XVideo colors washed out w/fglrx 8.5

[zyon]

Hallo,

one year later, catalyst 9.8 but I have the same issue Any new solutions?

[bridgman]

I don't think anyone has entered a bug report for this yet :

http://ati.cchtml.com

That would be a good first step.

[Muad'Dib]

It is known since years and is not fglrx specific. ATI cards are always using Video-Level (grayscale 16 - 235) for HD-Resolutions when outputting Video.

[tuxdriver]

The same problem exists under WindowsXP as well

The picture is dull, washed out (low contrast) and with a lack of definition. The ATI driver always outputs the video with TV levels (16-235) even on computer displays.
This bug is so serious that I'm still using a slow ass software decoder* for video playback.

There should be an option in the Catalyst Control Center to select the output levels, i.e.:

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Output levels
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[ ] Auto-detect (driver controlled, default)
[ ] Force TV levels / standard range (16-235)
[x] Force PC levels / full range (0-255)
[ ] Application controlled (media players can detect and choose the correct setting)
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* shader-based conversion can do the trick, but it doesn't work for all videos.