Image is tiny in WMM

When I upload images from my camcorder to WMM, the image is tiny in the middle of the screen. If I expand it, then its all pixelated and crappy. I know it will display better than that because i've played the recordings back directly through my TV and it looked fine on my 18" - 20" ish TV screen

I just want to be sure that when I eventually put these images on DVD, they will fill the entire TV screen like a conventional TV broadcast

Thanks

Nick.

Hi there Holly,

You have probably missed the option right at the beginning that allows
you to define the size/quality of the captured file. Try again and read
carefully the options available as you set the capture option up. You will
come to a screen that will offer you choices on size/quality as offered by
the device you are going to capture from.

Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk

"Holty" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news416092A-0895-46F2-9721-AFA1A6648149@microsoft.com...
> When I upload images from my camcorder to WMM, the image is tiny in the
middle of the screen. If I expand it, then its all pixelated and crappy. I
know it will display better than that because i've played the recordings
back directly through my TV and it looked fine on my 18" - 20" ish TV
screen.
>
> I just want to be sure that when I eventually put these images on DVD,
they will fill the entire TV screen like a conventional TV broadcast.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nick.

DVDs use a standard MPEG2 file with standard dimensions, so it should work
fine.... the preview windows you use in MM2 don't show the video at the
final size.
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org

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"Holty" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news416092A-0895-46F2-9721-AFA1A6648149@microsoft.com...
> When I upload images from my camcorder to WMM, the image is tiny in the
middle of the screen. If I expand it, then its all pixelated and crappy. I
know it will display better than that because i've played the recordings
back directly through my TV and it looked fine on my 18" - 20" ish TV
screen.
>
> I just want to be sure that when I eventually put these images on DVD,
they will fill the entire TV screen like a conventional TV broadcast.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nick.

Hopefully you are not uploading via the USB 1.1 connection that is intended
only for uploading crappy quality video for use in e-mail.

Only if you have a DVD camcorder should you use the USB connection, which in
that case would probably be USB2.0.

If you upload the video using the Firewire/I-Link/IEEE 1394 connection which
is what "all" DV camcorders use then it will be full quality, provided you
choose to import it as DV-AVI as John Kelly stated.

"Holty" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news416092A-0895-46F2-9721-AFA1A6648149@microsoft.com...
> When I upload images from my camcorder to WMM, the image is tiny in the
middle of the screen. If I expand it, then its all pixelated and crappy. I
know it will display better than that because i've played the recordings
back directly through my TV and it looked fine on my 18" - 20" ish TV
screen.
>
> I just want to be sure that when I eventually put these images on DVD,
they will fill the entire TV screen like a conventional TV broadcast.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nick.

what is the recording resolution of your camera? typically a camera for tv
playback only records a resolution of some 320x240 pixel. if that is the
case with yours, you will have a tiny image in the middle of the screen,
always.


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http://www.AmericaDoSul.de


"Holty" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news416092A-0895-46F2-9721-AFA1A6648149@microsoft.com...
> When I upload images from my camcorder to WMM, the image is tiny in the
middle of the screen. If I expand it, then its all pixelated and crappy. I
know it will display better than that because i've played the recordings
back directly through my TV and it looked fine on my 18" - 20" ish TV
screen.
>
> I just want to be sure that when I eventually put these images on DVD,
they will fill the entire TV screen like a conventional TV broadcast.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nick.