Videos in Browsers Get "Tinted"

Hello,

I have been using K-Lite Codec Pack for years now and I am on the latest one (as well as the drivers being so) with a problem persisting for some time now.

I have come across with the problem with several video players used on webpages only ranging from Youtube, Twitch to some other streaming websites so that led me to think that it might be related to codecs installed on my Windows 10 x64 OS that has a dual GPU config of Intel HD 530 and Nvidia GTX 970M.

The problem is that the videos get tinted with a transparent shade of gray which comes into effect as soon as the video controls are naturally hidden after waiting for some time, or sometimes after going fullscreen. The tint is removed and video reverts back to its original colours as soon as you move the mouse or touch a key that brings up controls/pauses video etc.

Please watch the screen record I just made via PowerPoint below:



And below is the installed codecs log.

Help would be much appreciated, thanks:

Code:

Codec Tweak Tool | Log file | Generated at 2018-04-11 20:48:26

#####  System Information  #####

OS:           Windows 10 Home Single Language (10.00.16299) (x64)
CPU name:     Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz
CPU speed:    2592 MHz (8t)
Memory:       16288 MB
Screen size:  1920x1080 (32bits) (60Hz) (125%)
Video card 1: Intel(R) HD Graphics 530
              VendorID: 8086, DeviceID: 191b
Video mem:    1024 MB
Video driver: igdumdim64.dll (Version 23.20.16.4944) (2-4-2018)
Video card 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
              VendorID: 10de, DeviceID: 13d8, SubSys: 11581462
Video mem:    3072 MB
Video driver: nvldumdx.dll (Version 23.21.13.9135) (3-23-2018) (NV 391.35)
Audio device: NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
              VendorID: 0955, DeviceID: 9000
Audio driver: nvvad64v.sys (Version 4.4.0.0) (12-13-2017)

#####  K-Lite Codec Pack  #####

KLCP version: 14.0.9 (base 14.0.0)
KLCP type:    mega

Speaker conf: 2.0

MPC renderer: madVR
MPC subs:     ISR

#####  Decoder Settings #####

LAV Video:
H264=DXVA2CB HEVC=DXVA2CB VP9=1 VC1=1 MPEG2=1 MPEG4=1 WMV3=0

LAV Audio:
MP3=1 AC3=1 DTS=1 DTSHD=1 EAC3=1 TRUEHD=1 AAC=1 Vorbis=1 LPCM=1 WMA=0

#####  DirectShow Filters (32-bit)  #####

Description:  Xiph.Org Theora Decoder
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\dsftheoradecoder.dll
CLSID:        {05187161-5C36-4324-A734-22BF37509F2D}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Xiph.Org Vorbis Decoder
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\dsfvorbisdecoder.dll
CLSID:        {05A1D945-A794-44EF-B41A-2F851A117155}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Xiph.Org FLAC Decoder
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\dsfflacdecoder.dll
CLSID:        {3376086C-D6F9-4CE4-8B89-33CD570106B5}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Xiph.Org Native FLAC Decoder
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\dsfnativeflacsource.dll
CLSID:        {6DDA37BA-0553-499A-AE0D-BEBA67204548}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Xiph.Org Speex Decoder
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\dsfspeexdecoder.dll
CLSID:        {7605E26C-DE38-4B82-ADD8-FE2568CC0B25}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Xiph.Org Ogg Demuxer
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\dsfoggdemux2.dll
CLSID:        {C9361F5A-3282-4944-9899-6D99CDC5370B}
Merit:        00400000 = MERIT_UNLIKELY

Description:  WebM VP8 Decoder Filter
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\common files\webm project\webmdshow\vp8decoder.dll
CLSID:        {ED3110F3-5211-11DF-94AF-0026B977EEAA}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  WebM Source Filter
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\common files\webm project\webmdshow\webmsource.dll
CLSID:        {ED3110F7-5211-11DF-94AF-0026B977EEAA}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  WebM Splitter Filter
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\common files\webm project\webmdshow\webmsplit.dll
CLSID:        {ED3110F8-5211-11DF-94AF-0026B977EEAA}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  WebM Vorbis Decoder Filter
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\common files\webm project\webmdshow\webmvorbisdecoder.dll
CLSID:        {ED311103-5211-11DF-94AF-0026B977EEAA}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  WebM VP9 Decoder Filter
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\common files\webm project\webmdshow\vp9decoder.dll
CLSID:        {ED31110A-5211-11DF-94AF-0026B977EEAA}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

(A total of 113 filters, 11 shown, 102 hidden)

