poor picture quality in video

[Punky]

how can I resize the pictures in the video so that when they are shown the
picture quality of the video is as good as the photos.

 

[John Inzer]

how can I resize the pictures in the video so that when they are
shown the picture quality of the video is as good as the photos.

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I'm guessing you are using PhotoStory
or Movie Maker to create the video?

The answer would be to use a custom profile:

Try the following links for info:

Photo Story 3 - Saving and Distributing
http://www.papajohn.org/PS3-Saving.html

Photo Story 3 Profile Choices
and Making a DVD
http://tinyurl.com/cahtf

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

Movie Maker 2 -
Quality Settings in Custom Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/258h32
(PapaJohn's Newsletter # 95)

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

Windows Vista
Create custom movie settings
for Windows Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/2fo9b9

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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

 

[Michael J. Mahon]

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I'm guessing you are using PhotoStory
or Movie Maker to create the video?

The answer would be to use a custom profile:

I have also had very good results from choosing the 1024x768
..wmv format, then using that .wmv as input to the DVD-making
process.

The trick is to avoid the profile they *designed* for DVDs, since
it includes a "blurring" filter for TV that is no longer needed
for modern TVs.

Try the following links for info:

Photo Story 3 - Saving and Distributing
http://www.papajohn.org/PS3-Saving.html

Photo Story 3 Profile Choices
and Making a DVD
http://tinyurl.com/cahtf

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

Movie Maker 2 -
Quality Settings in Custom Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/258h32
(PapaJohn's Newsletter # 95)

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

Windows Vista
Create custom movie settings
for Windows Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/2fo9b9

-michael

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

 

[Punky]

Thank you- wehre do I find "the wastebasket"?

I have also had very good results from choosing the 1024x768
..wmv format, then using that .wmv as input to the DVD-making
process.

The trick is to avoid the profile they *designed* for DVDs, since
it includes a "blurring" filter for TV that is no longer needed
for modern TVs.


-michael

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

 

[Michael J. Mahon]

Thank you- wehre do I find "the wastebasket"?

You're kidding, right? It's usually under your desk. ;-)

My aphorism is a way of saying that one's first, second, or
even third idea is seldom the best idea--a full wastebasket
is a good sign that a fine design may emerge--while an empty
one is a harbinger of a poor design.

We sometimes say that "designs are like waffles, you have to
throw the first one away", but in my experience, it takes more
than one to get to the sweet spot.

The problem is that by the time someone has spent thirty minutes
thinking about a solution, and written a page or so of code, they
have made a hundred little decisions (data widths, identifiers, etc.)
and have formed an emotional committment to the design, even though
it should be thrown out (or at least set aside ;-) to have another
try "knowing what you know now".

:

-michael

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

 

[Punky]

yes - I know LOL
My wastebasket is fullo! thanks for the help.