windows (non LIVE) movie maker export to 43

[anon125]

what numbers do I use to get 4:3 640x480?
and how do I tell it what type of file to make it?
it seems to default to mp4 which DVD maker wants nothing to do with- not supported.
I will be making a DVD that plays on the old type television and I need to fill the screen
thanks all

[Cornucopia]

You are going about this the WRONG WAY.

A quick check on the "What is DVD?" link at the top of the page will tell you that:
1. DVD does not use MP4, but rather MPEG2 video + LPCM or AC3 or MP2 audio in a VOB container (and it only gets to VOB after you have authored it).
2. DVD does not use 640x480, but rather 720x480 (or alternately 704x480) in NTSC lands (such as Canada), whether for 4:3 screen or 16:9 screen.
3. You need multiple steps: Gather footage->Edit (in Editor)->process + Encode (in Encoder)->Author(in Authoring app)->Burn (Burning app - I recommend ImgBurn).

What are your CURRENT sources? What does MediaInfo readout say about their makeup (post detailed text here)? What apps in the stepwise progression are your trying to use?
By "old television", I'll assume you mean a 4:3 SD CRT type TV, right? And you'll be playing a burned disc in a DVD settop player (to the TV)?

Scott

[anon125]

thanks
"By "old television", I'll assume you mean a 4:3 SD CRT type TV, right? And you'll be playing a burned disc in a DVD settop player (to the TV)?" You are correct.
I only have 4:3 images, windows DVD maker and moviemaker. with ONLY that software is it doable? and paint of course.
I do not have the bandwidth to do much online.
when I tried 720x 480 it squeezed the pictures so everybody was skinny looking!
I am in the US
dvd maker can make a slide show that fills the screen, I was hoping to use the various creative ish features of movie maker.
thanks

I did NOT choose mp4, that is what movie maker made. don't see how to tell it what kind of file to make. no tools- options etc

[LMotlow]

Then you're doing something wrong. In any case, like most members here I'd advise against using Movie Maker. Seriously, anon125, it's just not very good software. DVD Slideshow GUI is a very good free app (repeat, it's free!) for doing what you want to do, and comes highly recommended.

DVD at 720x480 with a 4:3 display aspect ratio does not "squeeze" the image when played -- assuming that the image is really 4:3 to begin with, and that the photo is wider than it is high (landscape layout). At this point instead of keeping everyone guessing about your photo sources, can you post one or two of your original pics in the forum so that we can see what's going on? Something here just doesn't match up. Are they jpg photos, or some other format? The forum will accept photos as jpg, jpeg, gif, png, or psd.

[anon125]

just regular jpg images from an old digital camera- casio V8.
and how do I tell moviemaker what output I need. not mp4 of course
thanks

[TreeTops]

I see only two formats available in my version of Movie Maker 12: mp4 or wmv. However, there is a make a DVD option which shows that it's wmv but I bet when it actually burns the DVD it is mpeg2.

Yes, Movie Maker can be limited but it's good for beginners to learn the basics of video editing.

[LMotlow]

I found nothing but posts of desperation and frustration by people trying to make DVD slide shows with Windows Movie maker -- including Microsoft's own MM forum, where you find so many screwed up answers from Microsoft "advisors" that people just give up. One such post here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/moviemaker-av/dvd-makerproduces-d...e-c3726d0b2472. It's the wrong tool for the job. MM outputs wmv or mp4 formatting, even if you ask for DVD, and what it outputs isn't formatted correctly from photos.

One problem is that the camera shoots big 3264x2488 jpg's that have to be resized to 720x480. If you care for the sloppy way MM resizes images, that's up to you. The camera also shoots 3264x2176 1.5:1 pics, which can be a problem as well. The owner was asked to submit images for a looksee and DVD Slideshow GUI for use (better resizing, better encoding, and more features than MM). But if the o.p. is set on MM he might get help from a user sooner or later. Not many members here would use MS Movie Maker for anything, period. It's designed more for sources from DV movie cameras and web output.

[smrpix]

If you're looking for 4:3 output, a terrific old program is photostory by microsoft. It automatically adds moves which appear to be based on content. You can customize the moves as well and also add music. It was never updated for widescreen. Microsoft let it die. The output is wmv, but much higher quality than 720x480 mpeg. You can then use that wmv to make a dvd with Avstodvd (or other authoring tools.)

http://download.cnet.com/Photo-Story-3-for-Windows/3000-12511_4-10339154.html

[anon125]

thanks all.
I wont be downloading anything.
maybe just use DVD maker.

[Cornucopia]

Do you have some aversion to downloading?

Scott

[anon125]

When it is not really needed, I dont download. Computer is more likely to keep working!
Thanks

[smrpix]

When it is not really needed, I dont download. Computer is more likely to keep working!

Paranoia may be no less debilitating than promiscuity.

[anon125]

When it is not really needed, I dont download. Computer is more likely to keep working!

Paranoia may be no less debilitating than promiscuity.

maybe it is rationality based on experience.
I started using computers 50 years ago, how about you?
I tried adding streets and trips from Microsoft discs.
worked a bit and then the computer would not start.
windows spent hours solving it and ended up going back to a previous point.
needlessly wrestling recalcitrant computers maybe your idea of fun.
but it is not how everyone wants to spend their last few years.

[Cornucopia]

The Altair must have been fun then.

Scott

[TreeTops]

" streets and trips from Microsoft discs." I remember that one. Yes, it gave me fits also. Never could get that street thing to work correctly. I thru out those floppys years ago.

[smrpix]

Please... I go back to fortran and punch cards, so don't pull that grizzled veteran crap here. No doubt you've been burned once or twice, we all have.

Keep up, old man, you're not dead yet.

[usually_quiet]

Please... I go back to fortran and punch cards, so don't pull that grizzled veteran crap here. No doubt you've been burned once or twice, we all have.

Me too. That is how I started out a mere forty years ago. Thirty years ago, the first PC I used, an IBM clone, ran CP/M. Many of the regulars at VideoHelp are not exactly kids fresh out of school.