Graphics Bad color when playing films

ive got a very annoying problem..

Specs:

win xp
sp2
fx550 gfx
512ddr
2.5 amd

ok heres the prob, when i play dvd's or any other media in either windvd window media and a few other programs the color is messed up, hard to explain but looks like the reds greens and blue are to bright, now it did work before but suddenly stopped
i thought it was codecs so re-installed them, and gfx driver but nothing even after a format still the same

works fine on gaming
(maybe a Hardware fault?)

Any suggestions would be appreciated

 

Quite a simple fix actually.

Right Click the Desktop -> Properties -> Settings Tab and Click Advanced -> The Tab with the nVidia logo -> Colour Correction then hit Overlay in the Apply Colour changes to drop down, finally select advanced mode out of the colour profile drop down. That should sort it for you. Enjoy

 

Thanks for the reply ill check if that works once i get back from work

 

The wierd colours is usually down to you using a bad/wrong codec. Try using ffdshow.

 

ok ive had a look at its allready set to what it should be so no good on that one...
as for the codecs ive installed new ones then formatid so doupt it could be them

i think ill cut me lossis and buy a new card (cheap as chip nowadays anyhow )

 

not really :S

 

seen 6600gt for about £80 wich i think is cheap or i can get the same card for next to nothing... but i do think it requires a new card

 

I had a similar problem with my 6800GT - just playing back a dvd looked bad - kind of like low quality 8bit graphics, but games worked fine. I fixed by uninstalling the graphics drivers, all the codecs and then rebooting and installing the new drivers from the nvidia site, then reinstalling the codecs. tbh i think just uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers fixed the problem....

 

ill try the drivers again becouse what you are saying there is basicly exactly what is going on...

 

oh whys my name got whats a dremel? under it.... cant i have something better mr admin