Video blurry on MM playback

[Guest]

Making a video for my son's graduation and I have a problem. I have recorded
video and captured it in Movie Maker. After I save the project and then play
it back the video is not clear. It looks very granular. I recorded it with
a Sony Digital Handycam. I have also tried viewing it with a projector and
the same blurriness is there. Is there way to clear it up or capture it
different. The setting I use to save the project it best quality. Any help
would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Wojo]

Making a video for my son's graduation and I have a problem. I have
recorded
video and captured it in Movie Maker. After I save the project and then
play
it back the video is not clear. It looks very granular. I recorded it
with
a Sony Digital Handycam. I have also tried viewing it with a projector
and
the same blurriness is there. Is there way to clear it up or capture it
different. The setting I use to save the project it best quality. Any
help
would be greatly appreciated.

It is the finished movie you are playing back using a Media Player and not
previewing the project within Movie Maker correct?
If you are previewing please be aware that the quality of the video in the
preview window is not that of your finished movie.
If it is a finished WMV or AVI file then the best quality to save in is
DV-AVI available by clicking the radio button next to more options.
But if the picture is blurry and you saved to best quality WMV then the
problem is likely somewhere else.
Possibly check the record settings on the camcorder or a problem with the
firewire or card.

 

[Guest]

I saved it in DV-AVI and it made all the difference. The playback is clear
and sharp. Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it.

 

[Wojo]

Your welcome

I saved it in DV-AVI and it made all the difference. The playback is clear
and sharp. Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it.

 

[Guest]

I have also saved as DV-AVI format and recorded to DVD disc using Nero vision
and tried also with MYDVD (trial). When playing on the dvd player the
picture is very blurry....can you suggest what is wrong

 

[John Inzer]

I have also saved as DV-AVI format and recorded to DVD disc using
Nero vision and tried also with MYDVD (trial). When playing on the
dvd player the picture is very blurry....can you suggest what is wrong

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Maybe you began the project with
a low resolution video clip.

Or...maybe using a custom profile
would improve the issue:

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

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

--

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

 

[Guest]

John, thanks for the info. In MM though, the video, audio and pics are very
clear...the problem lays when writing it to the dvd disk for playing on home
dvd player and viewing on tv.

 

[Graham Hughes]

if this is the case then it is the dvd authoring apps forums you should be
asking your question to.

 

[Allen]

Any still images rendered by Movie Maker as and AVI file will be blurry.

Yet more Microsoft broken-ware.