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mike_in_ky wrote on 11/8/2008, 5:26 PM
burgmanguy...

I do a similar render using 360 x 240 for wmv. You'll have to make a "custom" render.
On the "Render As" screen,

1-select "Save as type" and then select the Windows Media Video V11
2-from "template" select the bitrate you want (example 256 kbps)
3-click the "Custom" button to the right of the template field and select the "video" tab
4-on the "Image Size" field select "Custom" from the pulldown list
5-type in the width and height values you want (example 427 x 240) in the appropriate fields
6-change the "Frame Rate" if need be
7-click "OK", type in a file name and then start the render.

I learned these things by reading the topic threads from the many users that come to the Forum.

Mike
Eugenia wrote on 11/8/2008, 6:59 PM
>427x240

Why are you using this unusual resolution? What device or service are you trying to make it work in?
burgmanguy wrote on 11/8/2008, 7:23 PM
Mike,

Many thanks. It worked for the wmv v11 format. I was trying to render in mp4 and got an error but wmv works just as well.

Wouldn't it be great if Sony or anyone else would publish a comprehensive VMS manual?

Thanks again.
burgmanguy wrote on 11/8/2008, 7:28 PM
Eugenia, you always ask good questions ... which I appreciate.

I am basically trying to learn VMS and reproduce a file which came to me in that frame size, in an mp4 format.

In producing video clips to send to others, I want to learn how much flexibility I have in terms of frame size and compression in order to produce an exceptable frame size and quality at the lowest file size.
Chienworks wrote on 11/8/2008, 8:27 PM
Some formats such as WMV and mp4 are restricted to sizes that are multiples of 4. Formats like MPEG are restricted to sizes that are multiples of 8.
burgmanguy wrote on 11/9/2008, 8:13 AM
Thanks again to all three of you. You have increased my knowledge of rendering, especially in VMS, has increased exponentially.