Video plays slow in WMP10

chaos386 · April 16th, 2005, 03:06 PM

Windows media player has started to play WMV files really slowly. They'll play around half speed and the sound will be really low-pitched. The files play fine in WMP Classic, but I get the same problem with streaming videos and can't use WMPC to play those.

I tried setting hardware acceleration to zero, but that didn't work. Anyone have an idea to fix WMP or a way to play embedded streaming videos in WMPC?

fnorre · April 16th, 2005, 03:25 PM

Try reinstalling the wmv codecs, perhaps? You didn't play with the advanced settings, did you? You can actually change the pitch and speed. Does it concern only WMV or other feils too?

chaos386 · April 16th, 2005, 03:54 PM

I tested some more files, and it happens to some MPEGs, some WMVs, some DivX, but not all files of any particular format. I haven't changed any of the advanced settings, and it's driving me crazy! images/smilies/wacko.gif

fnorre · April 16th, 2005, 05:59 PM

So what's the CPU load (task manager) when you're running WIMP? Or some other resource problem? Did you try reinstalling wimp and/or the codecs? Install over, or repair, or something.

chaos386 · April 16th, 2005, 06:05 PM

CPU load is 0~5%. I'll try reinstalling. I should have kept WMP9. images/smilies/thumbdown.gif

EDIT: No go. images/smilies/sad.gif

I may try reinstalling the codecs later, but I haven't installed any new ones recently, so I don't see what could be wrong with them. They work fine with WMPC after all.

fnorre · April 16th, 2005, 06:15 PM

That's strange... just for the heck of it, check under View >> Enhancements >> Play Speed Settings. Try increasing it or something, just to see it change.

Better yet, try logging in with a different (new) user on your PC, who haven't used the WIMP before... so you can see if it is related to settings or the app itself.

Cruzz563 · April 16th, 2005, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaos386

CPU load is 0~5%. I'll try reinstalling. I should have kept WMP9. images/smilies/thumbdown.gif

EDIT: No go. images/smilies/sad.gif

I may try reinstalling the codecs later, but I haven't installed any new ones recently, so I don't see what could be wrong with them. They work fine with WMPC after all.

Yes you should've kept 9 images/smilies/wink.gif

, anywho, there is another file that installs with WMP10, I cannot remember the name atm, but if you go to Add/Remove Prog. and check "Show Updates" it should have the file there, post a screenshot where WMP is installed please images/smilies/smile.gif

chaos386 · April 16th, 2005, 07:48 PM

Same problem under the other users. I tried the play speed settings before, and it gets the video to run at the right speed, but the pitch of the sound is still low. You can't adjust the speed of most videos anyway. Here's the screenshot:

http://img58.echo.cx/img58/8058/screenie5cf.th.png

Cruzz563 · April 17th, 2005, 02:02 AM

Uninstall the Runtime, then WMP10, then download WMP9 from microsoft.com

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...es/player.aspx

See if that werks. images/smilies/smile.gif

chaos386 · April 17th, 2005, 09:16 AM

It has to be WMP10's fault. I checked the videos with wmplayer2 (WMP6.4 basically) and they played just fine. Looks like I'm going back to V9.

Cruzz563 · April 17th, 2005, 08:27 PM

Yes, but the runtime doesn't uninstall when you uninstall 10, that's why I suggested you uninstall the Runtime first, then the 10. And I posted the WMP9 linky above for ya images/smilies/wink.gif

Hope you get it werking again, had the same problem, drove me nuts figuring out what the hell was going on. images/smilies/lol.gif

chaos386 · April 18th, 2005, 03:44 PM

Well, I'm back to WMP9 and all's well. You have to uninstall WMP10 first though, as the runtime won't roll back untill WMP10 has done so first. I'm glad that's over with.

Is this just some inherent problem with WMP10 as far as you know? I ask because WMP10 handled fullscreen much better than WMP9 did.

bone · April 18th, 2005, 04:51 PM

a friend of me has a a similar weird problem

when he's playing music, and does sth processor-intensive, the music slows down images/smilies/eek.gif

you'ld expect it would keep interrupting, but not to slow down
so weird

April 16th, 2005, 03:06 PM	#1
chaos386 .sa = bad driver! Joined: Nov 8th, 2004 Last Online: 09:13 PM Location: Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Age: 22 Posts: 3,564 LFS Status: Rep Power: 62	Video plays slow in WMP10 Windows media player has started to play WMV files really slowly. They'll play around half speed and the sound will be really low-pitched. The files play fine in WMP Classic, but I get the same problem with streaming videos and can't use WMPC to play those. I tried setting hardware acceleration to zero, but that didn't work. Anyone have an idea to fix WMP or a way to play embedded streaming videos in WMPC? __________________ "Shit, that's a busy table cloth." -matt2000

