Adjust brightness (1 Viewer)

[andreaswith]

Area: Media Portal Program
MP Version: 0.2.0.0 RC4
Skin: MCE
Windows Version: Win XP home sp2
CPU Type: Intel p4 2,4 Ghz
Memory: 512mb
Motherboard Chipset: i845
Video Card: HIS ati 9550
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 6.5
Video Codec Type & Version: Don't remember. Standard MP
Audio Codec Type & Version: Don't remember. Standard MP
TV Card 1: Sapphire Theatrix 550
TV Card Type: hardware
TV Card Driver: 6.14.10.134
TV Card 2: Hauppauge HVR-1300
TV Card Type: hardware/DVB-T
TV Card Driver: Not sure. The latest I found on www.hauppauge.co.uk

I dont know if this is a hardware or software issue, but i suppose it is software related.

Synopsis: The picture on the analogue part of my Hauppauge card is much darker than the theatrix card. I have tried to adjust brightness in mediaportal/database/card_cardX.xml. When I try to set the brightness values to different levels and start up MP, the picture is still to dark or to bright, and when I edit the card_cardX.xml files after closing MP, the brightness values are now identical.

I have also tried Christweak and MCE video settings (http://mcevideosettings.oabsoftware.nl/index.php). Neither of which worked. The brightness was always reset by MP or Windows.

Is there a way to adjust brightness on each card separatly?

regards

Andreas

 

[lar282]

I am wondering about this too. It use to work by editing the xml file, but now it has no affect.

//Lasse

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
Try to apply a SVN version found here: http://svn.team-mediaportal.com/. Read the page before applying the SVN.

NB! You have to remove & re add your card in MP Setup -> Television -> Capture Cards after the SVN...

There was some problem a time back that causes this to happen, this should be fixed, if not post back again.

Regards
Roy

 

[lar282]

I am running latest svn(at least 3 days old)

I close MP edit the xml file ans set the brightness to 16
start mp
no difference

I also tried MCE skin wich has brighness control but nothing happens when I adjust

Am I doing this wrong

//Lasse

 

[ronilse]

I am running latest svn(at least 3 days old)

I close MP edit the xml file ans set the brightness to 16
start mp
no difference

I also tried MCE skin wich has brighness control but nothing happens when I adjust

Am I doing this wrong

//Lasse

I don't think your problem it's the same as the first one, there was a bug which caused the hvr 1300 to give darker picture than others. In some situation (card priority) the hvr 1300 was fine & the other card to bright, but this one it's solved (remove / re adding cards its needed).....

Can post a picture of your screen & how it should be?

Regards
Roy

 

[lar282]

sorry to hijack the thread if it wasn't the same prob. And I guess it wasn't . I just wanna adjust the brightness and contrast casue vmr gives me "muddier!!" picture than overlay, but nothing happens when I try to adjust.
My question is really-Should it work to adjust brightness and contrast still?

can't give u a screenshot not at home, but a screenshot wont help I guess.

regards

//Lasse

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
I never used the brightness control , have a perfect picture
Will try to find this out, maybe there its a bug there...

Regards
Roy

 

[andreaswith]

Splendid!

Worked like a charm! Thanks a lot!

Andreas