On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:16:58 -0500
Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:

> Renat Golubchyk wrote:
> > On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:07:39 -0500
> > Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> Graham Murray wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> writes:
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>> I downloaded CSI and a NCIS video a while ago.  I'm trying to
> >>>> watch it but it is really dark.  I am using kmplayer with mplayer
> >>>> for the backend.  I found where it says you can adjust brightness
> >>>> and contrast but they don't do anything.  The screen looks fine
> >>>> outside of watching a show.  Here is some emerge info just in
> >>>> case I missed a USE flag or something:
> >>>>         
> >>> Have you tried changing the gamma?
> >>>       
> >> I tried changing all the things in the menu that pops up.  None of
> >> them do anything at all.  They move and they are not grayed out or
> >> anything, they just don't work.  It reminds me of adjusting the
> >> volume when it is muted. 
> >>
> >> Ideas?
> >>     
> >
> > Try other output drivers. Run "mplayer -vo help" to see what drivers
> > are supported. I've just tried it with xv (default) and it didn't
> > work. x11 driver works, but the brightness of the whole X changes.
> > Using gl and gl2 output everything works as expected.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Renat
> >   
> 
> You da man !!  I first checked out the command you gave and I have a
> lot of options listed.  After reading the man page, should I mention
> that thing is HUGE, I then opened kmplayer and checked out the options
> there.  I selected the OpenGL driver and it now works.  It goes from
> completely black to blindingly white. 

You can adjust contrast, hue, and saturation as well. Changing the hue
doesn't work here anymore for some reason, though.


Cheers,
Renat