April 16th, 2005, 03:54 PM	#3
chaos386 .sa = bad driver! Joined: Nov 8th, 2004 Last Online: 09:13 PM Location: Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Age: 22 Posts: 3,564 LFS Status: Rep Power: 62	I tested some more files, and it happens to some MPEGs, some WMVs, some DivX, but not all files of any particular format. I haven't changed any of the advanced settings, and it's driving me crazy! __________________ "Shit, that's a busy table cloth." -matt2000

April 16th, 2005, 06:05 PM	#5
chaos386 .sa = bad driver! Joined: Nov 8th, 2004 Last Online: 09:13 PM Location: Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Age: 22 Posts: 3,564 LFS Status: Rep Power: 62	CPU load is 0~5%. I'll try reinstalling. I should have kept WMP9. EDIT: No go. I may try reinstalling the codecs later, but I haven't installed any new ones recently, so I don't see what could be wrong with them. They work fine with WMPC after all. __________________ "Shit, that's a busy table cloth." -matt2000

April 16th, 2005, 07:48 PM	#8
chaos386 .sa = bad driver! Joined: Nov 8th, 2004 Last Online: 09:13 PM Location: Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Age: 22 Posts: 3,564 LFS Status: Rep Power: 62	Same problem under the other users. I tried the play speed settings before, and it gets the video to run at the right speed, but the pitch of the sound is still low. You can't adjust the speed of most videos anyway. Here's the screenshot: __________________ "Shit, that's a busy table cloth." -matt2000

April 17th, 2005, 02:02 AM	#9
Cruzz563 Cruzz563\|work Joined: Dec 8th, 2003 Last Online: November 16th, 2008 Location: Houston, Texas, The States Age: 24 Posts: 2,657 Rep Power: 25	Uninstall the Runtime, then WMP10, then download WMP9 from microsoft.com http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...es/player.aspx See if that werks. __________________ In the USA, 100% of the Federal Income Tax Money goes to paying interest on the national deficit, and nothing else. Where's the law that says we have to pay?

April 16th, 2005, 03:25 PM	#2
fnorre Joined: Mar 25th, 2005 Last Online: May 4th, 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	Try reinstalling the wmv codecs, perhaps? You didn't play with the advanced settings, did you? You can actually change the pitch and speed. Does it concern only WMV or other feils too?

April 16th, 2005, 05:59 PM	#4
fnorre Joined: Mar 25th, 2005 Last Online: May 4th, 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	So what's the CPU load (task manager) when you're running WIMP? Or some other resource problem? Did you try reinstalling wimp and/or the codecs? Install over, or repair, or something.

April 16th, 2005, 06:15 PM	#6
fnorre Joined: Mar 25th, 2005 Last Online: May 4th, 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	That's strange... just for the heck of it, check under View >> Enhancements >> Play Speed Settings. Try increasing it or something, just to see it change. Better yet, try logging in with a different (new) user on your PC, who haven't used the WIMP before... so you can see if it is related to settings or the app itself.

April 17th, 2005, 09:16 AM	#10
chaos386 .sa = bad driver! Joined: Nov 8th, 2004 Last Online: 09:13 PM Location: Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Age: 22 Posts: 3,564 LFS Status: Rep Power: 62	It has to be WMP10's fault. I checked the videos with wmplayer2 (WMP6.4 basically) and they played just fine. Looks like I'm going back to V9. __________________ "Shit, that's a busy table cloth." -matt2000

April 17th, 2005, 08:27 PM	#11
Cruzz563 Cruzz563\|work Joined: Dec 8th, 2003 Last Online: November 16th, 2008 Location: Houston, Texas, The States Age: 24 Posts: 2,657 Rep Power: 25	Yes, but the runtime doesn't uninstall when you uninstall 10, that's why I suggested you uninstall the Runtime first, then the 10. And I posted the WMP9 linky above for ya Hope you get it werking again, had the same problem, drove me nuts figuring out what the hell was going on. __________________ In the USA, 100% of the Federal Income Tax Money goes to paying interest on the national deficit, and nothing else. Where's the law that says we have to pay?

April 18th, 2005, 03:44 PM	#12
chaos386 .sa = bad driver! Joined: Nov 8th, 2004 Last Online: 09:13 PM Location: Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Age: 22 Posts: 3,564 LFS Status: Rep Power: 62	Well, I'm back to WMP9 and all's well. You have to uninstall WMP10 first though, as the runtime won't roll back untill WMP10 has done so first. I'm glad that's over with. Is this just some inherent problem with WMP10 as far as you know? I ask because WMP10 handled fullscreen much better than WMP9 did. __________________ "Shit, that's a busy table cloth." -matt2000

April 18th, 2005, 04:51 PM	#13
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