iPlayer download colour problem

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I never do this sort of stuff, so I'm a real amateur here.

I forgot to record a tv program (as instructed) so I thought I'd download it from the BBC's iPlayer pages. I chose download, and the 600 mb wmv file duly downloaded overnight.

I first tried to play it with VLC, but it is just a mass of moving blocks of colour. I then tried Windows Media Player. I was asked to dpwnload the DRM code, so i did, and then the licence from the BBC. So far so average. The video now plays with sound, but the colours seem to be reversed, or completely swapped over. Any clues?

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Ahah! In Media Player Tools/Settings/performance I turned Video Acceleration down from Full to None. Now it plays fine. Well, apart from the aspect ratio that is.

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I've watched plenty on BBC iplayer but never downloaded any. So that info you found out could be handy some day.