i reviewed the schematic a few times, the only diference betwen that and mine are the resistors and the fact that i have only 8x16 not 8x24, wich i said this in my first post, the code i use i posted in .ino as well as .txt
I don't mind the leds being dim, when i power up my circuit the whole matrix lights up and the whole circuit, includind the atmega 328p and the 595 draws 25mA.