Tech Help?

[Karl Henning]

Can anybody help with a Microsoft Edge question?

After a tech helped me via a Bomgar connection, the text in my browser isn't as bold as it was/should be. He was addressing another application entirely, so I'm puzzled as to why it's queered my browser. I'm finding this optically vexatious. Anybody have an idea of how I address this/restore the crisp depth of font?

[drogulus]

     This is a problem with Edge. You can't darken the text. The only option is to choose Dark mode in Settings>Appearance and that gives you white text on a dark background, or try one of the colorful themes which are only slightly hideous. I'd choose the latter.

[DavidW]

Karl, it sounds like you changed font styles system wide instead of with the specific app.  Do you remember what you did?

[Karl Henning]

Karl, it sounds like you changed font styles system wide instead of with the specific app.  Do you remember what you did?

Interesting. I don't think it's anything I did, I was passive while the tech was connected via Bomgar. Let me putter.

[Spotted Horses]

Interesting. I don't think it's anything I did, I was passive while the tech was connected via Bomgar. Let me putter.

What was the tech trying to fix?

I've not used Edge so I can give specific advice, I think DavidW's suggestion is likely. A browser will typically inherit system properties selecting the display style. Your browser speicific properties might be inadvertently modified, such as zoom setting, font color, font style or size.

The fix I would suggest is what I have done, avoid Edge. I use Firefox on Windows, with Chrome as a backup in case of a page that doesn't render well on Firefox.

[Karl Henning]

What was the tech trying to fix?

He helped to install Adobe Premiere Elements.

[drogulus]

    Try this.

    Open Edge>paste "edge://flags/#edge-enhance-text-contrast">navigate to Enhance Text Contrast>select Enabled>restart browser>install Firefox.

[Karl Henning]

Try this.

    Open Edge>paste "edge://flags/#edge-enhance-text-contrast">navigate to Enhance Text Contrast>select Enabled>restart browser>install Firefox.

Many thanks, Ernie, this did the trick!

[DavidW]

Karl, you were lucky to find the only other guy on the internet that uses Edge!  I don't have anything personal against the browser, but since I have no extensions on it, I use it as a failsafe fallback.

[drogulus]

Karl, you were lucky to find the only other guy on the internet that uses Edge!  I don't have anything personal against the browser, but since I have no extensions on it, I use it as a failsafe fallback.

    I've never used Edge. I opened it to test solutions I Googled. If you click on help topics in Windows, Edge will open regardless of your default browser setting.

[Karl Henning]

I've never used Edge. I opened it to test solutions I Googled. If you click on help topics in Windows, Edge will open regardless of your default browser setting.

I appreciate your aid!

[Karl Henning]

I have a video, an mv4 file. I wish the sound were louder. Any hope?

[drogulus]

I have a video, an mv4 file. I wish the sound were louder. Any hope?

     There's the system volume and the volume on the player. I have my system volume set at 60% and I max the player volume. All players (YT, MPC, Winamp (!)) are always 100% and volume adjustments are done at the system level. I would try opening the mv4 with another player if you have one.

[Karl Henning]

There's the system volume and the volume on the player. I have my system volume set at 60% and I max the player volume. All players (YT, MPC, Winamp (!)) are always 100% and volume adjustments are done at the system level. I would try opening the mv4 with another player if you have one.

Thanks. I see now I was unclear. I was hoping to goose the volume as a property of the file.

[Holden]

I always have system volume at 100& and make all volume adjustments with the app or player.

[Karl Henning]

Thanks, all. This is the video under advisement:

[brewski]

Thanks. I see now I was unclear. I was hoping to goose the volume as a property of the file.

Perhaps slightly tangential, but just in case it's helpful: I added Enhancer for YouTube, a nifty little thing that boosts volume, and also offers other functions, like the ability to make screenshots and adjustments in playback speed.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/enhancer-for-youtube/ponfpcnoihfmfllpaingbgckeeldkhle

-Bruce

[DavidW]

Thanks, all. This is the video under advisement:

The audio is fine btw.

[Karl Henning]

The audio is fine btw.

Thank you. I'm very happy to have someone else aver so. I guess my personal hang-up was how the recording (obviously) doesn't match the live experience. I'm getting over it.

[drogulus]

Thanks. I see now I was unclear. I was hoping to goose the volume as a property of the file.

    What's the file size? If it's not too gigantic an online program will spit out a copy with boosted volume.

    VideoLouder

    For files larger than 500 MB you need a desktop program.