SDR-S7 Video Camera: aspect ratio problem

I have just bought this video camera with the sole purpose being to
record a very important function I'm attending and post clips of it on
Youtube to share with friends. I am pretty hopeless with technology and
I need a bit of help! I just did a couple of recordings...tried 16.9 and
4.3 aspect ratio but both are squashed in Windows Media Player and on
Youtube as well when I tried uploading them... Does anyone know how I
can record a video and have it appear on Youtube or WMP in the right
ratio so that its not all squashed sideways? Hope someone can help!


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Sat Jun 07 08:23:13 PDT 2008

"kathy293949" <kathy293949.3an27c@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> I have just bought this video camera with the sole purpose being to
> record a very important function I'm attending and post clips of it on
> Youtube to share with friends. I am pretty hopeless with technology and
> I need a bit of help! I just did a couple of recordings...tried 16.9 and
> 4.3 aspect ratio but both are squashed in Windows Media Player and on
> Youtube as well when I tried uploading them... Does anyone know how I
> can record a video and have it appear on Youtube or WMP in the right
> ratio so that its not all squashed sideways? Hope someone can help!
>
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While this subject is off topic, you can find the information of how to make
videos for youtube, here.

Click the link under "Uploading" to find the video format.

http://www.youtube.com/t/yt_handbook_produce

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jaybee
Sun Jul 06 06:50:00 PDT 2008

I have the same problem. I have a JVC Everio Hard Disc and all video
downloads onto my PC as 4:3 if I use the USB connection.
Peculiarly, the software that came with the camera, Cyberling Power Director
Power Producer etc. sees the downlaoed video as widescreen 16:9, whilst all
other software including Roxio, Windows Media Player, Windows Media Centre,
Corel Paint Shop Pro all show as 4:3.

If I use a firewire connection, which I bought extra for about £4 UK, which
only allows downloading video in real time as opposed to copying files, Roxio
sees it as widescreen. I have not tried Windows Movie maker, Windows Media
Player etc this way yet.

I am looking for a universal solution, which must be out there somewhere.

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"kathy293949" wrote:

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> I have just bought this video camera with the sole purpose being to
> record a very important function I'm attending and post clips of it on
> Youtube to share with friends. I am pretty hopeless with technology and
> I need a bit of help! I just did a couple of recordings...tried 16.9 and
> 4.3 aspect ratio but both are squashed in Windows Media Player and on
> Youtube as well when I tried uploading them... Does anyone know how I
> can record a video and have it appear on Youtube or WMP in the right
> ratio so that its not all squashed sideways? Hope someone can help!
>
>
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