movies

[Legacy_Goldrock]

               for some lame reason i can hear the movies but cant see them whats the fix?
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_HipMaestro]

               Diagnosing technical problems STARTS HERE.

Without your specs posted, a few similar discussions/suggestions for this issue are here and here.
               
               

               

                     Modifié par HipMaestro, 08 août 2010 - 07:16 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Goldrock]

               specs are fine that much i can say out right gameplay is fine too just cant seem too watch the chapeter movies is all all.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Selene Moonsong]

               Have you disabled the movies somehow, or perhaps have override files that may be affecting those scenes?

Are you patched and up to date?

Lastly, did you try the links HipMaestro suggested?
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Selene Moonsong, 10 août 2010 - 12:06 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_dragon_83]

               I'm having the same problem with the game as the OP. I've read the suggestions in HimPaestro's links, but they didn't help. The funny thing is that if I don't install the latest, 1.69 patch, than it works fine. And regarding to the patch notes,the patch should fix this problem. Instead it causes it. Unfortunately I need the latest version of the patch for multiplayer. Any suggestions?
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_HipMaestro]

               

dragon_83 wrote...

I'm having the same problem with the game as the OP. I've read the suggestions in HimPaestro's links, but they didn't help. The funny thing is that if I don't install the latest, 1.69 patch, than it works fine. And regarding to the patch notes,the patch should fix this problem. Instead it causes it. Unfortunately I need the latest version of the patch for multiplayer. Any suggestions?

Provide your full specs in format suggested earlier in the thread so that the community can make effective suggestions.

Please.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_dragon_83]

               

HipMaestro wrote...

dragon_83 wrote...

I'm having the same problem with the game as the OP. I've read the suggestions in HimPaestro's links, but they didn't help. The funny thing is that if I don't install the latest, 1.69 patch, than it works fine. And regarding to the patch notes,the patch should fix this problem. Instead it causes it. Unfortunately I need the latest version of the patch for multiplayer. Any suggestions?

Provide your full specs in format suggested earlier in the thread so that the community can make effective suggestions.

Please.

Yes, sorry.

Game Version: Neverwinter Nights 1 Platinum Edition, v1.69 (all expansions installed)
Game Language: English
Retail or Digital: Retail DVD
Processor Manufacturer: AMD
Processor Type: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+
Processor Speed: 3.11 Ghz
Operating System / Service Pack: Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
System RAM: 4 GB
Video Card Manufacturer: ATI   
Video Card Model: ATI HD4830
Video Card RAM: 512 MB
Video Card Driver Version: Catalyst 10.7 (latest)
Sound Card Manufacturer: Realtek
Sound Card Model: integrated to motherboard, Realtek High Definition Audio
Sound Card Driver Version: 6.0.1.5780
CD/ROM Type: Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-110D
               
               

               

                     Modifié par dragon_83, 26 août 2010 - 01:39 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_HipMaestro]

               

dragon_83 wrote...

Game Version: Neverwinter Nights 1 Platinum Edition, v1.69 (all expansions installed)
Game Language: English
Retail or Digital: Retail DVD
Processor Manufacturer: AMD
Processor Type: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+
Processor Speed: 3.11 Ghz
Operating System / Service Pack: Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
System RAM: 4 GB
Video Card Manufacturer: ATI   
Video Card Model: ATI HD4830
Video Card RAM: 512 MB
Video Card Driver Version: Catalyst 10.7 (latest)
Sound Card Manufacturer: Realtek
Sound Card Model: integrated to motherboard, Realtek High Definition Audio
Sound Card Driver Version: 6.0.1.5780
CD/ROM Type: Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-110D

Now that's more like it.  Much better. '>

Okay, look... since you have no control over the topic title (only the OP can change it), I suggest re-posting this exact information in the tech forum and using a specific title like "Problem rendering in-game movies with ATI 64-bit Win 7".  Often detailed titles like this will catch the eye of folks who have a similar/identical configuration.

