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Splash Lite 1.2 on WinXP x64 shows DDraw error

Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:51 pm

Splash Lite 1.2 on WinXP x64 shows DDraw error when dragging an mkv file onto the Splash window to play.
This error box keeps popping up. (Failed to create overlay surface!)
The system is an ATI HD3200 chipset, WinXP Pro x64 Edition, 8 GB memory, Phenom 9950BE and the August 2009 Directx installed. The ATI 9.12 drivers are installed.
Any known issue with this setup? (maybe WinXP x64 compatibility?)
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Re: Splash Lite 1.2 on WinXP x64 shows DDraw error

Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:41 pm

Lowering the desktop resolution from 1920x1200 to 1600x1200 made the error go away.
1920x1200 = DDraw error
1920x1080 = DDraw error
1600x1200 = mkv movie plays OK!

Finally found a workaround but a fix is needed to play at 1920x1200.
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Re: Splash Lite 1.2 on WinXP x64 shows DDraw error

Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:48 pm

Hi, please check if this problem repeats with Splash Lite 1.3.
Video display on WIndows XP should be improved.
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Re: Splash Lite 1.2 on WinXP x64 shows DDraw error

Fri Mar 26, 2010 4:24 am

Splash Lite 1.3 did not fix this problem.
BUT, after loading the ATI drivers version 10.3, the problem is now fixed! :)
I can now have my desktop set to 1920x1200 and play movies at full screen.
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Re: Splash Lite 1.2 on WinXP x64 shows DDraw error

Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:31 am

UPDATE on Splash Lite status on this hardware/software system:
The system is an ATI HD3200 chipset (Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H with 128MB sideport memory at 1066mhz and an additional 512MB uma added in via bios setting), WinXP Pro x64 Edition (Clean install of xp64sp2 with CD), 8 GB memory (can run at 800mhz at 5-5-5 at 1.8v or 1066 at 5-5-5 at 2.1v), Phenom 9950BE (running at stock speed) and the June 2010 Directx installed.

The ATI 11-2 drivers were installed after a fresh operating system install (along with .net).
Splash Lite 1.6.1 executes (Spash Lite window opens) and I can hear sound but there is no video... just blank.

I uninstalled and installed ATI/AMD motherboard video drivers working backward from 11-2 looking for the newest one that would work. 11-2, 11-1, 10-12, 10-11, 10-10 all had the SAME problem as described above.

AMD version 10-9 is the newest driver version that worked. Splash Lite detected hardware acceleration available. Video shows with or without hardware acceleration in Splash Lite togged ON or OFF.

This should be helpful info for the Splash Lite, WinXP x64, AMD/ATI 3200 motherboard users out there!

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Re: Splash Lite 1.2 on WinXP x64 shows DDraw error

Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:39 pm

Thanks for the solution marnic8.
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Re: Splash Lite 1.2 on WinXP x64 shows DDraw error

Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:33 pm

Thank you for sharing this information!
We will try to investigate this driver problem.
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