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<blockquote data-quote="WTBHelp" data-source="post: 527799" data-attributes="member: 99040">Hey buddy,I'm off in 10min to go get my new TV.&nbsp; I have never heard of GraphStudio but will check it out as soon as I get back.&nbsp; I think I know what the issue is though and I dont think we can solve it without massive hassles.&nbsp; I opened a DVD in PDVD, and open a simultaneous window using MediaPortal.&nbsp; I opened Catalyst (x1900xt card), and moved my brightness to max.&nbsp; The MediaPortal window changed, the PDVD one remained perfect.&nbsp; MediaPortal is using VRM9 to render the video, PDVD uses overlay (I'm new to these terms, so I may not know WTF I'm talking about - just regurgitating what I read).&nbsp; The video's quality depends on on my settings, and not the DVD's native settings, which sucks, because I have to go through a whole process of calibrating my monitor.I'm using ffsdhow.&nbsp; I pointed ALL my codecs in MP config to ffdshow, and then in ffdshow have this:<a href="http://img294.imageshack.us/i/ffscodecs.jpg/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/5815/ffscodecs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>I've tried a lot of things to get it right, setting the input black level starting at 16 etc.&nbsp; There was some useful posts:<a href="http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:lB9zy5mIBP4J:forum.team-mediaportal.com/installation-configuration-support-53/brightness-level-32938/+adjust+mediaportal+contrast+brightness&amp;cd=1&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;gl=us" target="_blank">Brightness Level - MediaPortal Forum</a>I tried tweaking my catalyst settings but did more damage than good (I dont have a calibration tool).I wish PDVD would let me take a screenshot and then you could see exactly what I'm talking about.&nbsp; Finding Nemo on PDWD has got rich, vibrant, clear, beautiful looking images.&nbsp; On MediaPortal, it looks washed out, looks like it has too much brightness.&nbsp; If there is a plant in the shadow of some coral on the movie, I can see it clearly in PDVD, in MP its just dark.I'm starting to get frustrated with the amount of tweaking required to get MP up and running.&nbsp; A codec for this, a patch for that.&nbsp;&nbsp; Reminds me of my Ubuntu adoption days which I eventually threw out.&nbsp; I'll stick at it though cause I think the program has got so much potential.Chat to you when I get back.PS.&nbsp; As I'm planning to get a new card, I wont calibrate anything until its up and running.&nbsp; If there is a minor immediate fix I can work at, I'll do it.&nbsp; Please advise.PS PS.&nbsp; I tried changing all the codecs around, using PDVD and what not.&nbsp; It was always the same.&nbsp; The only thing that changed it was the brightness/contrast ratios in CCC.&nbsp; Even then, I couldnt get it close.&nbsp; The colors in PDVD just looked so much more awesome.&nbsp; BRB.MORE INFO: By the way, VLC, WMP and MP all show the same video quality.&nbsp; PDVD is the only want to totally kicks arse.&nbsp; I cant spend a few 100 bucks on getting a new HTPC setup and not have it working at 110% performance.&nbsp; BRB.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WTBHelp, post: 527799, member: 99040"] Hey buddy, I'm off in 10min to go get my new TV. I have never heard of GraphStudio but will check it out as soon as I get back. I think I know what the issue is though and I dont think we can solve it without massive hassles. I opened a DVD in PDVD, and open a simultaneous window using MediaPortal. I opened Catalyst (x1900xt card), and moved my brightness to max. The MediaPortal window changed, the PDVD one remained perfect. MediaPortal is using VRM9 to render the video, PDVD uses overlay (I'm new to these terms, so I may not know WTF I'm talking about - just regurgitating what I read). The video's quality depends on on my settings, and not the DVD's native settings, which sucks, because I have to go through a whole process of calibrating my monitor. I'm using ffsdhow. I pointed ALL my codecs in MP config to ffdshow, and then in ffdshow have this: [URL=http://img294.imageshack.us/i/ffscodecs.jpg/][IMG]http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/5815/ffscodecs.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I've tried a lot of things to get it right, setting the input black level starting at 16 etc. There was some useful posts: [url=http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:lB9zy5mIBP4J:forum.team-mediaportal.com/installation-configuration-support-53/brightness-level-32938/+adjust+mediaportal+contrast+brightness&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us]Brightness Level - MediaPortal Forum[/url] I tried tweaking my catalyst settings but did more damage than good (I dont have a calibration tool). I wish PDVD would let me take a screenshot and then you could see exactly what I'm talking about. Finding Nemo on PDWD has got rich, vibrant, clear, beautiful looking images. On MediaPortal, it looks washed out, looks like it has too much brightness. If there is a plant in the shadow of some coral on the movie, I can see it clearly in PDVD, in MP its just dark. I'm starting to get frustrated with the amount of tweaking required to get MP up and running. A codec for this, a patch for that. Reminds me of my Ubuntu adoption days which I eventually threw out. I'll stick at it though cause I think the program has got so much potential. Chat to you when I get back. PS. As I'm planning to get a new card, I wont calibrate anything until its up and running. If there is a minor immediate fix I can work at, I'll do it. Please advise. PS PS. I tried changing all the codecs around, using PDVD and what not. It was always the same. The only thing that changed it was the brightness/contrast ratios in CCC. Even then, I couldnt get it close. The colors in PDVD just looked so much more awesome. BRB. MORE INFO: By the way, VLC, WMP and MP all show the same video quality. PDVD is the only want to totally kicks arse. I cant spend a few 100 bucks on getting a new HTPC setup and not have it working at 110% performance. BRB. [/QUOTE]

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