i have figured out how to play movies or videos with full graphic support. It seems the problem lies with a normal user not granted full access to graphics but root has complete access to adjust and play around with video output drivers. By logging in as root in terminal and running the following command "gmplayer -vo x11 FILENAME" it adjust to play using the x11 engine to display and if it is not certisfying, it adjust to other possibilities. Also this allows for fullscreen viewing as opposed to a small screen with a black background!