#####  DirectShow Filters (64-bit)  #####

Description:  Xiph.Org Theora Decoder
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\x64\dsftheoradecoder.dll
CLSID:        {05187161-5C36-4324-A734-22BF37509F2D}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Xiph.Org Vorbis Decoder
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\x64\dsfvorbisdecoder.dll
CLSID:        {05A1D945-A794-44EF-B41A-2F851A117155}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Xiph.Org FLAC Decoder
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\x64\dsfflacdecoder.dll
CLSID:        {3376086C-D6F9-4CE4-8B89-33CD570106B5}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Xiph.Org Native FLAC Decoder
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\x64\dsfnativeflacsource.dll
CLSID:        {6DDA37BA-0553-499A-AE0D-BEBA67204548}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Xiph.Org Speex Decoder
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\x64\dsfspeexdecoder.dll
CLSID:        {7605E26C-DE38-4B82-ADD8-FE2568CC0B25}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Xiph.Org Ogg Demuxer
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\x64\dsfoggdemux2.dll
CLSID:        {C9361F5A-3282-4944-9899-6D99CDC5370B}
Merit:        00400000 = MERIT_UNLIKELY

Description:  WebM VP8 Decoder Filter
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\x64\vp8decoder.dll
CLSID:        {ED3110F3-5211-11DF-94AF-0026B977EEAA}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  WebM Splitter Filter
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\xiph.org\open codecs\x64\webmsplit.dll
CLSID:        {ED3110F8-5211-11DF-94AF-0026B977EEAA}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

(A total of 107 filters, 8 shown, 99 hidden)

#####  ICM Class Manager (32-bit)  #####

(A total of 4 filters, 0 shown, 4 hidden)

#####  ACM Class Manager (32-bit)  #####

(A total of 4 filters, 0 shown, 4 hidden)

#####  ICM Class Manager (64-bit)  #####

(A total of 4 filters, 0 shown, 4 hidden)

#####  ACM Class Manager (64-bit)  #####

(A total of 3 filters, 0 shown, 3 hidden)

#####  Default source filters (32-bit)  #####

.flac   {6DDA37BA-0553-499a-AE0D-BEBA67204548}  Xiph.Org Native FLAC Decoder

(A total of 64 default source filters, 1 shown, 63 hidden)

#####  Default source filters (64-bit)  #####

.3ga    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.avs    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.bik    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.eac3   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.flac   {6DDA37BA-0553-499a-AE0D-BEBA67204548}  Xiph.Org Native FLAC Decoder
.mpeg   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mpg    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mxf    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.qt     {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.vob    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.xvid   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source

(A total of 66 default source filters, 11 shown, 55 hidden)

#####  ACM and VFW Codecs (32-bit)  #####

Description:  Ogg Vorbis Audio CODEC
ID:           msacm.vorbis
File name:    C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\vorbis.acm

(A total of 15 codecs, 1 shown, 14 hidden)

#####  ACM and VFW Codecs (64-bit)  #####

(A total of 13 codecs, 0 shown, 13 hidden)


Video playback in your browser actually does not use anything from the codec pack. Depending on the problem and video format, it uses an internal decoder or a decoder from Microsoft.

This does not seem to be a decoding problem, but a bug in the browser, or an issue with the driver configuration.

Things that you can try:
1) Clear Internet history and cache
2) NVIDIA control panel > Adjust Desktop Color settings > "Content Type Reported to the Display" > change from "Auto-select (recommended)" to "Desktop programs" (this option is only visible for certain types of screens)
3) NVIDIA control panel > Adjust video color settings > With nvidia settings > Advanced > Dynamic range = Full
4) NVIDIA control panel > Manage 3D settings > Change which GPU is used by your browser
5) Disable hardware acceleration in your browser settings

Admin wrote:Video playback in your browser actually does not use anything from the codec pack. Depending on the problem and video format, it uses an internal decoder or a decoder from Microsoft.

This does not seem to be a decoding problem, but a bug in the browser, or an issue with the driver configuration.

Things that you can try:
1) Clear Internet history and cache
2) NVIDIA control panel > Adjust Desktop Color settings > "Content Type Reported to the Display" > change from "Auto-select (recommended)" to "Desktop programs" (this option is only visible for certain types of screens)
3) NVIDIA control panel > Adjust video color settings > With nvidia settings > Advanced > Dynamic range = Full
4) NVIDIA control panel > Manage 3D settings > Change which GPU is used by your browser
5) Disable hardware acceleration in your browser settings

I wonder why I never tried specifically that one. Designating Nvidia GPU for the browser seemed to have solved the problem.

Thank you for the nudge I needed.