Windows Movie Maker problem

[Bobby]

I have a relatively old (but working) movie recorder which records in
MP4 format.

It plays back fine on my PC (with the Klite codec pack installed -
otherwise it doesn't) but whenever I try to upload any video to
YouTube or edit it in Movie Maker, the picture is mis-aligned.

I seem to only get the top left-hand section of the original video.
It's like the recording has zoomed to the top left-hand quarter/third
- which obviously ruins the recording.

The original if fine (I see the whole picture) but whenever I try to
do anything with the video, I get this weaird effect.

I appreciate that the MP4 format is a nightmare but this is really
strange.

Any ideas? Or can anyone recommend another video editing programme
that can output in different formats?

Thanks.

Bobby

 

[Bobby]

I've discovered something this evening. The video (MP4) plays back
fine using Windows Media Classic Player but does not play correctly
when played in Windows Media Player. In fact, when I play it in WMP I
get the exact problem I get when I upload and display in YouTube
(which is my goal).

So, the video plays back on my video recorder and WM Classic OK but
not WMP or anything else that I try!

Help! I have some great footage of James Taylor playing in Edinburgh
(last night) that I want to share via YouTube but I get that awful
chopped playback on everything except Windows Media Classic (which I
downloaded as part of Kilte codec pack).

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Hi Bobby

You'll get a better response if you post this message on the group where the
Movie Maker experts answer questions. Try the following group.

microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video

 

[Bobby]

You'll get a better response if you post this message on the group where the
Movie Maker experts answer questions. Try the following group.

microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video

Thanks for replying but Google doesn't carry that NG.