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Hi Kelvin,
I know that you can create custom profiles in the file tab using the Windows Media Profile Editor, but I can't find my custom profiles on the youtube upload tab, I only can find my custom profiles on the file WMV profile type.
This is where you should be able to find the YouTube WMV file that you can add or edit. The YouTube profiles are the highlighted files within the folder. Those are the ones used by Power Director when you select the YouTube tab and upload through PD8. Be careful not to change the first part of the name of the file...specifically "YouTube_16_9_" this is how PD8 loads the profile into the drop-down list.
This is how they will appear when you select the YouTube tab and you are working with a 16:9 project.
Also, I have black bars at the top and at the bottom. I would say the aspect ratio of my videos are 16:9 already. My problem now is making it widescreen (no black bars on top, bottom, left & right).
Yes it appears that the videos you are using may be in wide screen, but it sounds like your "Project settings" in PD are set to 4:3, so this is why you are seeing the black bars in the preview window as well as the final video on YouTube.
To change your "Project Aspact Ratio" settings...do this.....Open PD8....click on the Directors Chair Icon.....select EDIT.....then select Aspect Ratio.....change the setting from 4:3 to 16:9.....that PROBABLY will fix your problem. If your video files are NOT true 16:9 video clips you may still get black bars.
Regards,
Kevin
Yup, after doing all that, I still do get black bars on the top and at the bottom. Weirdly, everytime I drag my videos to the timeline, it will prompt me 2 boxes:
1. Aspect Ratio Conflict - The aspect ratio of clip which you drag to workspace is (4:3). Your project setting is (16:9).
It is highly recommended that you change your project aspect ratio setting to (4:3). Do you want to change it now?
First of all, if my aspect ratio is 4:3, I should have black bars on the left and right sides, not on the top and the bottom. Weird, o.o. If I press OK, it won't prompt me to the 2nd box but I'll still get black bars on the top and at the bottom. If I press No, I would get a second box.
2. TV Format Conflict - The clips you dragged to the workspace contain one or more video clips with a (PAL) TV Format. Your preferred TV Format setting is (NTSC). CyberLink PowerDirector will convert the clip, but the resulting video quality may be degraded. It is highly recommended that you use only video clips with the same TV format in a project.
If I click cancel, the box will just close and the video won't be dragged to the timeline. If I click OK, it would drag the video to the timeline BUT this time, rather than just the black bars on top and bottom, the clip would be in TV-like size. (Bigger black bars on all sides with the clip in the center, thats what I meant by TV-like size.)
Does this give you any hints on making my videos widescreen?