mpg brightness problems

[Robin Laing]

Charles Howse wrote:
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> Hi,
> In FC1 it was so easy to install totem and the codecs.
> If I had a mpg that was a little dark, I could just open the video preferences 
> for totem and turn up the brightness.
> 
> Now, in FC2, I have totem-0.99.11-1.1.fc2.dag, as well as 
> mplayer-1.0-32_pre4.rhfc2.at, and xine-0.99.1-1.1.fc2.dag.
> 
> BTW, the black background and low contrast fonts in xine, are a real pain in 
> the ass if you're 54 and wear glasses.  I can't read 'em at all.  Why in the 
> world would someone make that the default?  Why not start out with something 
> everyone can see, and give the option for the black background?
> 
> I can't increase the brightness in totem, nor in xine, and mplayer fails to 
> start.  What can I do so that I can turn up the brightness in my mpg player?
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> Charles Howse
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My monitor has a setting for viewing films/DVD's.  A press of a button 
and all is fixed and is bright enough.

The blame could be put onto the makers of the DVD's and movies but 
they are designed for a different medium.


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Robin Laing