Let's cut to the chase. I record videos using Dazzle DVC 100. However, I've seen that you actually need to tinker with some programs to get widescreen out of full screen videos. So here are two questions:
1) Do I really need a widescreen TV so that the Dazzle makes a widescreen video?
2) If the second question is no, what kind of software do I need to use to make widescreen videos? I'm only limited to trials, but suggest away.
I assume you'd need a widescreen TV if it's recording the output.
The only way you can upload a widescreen image is if:
1.) The content you are recording has a native 16:9 aspect ratio
2.) The medium you are using to display the content is set to a 16:9 aspect ratio.
3.) You adjust the aspect ratio manually on your computer.
In other words, get a widescreen TV. I hope the Dazzle actually fixes itself to widescreen recording.
Quote from: PrinnyOnLowBudgetChris on November 13, 2011, 07:03:46 PM
In other words, get a widescreen TV. I hope the Dazzle actually fixes itself to widescreen recording.
That would certainly make the process easier. However, you can still manually adjust the aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9 when you transfer the video file to your computer.
Quote from: CoasterKid93 on November 13, 2011, 07:05:20 PM
That would certainly make the process easier. However, you can still manually adjust the aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9 when you transfer the video file to your computer.
Wouldn't that just essentially be cropping a 4:3 video to 16:9, rather than actual widescreen video
Quote from: Doodle on November 13, 2011, 07:31:02 PM
Wouldn't that just essentially be cropping a 4:3 video to 16:9, rather than actual widescreen video
Yes
Sadly, Wii games need to be stretched out, but I don't know how to do that. Widescreen games like Kirby should look just fine if stretched out.
I just need to find some way to stretch the image with the game out so that no "black bars" are seen when a video is uploaded to Youtube.
Quote from: PrinnyOnLowBudgetChris on November 13, 2011, 08:05:11 PM
Sadly, Wii games need to be stretched out, but I don't know how to do that. Widescreen games like Kirby should look just fine if stretched out.
I just need to find some way to stretch the image with the game out so that no "black bars" are seen when a video is uploaded to Youtube.
Well, if needed, you can always crop the image to a 1:85:1 or 1:78:1 aspect ratio. (Widescreen with no black bars, as oppossed to 2:35:1 or 2:40:1).
Quote from: CoasterKid93 on November 13, 2011, 08:23:16 PM
Well, if needed, you can always crop the image to a 1:85:1 or 1:78:1 aspect ratio. (Widescreen with no black bars, as oppossed to 2:35:1 or 2:40:1).
Yes. Uh, how do I do that again? I'm not so good at this kind of stuff...
WE NEED A VIDEO JUNKIE OVER HERE
have you tried using windows movie maker to display the video in 1080p widescreen before uploading
that's the extent of my youtube lifetime
Quote from: Custom on November 14, 2011, 09:23:04 AM
have you tried using windows movie maker to display the video in 1080p widescreen before uploading
that's the extent of my youtube lifetime
Well, I've done that, but it doesn't necessarily stretch the video out. It just stretches the screen to widescreen format.
Quote from: PrinnyOnLowBudgetChris on November 14, 2011, 10:31:07 AM
Well, I've done that, but it doesn't necessarily stretch the video out. It just stretches the screen to widescreen format.
As I said, you can always try cropping the video. There may be a reduction in quality, but you will still have the 16:9 view.
Quote from: CoasterKid93 on November 14, 2011, 11:15:31 AM
As I said, you can always try cropping the video. There may be a reduction in quality, but you will still have the 16:9 view.
How do I crop video again?
Quote from: PrinnyOnLowBudgetChris on November 14, 2011, 12:09:32 PM
How do I crop video again?
I just opened up windows movie maker and see an option for it right under project.
Quote from: Doodle on November 14, 2011, 01:40:14 PM
I just opened up windows movie maker and see an option for it right under project.
Been doing it for a while now, but that doesn't solve the issue that the video image is a box inside a widescreen setting.
Here's the example. Widescreen setting, image in a box.
Apparently Sony Vegas does this, so you could always download the trial.
Quote from: Doodle on November 14, 2011, 04:33:29 PM
Apparently Sony Vegas does this, so you could always download the trial.
I...don't have good experience using Sony Vegas. The darn thing is a huge tutorial book with hundreds of options I don't even understand.
basically you're trying to expand the video, but you dont wanna expand after you record it because then expanding it after would make it a bit pixelized. The way my friend had it is he had his computer directly hooked to the output and it was being recorded to his laptop, but he set it so it would record wide screen on his laptop.
Well, Sony Vegas 11 (Trial) helped me out, but I just hope the trial doesn't end.