i dont know if anyone can help me on this, i dont seem to know enough about the issue to properly search for a solution. i was watching youtube videos and i noticed a pixelation in the (dark) background of some of them. doesnt seem to happen to the flat black, it must be a nearby color. like the slight color differences around a logo on top of a flat black background. hulu does the same, so not a website related issue. so i start trying to find video card problems depicted in google images, and as im scrolling down i notice changing pixels. when i scroll up and down i can see that it seems like an image burned into the screen, like this particular 'color' of pixel is registering as 'clear' so i print screen and go into paint. i edit around the thumbnail and start moving it around, its definitely a picture but hard to make out, so i eyedrop the odd 'color' and fill the screen. its the attack of the clone wars video thats minimized in the VLC media player. so i open the player and hit play, and then go back into paint, and it is playing on my paint screen. i make sure the media player is minimized, but its still playing in my paint screen. when i closed the media player, my paint screen just went black, and it doesnt appear to be off-black. so, can anyone tell me if i should be concerned? does VLC media player do something weird and shine through clear pixels? im very confused.
Not that familiar with VLC, but... Uninstall it and reinstall try that make sure your video drivers are up to date Let us know if that helps, if not, let us know also tell us details of your system ie... operating system, video card, virus scanner etc... Kelley does this for a living so we'll try and help Susan
i figured it out. i had to turn off 'accelerated/ overlay' feature. "Usually the problem lies in display adapter drivers. If you are too scared to update your display adapter drivers, you can change VLC settings to make video work. If you are using Windows XP or older the easiest fix is usually to disable Accelerated video output/Overlay video output which can be found first opening Tools -> Preferences... and then choosing Video. After you have unticked the Accelerated video output, press Save to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled. Image about Overlay video output setting" im just glad the computers not broken! i think this is the feature that lets you watch stuff while its downloading, so we really should only have it on when its necessary. thanks you guys
