Funky Resolution Error (1 Viewer)

[toastercooky]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 1.0 RC2
MediaPortal Skin: Monochrome
Windows Version: XP SP3
CPU Type: Intel C2D 2.16
HDD: 500gb total
Memory: 1gb
Motherboard: ASUS P4D2-X
Video Card: ATI
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card:
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: FFDshow
MPEG2 Audio Codec: FFDshow
h.264 Video Codec: FFDshow
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV: Westinghouse 32w6
TV - HTPC Connection:

So here's my issue.

I open mediaportal, everything displays fine and dandy. I can navigate to any part of the software just fine. As soon as I play a movie from my movies or a tv show from my-tvseries, the program somehow expands beyond the reaches of my display. If i pause the movie the progress bar is above anything I can see, and if I go back to the navigation part of the program, the top and right side is cut off. When viewing a 4x3 tv show or movie, it isn't centered on the screen and is slightly to the right, and the right part of any 16x9 content is cut off. What could be causing this?

The GUI literally goes from entirely fitting on the screen to about 1/4 of it missing off the top and right side whenever I start to play a movie. Any ideas? This only happens in mediaportal, and if I use an external player it doesn't happen either.

 

[Marcusb]

I'm sure you would have tried this already, but have you experimented with different codecs?
It's always best to use MPA and MPV for troubleshooting.
If that solves it, then you will know it's something to do with codecs, which seems the most likely for what you are describing.

Also, did the error happen with RC1 as well as RC2? Are you using any strange resolutions, or just standard ratios?

 

[toastercooky]

I haven't tried RC1, this is my first time using mediaportal and RC2 was the newest one, so I got it. Different codecs don't seem to be making any difference... It's just running in 1280x720.