Joced Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Tested it on my tv that's connected to my computer. No problem discovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irongamer Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) Windows 8 (Clean install) 1680x1050 Looks like the warped image. I would normally have a codec pack installed but haven't bothered with one since I installed Win8. Edited January 26, 2013 by irongamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercy Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Looks fantastic on WinXP SP3. I have the latest K-lite codec pack installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giovanni Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Summing up: Windows XP and Windows 7 users have a good video, given they have Windows Media Player installed, otherwise the static image is shown. Windows 8 seems to have more problems, and require both WMP (that comes, as usual, along with the system installation) and an extra codec pack installed to have a good video quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWP Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I suppose it looks that way. Though in all the years that I didn't install WMP, this is the first time something doesn't work because of it. The video even plays fine in FAR manager (plugin enhanced), which is essentially a remake of Norton Commander. There exist versions of Windows that come without WMP included. They are not especially popular, but they exist, not to mention all the people who remove it. If it's a design decision to tie things to WMP, it's strange - if a less OS-dependent solution could be squeezed into a console mode app, one can be made to work in a Win32 launcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceVamp Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Good image, except for the sunbox. Win 7, 1920x1080 native, several different codec packs installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giovanni Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I suppose it looks that way. Though in all the years that I didn't install WMP, this is the first time something doesn't work because of it. [..] If it's a design decision to tie things to WMP, it's strange - if a less OS-dependent solution could be squeezed into a console mode app, one can be made to work in a Win32 launcher. It was a forced decision. We are currently using a library called wxWidgets to create the extra-game windows, such as the launcher and the editors. The good thing about it is that we have the same code that compiles on windows and mac, creating identical windows on different operative systems, still respecting the OS's "look 'n feel". WxWidgets (as most of the other gui managment libraries) has a video component that relies on the target OS's backend (WMP - DirectShow for Windows, QuickTime for Mac, GStreamer for Linux) to decode and play videos, and if that backend is not available it just can't load the video.. Adding a video decoding library wouldn't be worth, it's only the launcher after all, but that's just my opinion.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Adding a video decoding library wouldn't be worth, it's only the launcher after all, but that's just my opinion.. only vid in the game? =S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Oohhh fishing for an End Game vid confirmation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Oohhh fishing for an End Game vid confirmation Yes, and I see you prefere to use dynamite when fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Actually Hicks has taught me to nuke them from orbit. It's the only way to be sure of a good catch, and it's already cooked by the time you get down to it. Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanosplic Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Crisp and clear on WIN7, SP1. Resolution = 1366x768. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okim Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Win XP, 1280x1024. Looking good for me. Will check on Win 7 later. P.S.: Man, with the fleet like this aliens can just block the sun and insta-win the War Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfulton Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Looks great! Win7, widescreen, integrated intel hd video. I do have VLC installed, but I am pretty sure VLC bundles codecs such that they are only available to itself, so it should not matter. DxDiag Results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleq Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Fine here - Win7 x64, ffdshow installed. http://img.ctrlv.in/51065272b5367.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlogue Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Ok the launcher runs but all I get it the first frame flicker off and then nothing (I'm assuming the video is ment to play on that window) Launcher Comp Anim Small.avi works and looks good movie.AVI wont run on this puter (presumably because I removed allot of programs recently including my movie watching codecy type players ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcari Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 movie.AVI wont run on this puter (presumably because I removed allot of programs recently including my movie watching codecy type players ) I wonder if there's a licencing fee for the codec used. If so, they might have to go without fancy encoding. Raw video works fine for short clips though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWP Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Usually not, and there's always plenty of free codecs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychor Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 win 7 64 1920*1080, VLC and CCCP codex pack installed - no distortion detected, only the sun has a visible box around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okim Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Tested on Win7 1280x1024. Looks ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poulwrist Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) I'm still using a 4:3 monitor (1280x1024) and everything looks fine. I do have VLC installed.Edit: Oops, using win7. That's 5:4 not 4:3 though. Also, video runs fine and looks fine. Windows 7 64 bit, k-lite light codec pack installed as the only thing outside basic Windows codecs. Also, 2560x1440 monitor on a Geforce 680. Have WMP installed. Edited January 30, 2013 by poulwrist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aklyon Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (Maybe Windows Media Player is just lame?) Compared to VLC, CCCP Pack, or MplayerX? Yes, it is lame and silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janprusak Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Win 7, CCCP, WMP, 2560*1440 - OK for me. When i click the Play Xenonauts button, the launcher crashes and my mouse speed has been set on maximum from my original 50%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I don't think that exe was intended to replace your current one for playing purposes. It was just supposed to test the animation in the launcher and supposed to be in a seperate folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stx Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I tested it on Windows 8 Pro 64, 1900x1200. It works fine as advertised. Here is the screenshot Note that I have installed shark's windows 8 codecs. (Beware of the install package, by clicking on next without reading the options, the installer installs some crapware) Then I tested it on a virtual machine, Windows 8 enterprise 64 on Hyper-V, 1900x1200. With the same codec package installed it works. Without the codec package installed this is what I get: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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