All colors look completely wrong when playing Windows Media Video (.wmv) files, what can I do to fix that?
If you have an ATi video card, this is caused by the driver trying to accelerate WMV decoding (and failing to do so properly). You need to disable DXVA Windows Media Video (.wmv) hardware acceleration. With newer ATi drivers, this can only be done from the Catalyst Control Center (CCC): • Start the Catalyst Control Center. • Click View, Advanced View. • Go to Video, All Settings. • Scroll down to the bottom. • Uncheck Windows Media Video Acceleration. • Click Apply. • Close the CCC and reboot the computer.If you have an older ATi driver that doesn’t include the CCC, you’ll find the Windows Media Video (.wmv) acceleration setting in the Windows Desktop properties: • Right-click on the desktop and click Properties. • Click the Settings tab. • Click the Advanced button. • Here you’ll find a checkbox called WMV acceleration. Uncheck it. • Click OK and reboot the computer.
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