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First post, by vglover2005

Posted on 2005-07-28, 05:50

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Tomb Raider w/gold runs fine untill the intro where it loads the FMV (Full Motion Video) files. It cuts short and then it loops the sound back a sequence untill you press ESC. I tried ESCAPEplayer and basicly the same thing happened without those 640X480 lines.

I think it has something to do with VESA not keeping up with the stream data because it does play, for a second, but the point is, it's reading the file correctly... Well Sort of.

Thanks for any suggestions

Reply 1 of 9, by Snover

Posted on 2005-08-01, 22:22

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Could be buggy drivers. What version of Windows? What driver revision? Any compatibility modes set?

Yes, it’s my fault.

Reply 2 of 9, by vglover2005

Posted on 2005-08-01, 22:27

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Windows XP

Reply 3 of 9, by vglover2005

Posted on 2005-08-01, 22:27

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Yes, Compatibility Mode... Windows 98.

Game runs, but as I said, FMV screws up.

Reply 4 of 9, by Snover

Posted on 2005-08-01, 22:28

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OK, that's one question answered, only 2 left...

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Reply 5 of 9, by vglover2005

Posted on 2005-08-01, 22:58

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Sorry, I answered 2 I thing, k last one.. 5.6 catalyst drivers.

Reply 6 of 9, by eL_PuSHeR

Posted on 2005-08-02, 06:32

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Catalyst 5.7 are already out... http://www.ati.com/

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Reply 7 of 9, by vglover2005

Posted on 2005-08-02, 08:54

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Got them, and still no difference. Do game developers still use FMV these days? Because games like Pirates works well.

Reply 8 of 9, by eL_PuSHeR

Posted on 2005-08-03, 06:38

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At this point, you should try to identify the video codec used (smacker, etc) and maybe, replace some DLLs for newer ones. Could be difficult, though.

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Reply 9 of 9, by vglover2005

Posted on 2005-08-03, 10:44

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I'll do some research before posting back here.
Does sound like a codec problem, but this is a pain in the ***.

Thank You for responding to my questions.

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