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Error when playing back .mts files from Sony HDR camcorder
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:20 pm
by ellwto
Hi,
When playing back .mts files I get the following error:
Display Error [DDraw]
'Failed to create overlay surface'
This error pops up repeatedly. The audio track from the video is playing though. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to correct this?
Thanks / Regards
Tony
Re: Error when playing back .mts files from Sony HDR camcorder
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:57 pm
by traitor
Update graphics drivers, it should help. What is your graphics card?
Your system is WinXP i guess.
Re: Error when playing back .mts files from Sony HDR camcorder
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:28 pm
by ellwto
Hi,
I'm running xp 32 bit with an nVidia Geforce Go 7900 GTX. nVidia drivers are 84.26. Any idea what the minimum I should upgrade to is?
UPDATE
Have upgraded nVidia drivers to 180.70 (latest version for my card suggested by laptopvideotogo) but still getting the same error when playing mts files.
Re: Error when playing back .mts files from Sony HDR camcorder
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:07 am
by ellwto
Hi,
Last update - I have managed to resolve this error. Uninstalled splash and updated the nVidia drivers to 187.77 plus added the most recent direct x 9 updates (9c+) then rebooted and reinstalled splash. Not sure which part resolved the problem or if all of it did but all working now.
Re: Error when playing back .mts files from Sony HDR camcorder
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:42 pm
by Ghost
Thanks for the feedback! Must have been video graphics drivers or DirectX issue. Uninstalling/installing Splash was not required as Splash does not interfere in any way to system and drivers.