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.wtv and .dvr-ms files (Media Center TV Recordings)
I will try to make this as brief as possible but it may be a little hard considering all I need to question here. Therefore, apologies in advance for the long winded post!
My question/s are as follows:
I have only just done my first recording of a digital television broadcast using
Windows Media Center. I have then spent around 6 hours looking for a solution
on how to trim the recording and convert to different formats and came up with
some solutions but then other problems pop up.
So- to get to the point, here is what I have done:
This effectively resaves the file as .wmv
- Converted the .wtv file to .dvr-ms
- I then imported both of these file formats (seperately of course) into Windows Live Movie Maker for trimming unwanted footage from the start and end of the program
- Resaved the edit using all of the following options 1) HD 1080p 2) HD 720p 3) Standard Definition and I'm pretty sure 4) Widescreen 480p
I was wondering why it is that when I then try to play any of these resaved files in Media Player, Media Center or VLC Media Player that I get a thick black border all the way around the recording? I have also tried converting the .wmv to .avi using Format Factory with the end result being the same.
Please understand that I am a complete noob when it comes to playing around with video so I guess that half of it has been experimental, but I would like to know how to get a full screen playback from a trimmed and converted file if not with what I have used then with some other free software solutions. Again, this is going to sound so nooby it'll get a laugh, but I have Adobe Master Collection CS5.5 which I am sure would be capable of everything I require, however I have only just acquired this software and have no idea how it all works (Adobe users most welcome to respond!) .
If someone could explain this to me in the simplest of terms and help me achieve a trimmed and converted file which can then be viewed full screen and if possible burnt to DVD for playback in a standard player, then that would be awesome. If any more info is required I will be happy to supply it upon request.
PS: 1) I know that Windows Live Movie Maker has the burn to DVD option which I haven't tried, but this would still not resolve the file conversion black border issue when saved on the hard drive as .wmv files.
2) I would prefer if somehow I could get the VIDEO_TS/AUDIO_TS folder output which I understand is storage for .VOB, .BUP etc. If this is possible and someone knows a how to, again -EXCELLENT!
Thanks in advance and again, sorry for the long winded post.
Last edited by AllOnTheBus; 21 Dec 2011 at 00:55.