degradation in video quality

[movie maker newby]

Why is that when I copy a clip from the collection to the storyboard that the
quality in the storyboard is markedly degraded? How can can I prevent this?

[John Inzer]

movie maker newby wrote:
> Why is that when I copy a clip from the collection to the storyboard
> that the quality in the storyboard is markedly degraded? How can can
> I prevent this?
======================================
That is by design...(most noticeable when viewing
full screen)...it will not affect your finished movie.

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MS Digital Media MVP

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[movie maker newby[_2_]]

But it does effect it. A movie screen shot captured using Windows Media
Encoder is virtually perfect at full screen before it's edited in Windows
Movie Maker. Once edited, it's illegible.

"John Inzer" wrote:

> movie maker newby wrote:
> > Why is that when I copy a clip from the collection to the storyboard
> > that the quality in the storyboard is markedly degraded? How can can
> > I prevent this?
> ======================================
> That is by design...(most noticeable when viewing
> full screen)...it will not affect your finished movie.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Digital Media MVP
>
> 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
>
>
>

[John Inzer]

movie maker newby wrote:
> But it does effect it. A movie screen shot captured using Windows
> Media Encoder is virtually perfect at full screen before it's edited
> in Windows Movie Maker. Once edited, it's illegible.
========================================
The low resolution view in Movie Maker does
not affect the finished movie...it depends on
how you save the completed movie file.

To save as an .avi movie file...
(and several other options)
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Show More Choices /
Other Settings /
Open the drop window and choose...DV-AVI /
Next /
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

To save as a .wmv movie file...
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Tick...'Best Quality For My Computer'
Next/
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

Also, you may find it useful to use
a custom profile:

Movie Maker 2 - Saving
Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-SavingMovies-CustomProfiles.html

Creating Custom Profiles
for Windows Movie Maker 2
http://tinyurl.com/cuny7
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/expert/customprofile.mspx


--

John Inzer
MS Digital Media MVP

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

[movie maker newby[_2_]]

Doing all that still results in degraded movie files. The WMM movie is much
worse quality than the original file recorded by WME.

"John Inzer" wrote:

> movie maker newby wrote:
> > But it does effect it. A movie screen shot captured using Windows
> > Media Encoder is virtually perfect at full screen before it's edited
> > in Windows Movie Maker. Once edited, it's illegible.
> ========================================
> The low resolution view in Movie Maker does
> not affect the finished movie...it depends on
> how you save the completed movie file.
>
> To save as an .avi movie file...
> (and several other options)
> Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
> Choose...My Computer /
> Next /
> Enter a Name and a Save Location /
> Next /
> Show More Choices /
> Other Settings /
> Open the drop window and choose...DV-AVI /
> Next /
> Wait while the movie is saved /
> Finish...
>
> To save as a .wmv movie file...
> Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
> Choose...My Computer /
> Next /
> Enter a Name and a Save Location /
> Next /
> Tick...'Best Quality For My Computer'
> Next/
> Wait while the movie is saved /
> Finish...
>
> Also, you may find it useful to use
> a custom profile:
>
> Movie Maker 2 - Saving
> Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
> http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu
> or...
> http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-SavingMovies-CustomProfiles.html
>
> Creating Custom Profiles
> for Windows Movie Maker 2
> http://tinyurl.com/cuny7
> or...
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/expert/customprofile.mspx
>
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Digital Media MVP
>
> 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
>
>
>

[John Inzer]

movie maker newby wrote:
> Doing all that still results in degraded movie files. The WMM movie
> is much worse quality than the original file recorded by WME.
===========================
Did you try using a Custom Profile?

--

John Inzer
MS Digital Media MVP

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

[movie maker newby[_2_]]

I don't know enough to choose the settings. Is there a CP I could
download/import?

"John Inzer" wrote:

> movie maker newby wrote:
> > Doing all that still results in degraded movie files. The WMM movie
> > is much worse quality than the original file recorded by WME.
> ===========================
> Did you try using a Custom Profile?
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Digital Media MVP
>
> 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
>
>
>

[John Inzer]

movie maker newby wrote:
> I don't know enough to choose the settings. Is there a CP I could
> download/import?
====================================
Yes there are links in the article I posted for you.

Try the following .wmv profile:

SlideShow-1024x768WMV9

Download from the following site...

Movie Maker 2 - Saving
Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-SavingMovies-CustomProfiles.html

Right click / Save as...drop it in the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\Shared\Profiles folder


Now use the following steps to save your movie:

Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard

Choose...My Computer

Next

Enter a Name and a Save Location

Next

Show More Choices

Other Settings

Open the drop window and choose...

SlideShow-1024x768WMV9

Next

Wait while the movie is saved

Finish...


--

John Inzer
MS Digital Media MVP

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

[movie maker newby[_2_]]

I'm getting the profile thing to work but the quality of the output movie is
still not quite as good as the input and the size of the output is a lot
larger. What can the settings be that would make the output the same quality
and size as the input? Note that I'm using SlideShow-1024x768WMV9.prx as I
downloaded it.

"John Inzer" wrote:

> movie maker newby wrote:
> > I don't know enough to choose the settings. Is there a CP I could
> > download/import?
> ====================================
> Yes there are links in the article I posted for you.
>
> Try the following .wmv profile:
>
> SlideShow-1024x768WMV9
>
> Download from the following site...
>
> Movie Maker 2 - Saving
> Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
> http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu
> or...
> http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-SavingMovies-CustomProfiles.html
>
> Right click / Save as...drop it in the following folder:
>
> C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\Shared\Profiles folder
>
>
> Now use the following steps to save your movie:
>
> Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard
>
> Choose...My Computer
>
> Next
>
> Enter a Name and a Save Location
>
> Next
>
> Show More Choices
>
> Other Settings
>
> Open the drop window and choose...
>
> SlideShow-1024x768WMV9
>
> Next
>
> Wait while the movie is saved
>
> Finish...
>
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Digital Media MVP
>
> 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
>
>
>

[John Inzer]

movie maker newby wrote:
> I'm getting the profile thing to work but the quality of the output
> movie is still not quite as good as the input and the size of the
> output is a lot larger. What can the settings be that would make the
> output the same quality and size as the input? Note that I'm using
> SlideShow-1024x768WMV9.prx as I downloaded it.
=======================================
Sorry, all I can offer at this point would be to experiment.

Maybe someone at the following site could offer some ideas:

Windows Movie Maker Forum
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/forums/

--

John Inzer
MS Digital Media MVP

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