Flickering Text

When i create a menu the text flickers unless i make it bold and to a certain size. I have tried various methods including typing the text straight into dvd pro. Is there any way of stopping this or at least reducing it.

The problem your seeing is when text has very narrow areas, (thin) most TV sets just don't have the resolution to display such text. A bolder larger text is always advised in projects.
I personally never use text below 20 point and always a thicker font, over all.

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ootomaskooo wrote:
1.) always have my drivers up-to-date (347.52)
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Sorry for posting this answer twice, but on first occasion I posted in an old thread and nobody responded.
I've made a dvd menu with red text-only buttons, changing to white when selected and changing red again when activated.
In simulator modus this looks great. But when showed on a CRT monitor the buttons "flicker" and don't look crisp.
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Hy there Skype users!
With the new update there is an annoying "bug" with message writing(for me)!
My specs are : Win 7 64bit(updated), latest java/flashplayer... everything, Geforce gtx 550 Ti video card with latest driver.
Fix it please! Have nice day!
Attachments:
skypebug.jpg ‏19 KB

ruwim wrote:
http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows-desktop-client/Flickering-text-in-chatbox-while-typing-after-S...
Some common factor is NVIDIA GTX graphic adapter.
Hmm, that's right. antiqwiz and I both have a nVidia GTX 550 Ti video card. ootomaskooo has a Nvidia GTX560.
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- A little flickering at times is present when typing is continued.
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1. updating GTX 550 Ti video card drivers to ver. 347.52
2. checking nVidia Control Panel and setting "Adjust Image Settings with Preview" to Let the 3D application decide
3. opening "Tools -> Options -> Advanced settings" and checking if other programs are listed under “Manage other programs access to Skype”
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6. doing a clean install of Skype (removing all registry entries associated with Skype, etc.)
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Will try next:
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