Don -

What format have you produced it in???

It's easy to convert things with software like SUPER or FormatFactory (freebies).

Tony
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You can download either of those - and read comparisons at http://super-video-converter.en.softonic.com/compare/free-video-to-mp3-converter,format-factory,vso-convertxtodvd

How easy is that?

Tony
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I created it with version 3, 640x480 mpeg2 & mov. Unfortunately quicktime blurs the video in full screen 1024x768 whereas Windows media blows the mpg file to full screen perfectly. I'm trying ver 7 which still has a max 640x480 mov file and I can't figure out ANY way to output a 1024x768 file.
Is .m2ts the only high resolution output file PD generates?

Don -

Check out this tutorial...

http://docs.cyberlink.com/event/PDR-gallery/play.jsp?nFileId=1295
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Don as far as I know only PowerDirector 7 ultra can save HD videos, I don't think the trial version will save 1280X720 video. My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

QT is not the only solution for you.

A prx template for the wmv format placed in PD7 will create a video file of the dimensions and bitrate you seek.

Play this tutorial: http://seemyworldonvideo.com/view/218/creating-wmv-templates/

For more "tools" for PD editors join and visit: http://seemyworldonvideo.com/pages/extras.html

Dafydd

Thanks Dafydd for that video, I like PowerDirector more and more. My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

Tony - for super, the only quicktime compatible output I saw was avi, dv
codec, which would only output in 640x480

FormatFactory produced horrible video quality (compared to original mpeg-2 8520 kb/s) in every format, looked like it was deinterlacing (or interlacing whichever way that goes), had visible horizontal lines

the tutorial shows that PD7 has a max mov width of 640

Robert - The trail version did output hd formats in mpeg4 .h2ts files but there was no 1024x768 setting and quicktime won't play .h2ts files. If it isn't listed in the trial limitations I would assume what I see is what I would get with ultra. Is .ht2s the only file type produced for mpeg-4 output?

Dafydd - the artshow organizers are going to project videos onto walls using quicktime to play them so it must be a quicktime compatible file. Also, I don't think I want a streaming format since it will be played from a hard disk, especially if I have to convert it again. Size is not an issue, just quality. Would that be .mp4 for QT?

I cannot try PD7 any longer. I downloaded and installed it yesterday afternoon and this morning it said my 30 day trail expired. (new month?)
Tried setting date back, deleting any cyberlink files & reinstalling, no luck.

Yes Tony this should have been an easy task, I am sadly disappointed that PowerDirector has not made it so.

It rather begs the question...

In the art show - when the videos are being projected onto the walls (I assume through a data projector) - what will be playing the video??? A laptop? PC? Mac? If it is a Mac - if - all you have to do is select "Show legacy encoders" in QuickTime Preferences and it'll play most formats.

What's the need for it to be a Quicktime file anyway??? What's wrong with the format you have???

Don - I'm sorry those converters didn't help you do what the organisers thought you should be doing.

Anyway - I hope it works out for you.

Tony
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Don,
The frame size you are quoting is just 4:3 and a video player can be expanded to display as full screen!

You can output a file to HD resolution - wmv use is not only as streaming! Create an mp4 file.

You'll need to have QTPro a 3rd party software to alter and adapt beyond the PD QT's capability.

Tony offered you Super - which provides you with the ability to save to another format - mp4.

The problem here isn't with PD, it's the task and application of the video data by the user - what you're attempting.

It isn't hard to customise a software like Super or to make a wmv template.

PD
Video file
wmv output
Open Super
Custom sized
Create mp4 or what ever
Plays in QuickTime
That's it.

Dafydd

Hi Don,
Super should have a lot more options than that - depending on which codecs you have installed.

The quality is lightly to suffer somewhat whatever you do, as you are upscaling from 640x480. Even the best encoders have a problem in filling in the missing gaps so to speak.

Try installing ffdshow if you haven't already and see if super gives you more options.

Alternatively maybe invest in QT7 pro ?

Cheers
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Footnote to quality:
Rubbish in > Rubbish out.

Example: A 640 x 480 is not going to display well as 1280 x 720 (yes i know it's a 16;9 size) or at any other enlarged frame size.... but it "gets by".

Dafydd

Hey guys, thanks for all the feedback and sorry about the shot at PD, it'd be great if it could output any type/size but that is asking a lot. I'm mainly worried about loss w/conversions, is wmv a lossless format, or what is the best intermediate format from PD if conversion is required?

The tests I was doing w/FormatFactory were 640x480 mpeg2 @ 8.5 mbs to 640x480 mov, mp4, avi, and mpeg2 @ 8.5 mbs to ensure any degradation was not from expansion; they all looked much worse than the original. However, I just tried the .m2ts 1440x1080 test file I made w/PD7 trail to 1024x768 mp4 and it looked great; wish I could try PD7 a little more.

I haven't found out exactly how the videos will be displayed but QT on PC blurs the 640x480 mov in fullscreen (Media Player plays 640x480 in fullscreen flawlessly)