Official BS.Player forums - can't create directdraw overlay

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can't create directdraw overlay

Sorry but I have used the search option and found that the problem is well known. Only the answers are on a linked page which is not approachable any more.

Can someone give the solution straight and not with a link ?
thanks
:oops: :?:

here's what was in the linked page (I think it was this one ;) )

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quietseb

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smarties

Here's the fix:

* open BSPlayer (without opening a movie!)
* go to preferences and choose the other overlay method (if you had
mode 1 use mode 2 now and vice-versa)
* close player
* open player again and load movie
* watch your movie and be happy :wink:

Cheers, Smarties :P

If none of the two overlay methods work, try using "force RGB mode"

and I add: if "force RGB" doesn't work, try to disable overlay without using "force RGB"

P.S. when you find a link forum.bsplayer.com/bspforum/... change it to www.bsplayer.org/forum/... ;)

I tried to switch to the other mode but this happened:\access violation at adress 0048A054 in module bplay.exe read of adress 00000000. When I switched back to mode 1 again there was the can't create directdraw surface again. The RGB didn't influence this all. Start to feel a little bit sad :cry:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quietseb

here's what was in the linked page (I think it was this one ;) )

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quietseb

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smarties

If none of the two overlay methods work, try using "force RGB mode"

and I add: if "force RGB" doesn't work, try to disable overlay without using "force RGB"

P.S. when you find a link forum.bsplayer.com/bspforum/... change it to www.bsplayer.org/forum/... ;)

Ok, Force RGB mode works.
But I don't get the cool desktop mode anymore... like the old BSPlayer versions used to let me do this.

This sucks.
What did you guys change????

Ah found out
. Yeah, it was because I was in 32bit color mode
Decreased it and everything is fine now

cheers guys
just read another post to find that out