Newbie Questions...

[Guest]

I'm a bit confused...being new to the whole video editing\creation thing, I just got started with Windows Movie Maker 2 today by using still pictures to put together a slide show with music and some effects. That's been going fine..

My questions are about saving - it looks like 640x480 is the max resolution that a video can be saved as. Is this correct

Now, that size is fine for viewing on my computer, but what about television? I'm not sure how computer resolutions translate into TV viewing. I have a 42 inch television. Would the video fill the whole screen, or just a small window? Would it be a mess (stretched and pixelized?)

Of the save options, which are actually the best quality (once you choose to pick manually and not let windows pick)? The options they present are a bit confusing. Are higher kbs always better? (Assuming local viewing and not trying to make web friendly)? "High Quality, Large" isn't very informative

If you want a FULL, super-high quality copy for archive, what option would that be

Oh, on other question, this one about Audio
Is there any way to trim an audio clip, then make it fade out instead of ending abruptly

Thanks

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

640x480 is the appropriate resolution if you are heading toward watching on
a DVD/TV. That's the standard size for digital camcorders and for making
DVDs. www.DVDRHelp.com is a good place to go for some reference info. If
your 42" TV isn't high definition, then it's for that one too.

You can save to higher WMV formats if you use custom profiles.... see the
Saving Movies > Custom WMV Profiles page of www.papajohn.org

You should be picking the DV-AVI option when saving and heading toward a TV.
Then you don't have to worry about bitrates.... yes, higher ones equate to
higher quality.

Archive on your digital camcorder tape at full DV-AVI for your highest
quality.

Yes, you can either set a trim point on an audio clip or cut it. A right
mouse click on the clip gives you a Fade Out option.... which ramps it down
in a bit under a second.

PapaJohn

I'm a bit confused...being new to the whole video editing\creation thing,

I just got started with Windows Movie Maker 2 today by using still pictures
to put together a slide show with music and some effects. That's been going
fine...

My questions are about saving - it looks like 640x480 is the max

resolution that a video can be saved as. Is this correct?

Now, that size is fine for viewing on my computer, but what about

television? I'm not sure how computer resolutions translate into TV
viewing. I have a 42 inch television. Would the video fill the whole
screen, or just a small window? Would it be a mess (stretched and
pixelized?)?

Of the save options, which are actually the best quality (once you choose

to pick manually and not let windows pick)? The options they present are a
bit confusing. Are higher kbs always better? (Assuming local viewing and
not trying to make web friendly)? "High Quality, Large" isn't very
informative!