Since I cannot emulate your problem (I use XP SP3 and a much older ATI card) I can only point you to former discussions until others in the social community reply who may have had success.  The second link (mine, above) seems to be the most helpful for you since it applies to the ATI card operating (or rather, NOT operating) in a 64-bit environment and the issue of not being designed to properly interface with the 32-bit dynamics used by NWN.  I have read about folks 1) rolling back Catalyst versions until they found one that worked, 2) installing a non-Catalyst legacy ATI driver, 3) disabling UAC... basically redesigning the graphic interface just to get NWN to play with newer hardware and OS (goes back even to Vista).

If I were in your situation, I would try the most direct and least invasive solutions first (like the SafeMovie & simplemovie adjustments) and then consider the more complex fixes.  You may end up re-installing NWN multiple times should the stability be compromised with any of the fix experiments.

The only other suggestion is to contact ATI and try to explain what limitations have been encountered with your configuration trying to use their product, perhaps even furnishing the link documenting others who have experienced the same problem with their ATI cards/drivers.  How responsive ATI is (I think it's actually AMD that services the products nowadays) to help you is another issue altogether. And if it was installed as OEM, a card manufacturer will usually redirect you back to the machine vendor.

The_Krit posed a question in one of the problem threads that seemed appropriate. "How badly do you want to view the movies inside the game?" 
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_dragon_83]

               

HipMaestro wrote...

dragon_83 wrote...

Game Version: Neverwinter Nights 1 Platinum Edition, v1.69 (all expansions installed)
Game Language: English
Retail or Digital: Retail DVD
Processor Manufacturer: AMD
Processor Type: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+
Processor Speed: 3.11 Ghz
Operating System / Service Pack: Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
System RAM: 4 GB
Video Card Manufacturer: ATI   
Video Card Model: ATI HD4830
Video Card RAM: 512 MB
Video Card Driver Version: Catalyst 10.7 (latest)
Sound Card Manufacturer: Realtek
Sound Card Model: integrated to motherboard, Realtek High Definition Audio
Sound Card Driver Version: 6.0.1.5780
CD/ROM Type: Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-110D

Now that's more like it.  Much better. '>

Okay, look... since you have no control over the topic title (only the OP can change it), I suggest re-posting this exact information in the tech forum and using a specific title like "Problem rendering in-game movies with ATI 64-bit Win 7".  Often detailed titles like this will catch the eye of folks who have a similar/identical configuration.

Since I cannot emulate your problem (I use XP SP3 and a much older ATI card) I can only point you to former discussions until others in the social community reply who may have had success.  The second link (mine, above) seems to be the most helpful for you since it applies to the ATI card operating (or rather, NOT operating) in a 64-bit environment and the issue of not being designed to properly interface with the 32-bit dynamics used by NWN.  I have read about folks 1) rolling back Catalyst versions until they found one that worked, 2) installing a non-Catalyst legacy ATI driver, 3) disabling UAC... basically redesigning the graphic interface just to get NWN to play with newer hardware and OS (goes back even to Vista).

If I were in your situation, I would try the most direct and least invasive solutions first (like the SafeMovie & simplemovie adjustments) and then consider the more complex fixes.  You may end up re-installing NWN multiple times should the stability be compromised with any of the fix experiments.

The only other suggestion is to contact ATI and try to explain what limitations have been encountered with your configuration trying to use their product, perhaps even furnishing the link documenting others who have experienced the same problem with their ATI cards/drivers.  How responsive ATI is (I think it's actually AMD that services the products nowadays) to help you is another issue altogether. And if it was installed as OEM, a card manufacturer will usually redirect you back to the machine vendor.

The_Krit posed a question in one of the problem threads that seemed appropriate. "How badly do you want to view the movies inside the game?" 

Thanks for the help HipMaestro. I think I figured out what I'm going to do. Since first I'm only going to play the single player mode, I will only patch the game to v1.68, because the movies work fine at that version. And when I finished the campaigns, and start playing with the multiplayer, I install the v1.69 patch. There aren't any movies in multiplayer anyway. '>