Sizing Still Images/Photos



Alberto
07-09-2005, 09:36 PM
Can anyone help please? I find WMM fairly straightforward to use. However I
do have a problem with getting imported still pictures to "fill the frame".
No matter what I do to the content of the original image I alway's end up
with a black border, of some description, around the picture when it is
placed on the "Timeline".
Cheers

PapaJohn \(MVP\)
07-09-2005, 09:36 PM
the standard frame is a 4:3 ratio.... so your pictures need to be some
multiple of those numbers... such as 400 pixels wide by 300 pixels high,
800x600, 1600x1200

anything that doesn't align with the ratio will have some black borders...
the alternative would be worse... MM2 would stretch or squash the images to
fit....

--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
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"Alberto" <Alberto@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6CF9837B-B84C-4AEA-A9FB-D6F277B46170@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone help please? I find WMM fairly straightforward to use. However
> I
> do have a problem with getting imported still pictures to "fill the
> frame".
> No matter what I do to the content of the original image I alway's end up
> with a black border, of some description, around the picture when it is
> placed on the "Timeline".
> Cheers

Alberto
07-09-2005, 09:36 PM
PapaJohn - Many Thanks for your prompt response. With your help and advice
from your fellow MVP, Skier Hughes, I think I now have the "Picture"!
Cheers
Alberto

"PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:

> the standard frame is a 4:3 ratio.... so your pictures need to be some
> multiple of those numbers... such as 400 pixels wide by 300 pixels high,
> 800x600, 1600x1200
>
> anything that doesn't align with the ratio will have some black borders...
> the alternative would be worse... MM2 would stretch or squash the images to
> fit....
>
> --
> PapaJohn
>
> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 - www.papajohn.org
> Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
> ..
> "Alberto" <Alberto@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6CF9837B-B84C-4AEA-A9FB-D6F277B46170@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone help please? I find WMM fairly straightforward to use. However
> > I
> > do have a problem with getting imported still pictures to "fill the
> > frame".
> > No matter what I do to the content of the original image I alway's end up
> > with a black border, of some description, around the picture when it is
> > placed on the "Timeline".
> > Cheers
>
>
>

PapaJohn \(MVP\)
07-09-2005, 09:36 PM
nice going... I know it's a bit of work. and thanks for the feedback

--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
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"Alberto" <Alberto@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CD7415E8-6A2C-4651-8823-4C9306CC7B9C@microsoft.com...
> PapaJohn - Many Thanks for your prompt response. With your help and advice
> from your fellow MVP, Skier Hughes, I think I now have the "Picture"!
> Cheers
> Alberto
>
> "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> the standard frame is a 4:3 ratio.... so your pictures need to be some
>> multiple of those numbers... such as 400 pixels wide by 300 pixels high,
>> 800x600, 1600x1200
>>
>> anything that doesn't align with the ratio will have some black
>> borders...
>> the alternative would be worse... MM2 would stretch or squash the images
>> to
>> fit....
>>
>> --
>> PapaJohn
>>
>> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 - www.papajohn.org
>> Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
>> ..
>> "Alberto" <Alberto@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6CF9837B-B84C-4AEA-A9FB-D6F277B46170@microsoft.com...
>> > Can anyone help please? I find WMM fairly straightforward to use.
>> > However
>> > I
>> > do have a problem with getting imported still pictures to "fill the
>> > frame".
>> > No matter what I do to the content of the original image I alway's end
>> > up
>> > with a black border, of some description, around the picture when it is
>> > placed on the "Timeline".
>> > Cheers
>>
>>
>>


Sizing Still Images/Photos