I recorded several clips in HD on a Flip Mino HD. Imported them into
Movie Maker. In the preview window in WMM, they look like HD (more
rectangle). I did all my editing, etc. Looked great in WMM itself.

Then I publish using the HD 720p option and once it is done, in Windows
Media Player, it looks more square and everything is squeezed into the
square making the person appear very tall.

I set Aspect Ratio to 16:9. Not sure what I am doing wrong. The goal
is to get the HD video as originally recorded into the Published video
to load to YouTube or Vidler.

Thanks for any ideas.

Be well,
Scott


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SForsgren wrote:
> I recorded several clips in HD on a Flip Mino HD. Imported them into
> Movie Maker. In the preview window in WMM, they look like HD (more
> rectangle). I did all my editing, etc. Looked great in WMM itself.
>
> Then I publish using the HD 720p option and once it is done, in
> Windows Media Player, it looks more square and everything is squeezed
> into the square making the person appear very tall.
>
> I set Aspect Ratio to 16:9. Not sure what I am doing wrong. The goal
> is to get the HD video as originally recorded into the Published video
> to load to YouTube or Vidler.
>
> Thanks for any ideas.
>
> Be well,
> Scott
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The following article was written for XP Movie Maker
but still may be useful...also you may want to consider
using a Custom Profile...also mentioned in the article.

From Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3
PapaJohn's Guide to YouTube
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Distributing-YouTube.html

Vista path to Profiles folder:
C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\Shared\Profiles
[you'll have to Create the Profiles folder if it's not there]

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Sadly, I tried that as well. No luck. Still getting squished HD
videos.


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SForsgren

SForsgren wrote:
> Sadly, I tried that as well. No luck. Still getting squished HD
> videos.
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You used the "YouTube-MM-HD-PapaJohn.prx" 16:9
profile when you Published and you still have a 4:3 movie?

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I have tried using this profile:

YT_16x9_HD_30fps_7Mb

And still ended up with a square not wide image when played back in Windows Media Player.

The file properties itself of the resulting file say 1280x720 but the right and left both have black and the picture is squished center. Thanks

SForsgren wrote:
> I have tried using this profile:
>
> YT_16x9_HD_30fps_7Mb
>
> And still ended up with a square not wide image when played back in
> Windows Media Player.
>
> The file properties itself of the resulting file say 1280x720 but the
> right and left both have black and the picture is squished center.
> Thanks
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Why not try the one I pointed you to? Maybe it
will work...it's worth a try anyway. You can
download it from the article and just drop it in
the Profiles folder:

From Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3
PapaJohn's Guide to YouTube
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Distributing-YouTube.html

Vista path to Profiles folder:
C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\Shared\Profiles
[you'll have to Create the Profiles folder if it's not there]

Then it will be a choice in the "More Settings" drop
window when you Publish.

Movie Maker in Vista -
Publishing / Quality Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/325yvz

==

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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me may not work for you

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Hi John, I did try the one you suggested with the same result. I attached what it looks like in WMM vs. Windows Media Player. Thanks for any other ideas. Take care

Attached Images

Smushed.jpg (75.7 KB, 1 views)

SForsgren wrote:
> Hi John, I did try the one you suggested with the same result. I
> attached what it looks like in WMM vs. Windows Media Player. Thanks
> for any other ideas. Take care
>
>
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
>> Filename: Smushed.jpg |
>> Download: http://camcorderanswers.com/attachme...ttachmentid=4|
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
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Can't get the screen shot....it wants me to log in...
no problem though...I know what you are describing.

Sorry...I don't know the solution.

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John Inzer wrote:
> SForsgren wrote:
>> Hi John, I did try the one you suggested with the same result. I
>> attached what it looks like in WMM vs. Windows Media Player. Thanks
>> for any other ideas. Take care
>>
>>
>> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
>>> Filename: Smushed.jpg |
>>> Download: http://camcorderanswers.com/attachme...ttachmentid=4|
>> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> ========================================
> Can't get the screen shot....it wants me to log in...
> no problem though...I know what you are describing.
>
> Sorry...I don't know the solution.
==================================
But wait...there's more...

Just an experiment...do everything just as you
did the last time it failed...but in Movie Maker -
Advanced Options...choose 4:3 instead of 16:9.

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The problem is your recording size. You must record in 1280x720 otherwise it
streches, skews or scrunches the video to fit the format you want.

"John Inzer" wrote:

> John Inzer wrote:
> > SForsgren wrote:
> >> Hi John, I did try the one you suggested with the same result. I
> >> attached what it looks like in WMM vs. Windows Media Player. Thanks
> >> for any other ideas. Take care
> >>
> >>
> >> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> >>> Filename: Smushed.jpg |
> >>> Download: http://camcorderanswers.com/attachme...ttachmentid=4|
> >> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> > ========================================
> > Can't get the screen shot....it wants me to log in...
> > no problem though...I know what you are describing.
> >
> > Sorry...I don't know the solution.
> ==================================
> But wait...there's more...
>
> Just an experiment...do everything just as you
> did the last time it failed...but in Movie Maker -
> Advanced Options...choose 4:3 instead of 16:9.
>
> --
>
> J. Inzer MS-MVP
> Digital Media Experience
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>