Re: [pygame] [BUG] pygame 1.8.1 beta 2 movie module plays MPEG file's sound, but not video

["Jason M. Marshall" <jmm0@xxxxxxxxx>]

Lenard,

Determining the current installed version of DirectX
is possible without ctypes or SDL. The version is
stored in the registry at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectX\Version.
Python can retrieve this Version string using the
standard _winreg module. The Version string can be
interpreted using
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX#Release_history.

Jason
 
--- Lenard Lindstrom <len-l@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thank you Jason. Now to answer Brian's question as
> to how the current 
> Pygame version differs from 1236. Code was added to
> __init__.py 
> (1285-1286) to set the video driver to directx for
> Windows versions 
> predating XP. My Windows predates XP and has only
> DirectX 8.1 installed. 
> XP has DirectX 9.0. Apparently pygame incorrectly
> sets the video driver 
> to directx for XP and DirectX 9.0 breaks the DirectX
> 5 api used by SDL. 
> Surprise, surprise.
> 
> So what to do. Obviously __init__.py needs fixing.
> But what about 
> checking the DirectX version? I don't see any way to
> do it with SDL. 
> DirectX has a COM  interface so ctypes is useless
> without comtypes.
> 
> Lenard
> 
> 
> Jason M. Marshall wrote:
> > With SDL_VIDEODRIVER set to windib, the movie's
> video
> > is displayed, but with SDL_VIDEODRIVER set to
> directx,
> > the movie's video is not displayed.
> >
> > (I am using Windows XP SP2, Python 2.4.4, and
> pygame
> > 1.8.1rc2-svn1507.)
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > --- Lenard Lindstrom <len-l@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> I have confirmed the bug for Windows XP. I am
> >> practically clueless as to 
> >> what could causing it. One thing I didn't verify
> is
> >> that Windows XP is 
> >> actually using the windib video driver. Jason, if
> >> you wouldn't mind 
> >> would you set the SDL_VIDEODRIVER environment
> >> variable to windib and try 
> >> again.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Lenard
> >>
> >>
> >> Jason M. Marshall wrote:
> >>     
> >>> René,
> >>>
> >>> I tried both of these:
> >>>
> >>>       
> >
>
http://www3.telus.net/len_l/pygame/pygame-1.8.1b02.win32-py2.4.msi
> >   
> >
>
http://thorbrian.com/pygame/pygame-1.8.1rc2.win32-py2.4.exe
> >   
> >>> The same movie problem exists in both builds.
> >>>
> >>> Jason
> >>>
> >>> --- René Dudfield <renesd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>> hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> thanks for finding this bug...
> >>>>
> >>>> are you able to try this version of pygame
> here?
> >>>> http://thorbrian.com/pygame/builds.php
> >>>>
> >>>> cheers,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:49 PM, Jason M.
> >>>>         
> >> Marshall
> >>     
> >>>> <jmm0@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>>>> The pygame 1.8.1 beta 2 movie module doesn't
> >>>>>           
> >> work
> >>     
> >>>>> correctly. Sound from the MPEG file is played,
> >>>>>           
> >> but
> >>     
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>           
> >>>> not
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>>>> video. (Just a black surface is displayed.)
> The
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>           
> >>>> pygame
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>>>> 1.8.1 pre-release 1236 movie module was
> working
> >>>>> correctly.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am using Windows XP SP2, Python 2.4.4, the
> >>>>> movie-playing code that Lenard posted on 21
> May
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>           
> >>>> 2008,
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>>>> and the following MPEG file:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>           
> >
>
http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/saturn_apollo/media/ap17asc.mpg
> >   
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>     
> >
> >
> >
> >       
> >
> >   
> 
>