System:
Windows 7 64-bit
eVGA nVidia 8800 GTS 512
Intel Core 2 Quad 6600
The fix was to open nwnplayer.ini and change
Client CPU Affinity=0
to
Client CPU Affinity=-2
Mentioned in the HotUreadme file
Open nwn.ini and change
"SafeMovie=0".
to
"SafeMovie=1"
Make sure you have patch 1.69 installed (the last one)
Try disabling Desktop Composition (properties on nwmain.exe, compatibility tab)
Try the fixed
binkw32.dll by Nurvall, mentioned in the “no movies even with v1.69” thread mentioned below.