WMM won't save in 4:3

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Not sure what I'm doing wrong here. I have WMM set to 4:3 format in
Tools > Options and it says "4:3" when I save a .wmv, but when I play
the file back, it's 16:9. This happens with captured video and
imported files that are already in 4:3. I can save in 4:3 in other
video editors, but I wanted to use WMM to make the file small enough to
upload to a website.
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Re: WMM won't save in 4:3 by jma

jma
Sat Oct 21 11:09:40 CDT 2006

jma <jma> wrote in
news:Xns986379D857D45jabshiremediaonenet@216.196.97.136:

> Not sure what I'm doing wrong here. I have WMM set to 4:3 format
> in Tools > Options and it says "4:3" when I save a .wmv, but when
> I play the file back, it's 16:9. This happens with captured video
> and imported files that are already in 4:3. I can save in 4:3 in
> other video editors, but I wanted to use WMM to make the file
> small enough to upload to a website.
>
Figured it out - recommended save setting was changing the format
("Best quality for playback on my computer"). Choosing any other
setting keeps it in 4:3.
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Re: WMM won't save in 4:3 by John

John
Sat Oct 21 13:59:22 CDT 2006

jma wrote:
> jma <jma> wrote in
> news:Xns986379D857D45jabshiremediaonenet@216.196.97.136:
>
>> Not sure what I'm doing wrong here. I have WMM set to 4:3 format
>> in Tools > Options and it says "4:3" when I save a .wmv, but when
>> I play the file back, it's 16:9. This happens with captured video
>> and imported files that are already in 4:3. I can save in 4:3 in
>> other video editors, but I wanted to use WMM to make the file
>> small enough to upload to a website.
>>
> Figured it out - recommended save setting was changing the format
> ("Best quality for playback on my computer"). Choosing any other
> setting keeps it in 4:3.
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You may also want to look into Custom Profiles:

Movie Maker 2 - Saving
Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu


Creating Custom Profiles
for Windows Movie Maker 2
http://tinyurl.com/cuny7

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Re: WMM won't save in 4:3 by jma

jma
Sat Oct 21 20:19:19 CDT 2006

"John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote in
news:eagPHMU9GHA.3384@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

> jma wrote:
>> jma <jma> wrote in
>> news:Xns986379D857D45jabshiremediaonenet@216.196.97.136:
>>
>>> Not sure what I'm doing wrong here. I have WMM set to 4:3
>>> format in Tools > Options and it says "4:3" when I save a .wmv,
>>> but when I play the file back, it's 16:9. This happens with
>>> captured video and imported files that are already in 4:3. I
>>> can save in 4:3 in other video editors, but I wanted to use WMM
>>> to make the file small enough to upload to a website.
>>>
>> Figured it out - recommended save setting was changing the format
>> ("Best quality for playback on my computer"). Choosing any other
>> setting keeps it in 4:3.
> ===================================
> You may also want to look into Custom Profiles:
>
> Movie Maker 2 - Saving
> Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
> http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu
>
>
> Creating Custom Profiles
> for Windows Movie Maker 2
> http://tinyurl.com/cuny7
>
Ah, that looks useful. Thanks for the tip. :-)
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