

 

[mekiel]

thanks for your replies. it's not the screen, it only does it in the video window. My screen saveris off, and anti virus is up to date.

If it's a codec overlay setting, then...not really sure what to do.... I think it does only happen with certain videos, but i'm not sure.

 

[PacoCrowMan]

mekiel - I can narrow this down for you - it's the nvidia fx 5200

I built an athlon 64 systems with all the whistles, but an nvidia fx 5200 - and it just went buggy with quicktime videos - especially if you resized them to double size or fill the screen. Basically, a diagonal green solid mesh scrolls across the quicktime screen and just sticks there.

I needed the card on another pc, so I substituted an nvidia mmx 440, and quicktime worked fine. I put the fx 5200 on my home pc, where i play quicktime movies daily, and it did the exact same thing on it.

I am still looking for a solution, but havent found one and saw your post - hope the narrowing can help us get an answer. BTW - my f5 5200 is ASUS made, maybe their board has some tewaks that affect quicktime - though i only installed the nvidia drivers

 

[mekiel]

Thank you everyone for your replies. PacoCrowMan- thank you for the information.

 

[cdouglas1]

i had that problem the other day, it must be a problem with the video codecs you are using. I got a codec called '3ivx_d4_451_win' try google to find it, and download that. It sorted out the problem i was having

 

[mrose902]

i have an nvidia fx 5200 and have the same problem on a certain video i am trying to play. i've never had this issue up until now.

 

[hugwijst]

I have had the same problem, but after downgrading to driver version 71.89, the problem seems solved.

 

[MCesic]

sometimes this comes up when some codecs mess up one with another, happened to me more than a few times (now not for long time luckily, as codecs became better made) and just had to uninstall all codecs (DivX, XviD, AngelPotion..) and do it back from start.. but after 2-3 times I got realy fast with that "reinstall" so no worries, just 10 minutes of life lost..
also, it could happen when viewing "new" movies, wich are coded with new versions of codecs.. but then the "green screen" would only come up for that particular media file..

I hope you'll get it runnin' .. GL ..

greets,
Marko 9A6NCM

 

[mekiel]

thanks. I did upload a new codec and it rarely happens. Although it did just happen with Quicktime. I guess it's the same issue.