Photostory 2.0 loss of resolution when burn to CD

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JimC67 - 29 Mar 2004 14:36 GMT

I have made a wmv file with Photstory 2.O including the "Custom" resolution file for 800x600. My Dell laptop has a 1ghz pentium iii chip. At full screen the video is excellent using Windows Media Player when played off my hard disk, but when played from the CD I made with Photostory it loses resolution at full screen. I have made several copies using different CD brands without success. My computer display is set for 1400x1050. I always tried it at 800x600. No luck.
How can I get good full screen resolution from the CD

Second question. Is there anyway to eliminate the top and bottom borders from full screen Windows Media Player 9.0

Thanks! Jim

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Mary Sauer - 29 Mar 2004 15:48 GMT

Do you have settings within your CD burning software? Have you read the documentation
that came with your application?

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> I have made a wmv file with Photstory 2.O including the "Custom" resolution file for 800x600. My Dell laptop has a 1ghz pentium iii chip. At full screen the video is

excellent using Windows Media Player when played off my hard disk, but when played
from the CD I made with Photostory it loses resolution at full screen. I have made
several copies using different CD brands without success. My computer display is set
for 1400x1050. I always tried it at 800x600. No luck.

> How can I get good full screen resolution from the CD?
>
> Second question. Is there anyway to eliminate the top and bottom borders from full screen Windows Media Player 9.0?
>
> Thanks! Jim

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jimc67 - 29 Mar 2004 18:16 GMT

I am not using any special CD burning software that I am aware of. Photostory 2.0 has "Burn VCD" button that I execute

Thanks, Mary.

Jim

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Mary Sauer - 29 Mar 2004 18:40 GMT

I have no clue about VCD, you might to try the experts
http://www.dvdrhelp.com/vcd
Have you contacted the maker's of your software?

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> I am not using any special CD burning software that I am aware of. Photostory 2.0 has "Burn VCD" button that I execute.
>
> Thanks, Mary.
>
> Jim

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Yves Alarie - 30 Mar 2004 03:12 GMT

The answer is simple. You can't play a Photo Story file ( .wmv) from a CD.
You need to copy the file from your CD back to your hard drive. Then play
this file from your hard drive. Reading a .wmv file from a CD is too slow to
give you a high resolution image.

> I have made a wmv file with Photstory 2.O including the "Custom" resolution file for 800x600. My Dell laptop has a 1ghz pentium iii chip. At

full screen the video is excellent using Windows Media Player when played
off my hard disk, but when played from the CD I made with Photostory it
loses resolution at full screen. I have made several copies using different
CD brands without success. My computer display is set for 1400x1050. I
always tried it at 800x600. No luck.

> How can I get good full screen resolution from the CD?
>
> Second question. Is there anyway to eliminate the top and bottom borders from full screen Windows Media Player 9.0?
>
> Thanks! Jim

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