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03-01-2008 11:56 AM |
How to turn the Overlay on
Windows software (Windows Media Player, NetMeeting, MSN webcam) often uses a DirectShow Overlay for faster, smoother playback of the movie.
How to turn on the Overlay in Windows XP:- Select "Display" from "Control Panel", open "Display Properties" dialog.
- Click "Settings" tab, and then click "Advanced" button.
- Click "Troubleshooting" tab.
- Disable all accelerations by dragging the "Hardware acceleration" option to the right (Move the slider control for hardware acceleration to Full).
- Click "OK" button.
How to turn on the Overlay in the Windows Media Player 10, 11: - Open Windows Media player.
- Select "Tools" -> "Options..." from the menu.
- Click on "Performance" tab.
- Click on "Advanced..." button.
- Check "Use overlays" checkbox in the "Video Acceleration" group.
- Click on "OK" button.
- Click on "OK" button.
How to turn on the Overlay in the RealPlayer ver. 6.x, 8.x., 10.x: - Open RealPlayer.
- Select "Tools" -> "Install/Configure Devices..." from the menu.
- In the left "Category" panel click "Hardware".
- In the right panel under "Video card compatibility", click to check "Use optimized video display".
- Click "OK" button.
- Close completely and re-start RealPlayer player.
How to turn on the Overlay in the Apple's QuickTime Player ver.5-6: - Open QuickTime player.
- Select "Edit" -> "Preferences" -> "Quick Time Preferences" from the menu.
- In "QuickTime Settings" windows select "Video settings".
- Select "DirectX9" or "QuickTime Movie Controller".
- Close the "QuickTime Settings" windows.
- Re-start QuickTime Player.
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