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Q139440: Poor Full-Motion Video with Some S3 Video Drivers

Article: Q139440
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,1.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfaq
Last Modified: 07-DEC-2001

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SYMPTOMS
========

You may experience poor Audio Video Interleave (.avi), full-motion video
performance with the S3flat.drv video driver. Pictures and images may be
difficult to distinguish and the overall video image quality may be poor.

This issue can occur if you are using the driver version 3.10.061 (dated
11/17/93) and the Windows display resolution set to 1024 X 768 in 64K- color
mode.


RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, use a lower display resolution and a lower color depth
setting.

For example, if you use a 640x480 resolution setting and 256 colors, the videos
are shown correctly. This problem does not occur on computers that are using the
Microsoft Windows 95/98 S3 video drivers.

For information about changing video display settings in Windows, see your
Windows printed documentation or online Help.

MORE INFORMATION
================

The S3flat.drv video driver can be used on video cards manufactured with the S3
video 801, 805 or 928 chipset.

The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: clips blurry layered movies videos multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles kbmm degradation dithered blotchy smeared kbimu

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Keywords          :  kbfaq
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaSearch kbGamesSearch kbZNotKeyword kbKidsSearch kbBookshelfSearch kbBaseballSearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbCineManiaSearch kbAncientLands kbCompleteBaseballSearch kbCompleteBasketballSearch kb500Nations100 kbBookShelf1996 kbBookShelf1997 kbCompleteBaseball1995 kbDangerousCreatures kbDinosaurs100 kbDogs100 kbJuliaChild kbUltimateFLW kbWine100 kbWine100a kbWorldofFlight kbCompleteNBABasketball1994 kbEncarta1995 kbEncartaEnCyc1996 kbEncartaEnCyc1997 kbEncartaEnCyc1997Del kbEncartaEnCyc1994 kbOceans
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,1.0a
Issue type        : kbhowto

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