Weird movie problem.

[Lavalamp]

I keep getting this weird problem, I've installed the video codecs fine and I can view the FMV's successfully in windows media player, but in game, when a movie is playing, it seems as if only the top quarter of the movie fills the screen. This is annoying because no one else seems to have this problem... It's running at 320 x 240 (640 x 480 doesnt exactly work for me). Can anyone suggest something?

 

[hay]

Great FF7 FAQ on top of your page won't bite you:

Problem: My movies play upside-down, or my movies don't play at all.
Solution: Download and install the upside-down movie patch here.

 

[dziugo]

(...)in game, when a movie is playing, it seems as if only the top quarter of the movie fills the screen

Top-left quarter? Does it happen with all FMVs?

 

[Lavalamp]

Great FF7 FAQ on top of your page won't bite you:

Problem: My movies play upside-down, or my movies don't play at all.
Solution: Download and install the upside-down movie patch here.

I've looked, and it doesn't help.

(...)in game, when a movie is playing, it seems as if only the top quarter of the movie fills the screen

Top-left quarter? Does it happen with all FMVs?

Yes, it's like this :

 

[Zack]

What happens when you try running the game at 640*480 resolution

 

[Threesixty]

...hmm, I think I've seen that before, once. But I have no idea what the cure would be. Think when I saw it...it cleared itself up, or something. Or maybe, it's because I'd never play in that lower resolution, so I just dismissed it. Anyway, the last time I saw it was probably back on my old Packard Bell 200mhz system w/Voodoo2 (and that was a very, long time ago)

Maybe it'll come to me.... but I doubt it.

The only think I can think of is to play around with the windows resolution before beginning the game. Like setting it to 640x480. Or maybe try reinstalling the game?

What video card are you using?

 

[Lavalamp]

I've tried reinstalling the game. I have a radeon 9000. If I try run it at 640 x 480, it runs much slower (for some reason), and this problem is still present. Oh, and I have an AMD xp 3200+.

 

[spikepheratu]

hmmmm..... I seem to have screwed up my initial post (or it was deleted?) but I am having the same problems, My FMVs are all playing the top left quarter of the screen and nothing else.

I can play the videos in media player fine so i guess its just a pin in the neck really.

I've also installed the codecs that you are supposed to need to watch the FMVs, Ive tried messing around with my windows resolution (unfortunately my lowest resolution that i can use is 800x600)

When I try running the game in 640x480(Full Screen) it plays the sound file that its supposed to play for the eidos logo but its just a black screen, then it crashes when the video thats supposed to be there ends,

If i try 640x480(quarter screen) it crashes before even the sound file starts playing and there is also no video but the sound plays for a couple seconds while the error message is up. Ive tried to do a bunch of stuff

(most of which is stated here ----|> http://forums.qhimm.com/viewtopic.php?t=5471

like updating/rolling back video/sound drivers and such

Anyone got anymore ideas?