Some of these errors are also in 2023 and previous version.
The video test files are at: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AgEkZSUlkAcxgb0eg2M8ATSCee6zgQ?e=S9VwgB
Th test file 1 is from a DVD which has been detelecined. The aspect ratio is 4:3 and the frame rate is 24000/1001 or nominal 23.976 fps progressive. The frame size 720x480 this all standard NTSC.
The project was set to: 23.976fps 4:3 NTSC 720x480 and then file 1 was added to the timeline
Test file 2 was created by doing “Ctrl/ALT A” and Start with no option changes.
Test file 2 was added to the third line in MS and left justified.
As you can see from the screen shot there are 2 problems.
1. The imported file does not have the correct displayed aspect ratio. This is a new error in 2023/2024 versions of MS. Since an AVI does not have aspect ratio information MS should assume the same aspect ratio as the movie project NOT the aspect ratio from the fame size. If I right click on the track and look at the object properties it shows aspect ratio 4:3. Since file 2 is not letterboxed using a display program, this may be problem with the display which was not in the 2023 version.
2. You can also see that the output file number 2 is 9 s longer than the original file number 1. Also using mediainfo I find that the output file has 23976/1000 frame rate NOT 24000/1001. Picking a random place in the middle of the movie I find that the two tracks do NOT line up. They do line up near the beginning. Using VirtuaDub I find file 1 has 86808 frames while file 2 has 87015 frames. Looking at the two audio tracks, I find they exactly match which means the audio and the video get out of syn as the movie is played. Curiously the letterboxing is not evident in the thumbnails.
3. In 2023 I had exported a frame at 0:45:24:06. I just exported the same time and it does’t match the frame I exported in the 2023 version of MS. I have included that original frame as evidence. In the past I have found that some frames could not be exported and that I always got the nearby one, so you need to carefully check the individual frame export.
4. TESTING of other output formats.
a. Digital video AVI – Could not be tested because no way to get 23.976 fps
b. MP4 – appears to be OK in length, but only spot tested to see if frames are the same. ERROR: The output is letterboxed which is a bad error.
c. MPEG defaulted to PAL but the movie default is NTSC. This needs to be fixed. It should default to exactly the same settings as the movie. For testing the parameters were set to match the movie setting. ERROR: The output was letterboxed. The ouput was shorter than the original, and the frame matches got progressively worse with time. The displayed frame rate was 24000/1001 which is correct and both the frame size and aspect ratio were OK.
d. MJPEG output has the correct frame rate and the frames line up: Error: the output is letterboxed and the frame rate used by MS is 3:2
e. AV1 Defaults to PAL format and should default to NTSC movie specified format. After entering the correct info the information in the output framerate is correct. Error:but the video is letterboxed and the aspect ratio is specified as 3:2
f. Windows media I had to go to the advance option to set the aspect ration to 4:3 unlike the other menus. Error: It assumed 3:2. The assumed aspect ratio was wrong. The result was a letterboxed video. The video was off by one frame and there seemed to be an extra frame, probably added at the beginning.
g. HEVC – Had the same number of frames and they lined up. The metadata matched the input. Error: The HEVC output was letterboxed
Every output format is letterboxed, but not the AVI which has bad frame rate. This indicates you have multiple problems both in output and in display.
At present there is NO way I can get acceptable output from my video in any format. In the 2023 version I could sort of coerce MS to work, but I had difficulties when I output a segment from MS to edit it using Photoshop Extended. I also could get a good final MP4 but not now. MS 2024 is a disaster.
Please fix these problems quickly, as the 2024 version is not usable by me. The AVI and MP4 are the outputs I need.
I have Win 11 PRO 22H2, 1 TB main hard drive, 16 GB ram, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz, Nvida Geforce GT 1030, Inrel UHD Graphics 630, Nvidia high def audio, Realtek audio