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I want to use the 16:9 format How should I crop my photos so they don't get auto stretched What ppi

Anonymous
2012-03-15T01:40:12+00:00

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I have questions about supported file types in Windows Live Movie Maker

Which version of Windows Live Movie Maker are you using ?

Version 2011 (15.4.3538.513)

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Windows Vista SP2

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Please tell me the optimum cropping size in pixels, or inches and ppi , to get the best quality from my jpeg images.  I'm having trouble with Movie Maker stretching my images and then the images get blurry.

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-03-15T02:01:23+00:00

    The best choice is to exactly match (or exceed) the resolution of your final movie.  For example, if you were looking to make a 1920 x 1080 HD video (16:9), then you would want your pictures cropped to those exact dimensions too (1920 pixels wide, 1080 pixels tall).

    The most important thing is to match the aspect ratio (16 units wide and 9 units high) if you want to avoid black bars.

    Width = 1920 = 16 units x 120 pixels/unit

    Height = 1080 = 9 units x 120 pixels/unit

    So in the example above, you could crop to 16 inches by 9 inches where your pixels/inch was 120 ppi.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-03-16T01:25:34+00:00

    Hello photoJo,

    We recommend following considerate_guy's solution and tell us of the result. On the other hand, should you have issues other than cropping your photos for Movie Maker, please don't hesitate to include it on your reply.

    @ considerate_guy,

    We appreciate your help. Thank you so much.

    Best regards,

    Windows Live Eugene R.

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