Nikon SLR Cameras

How to make your video on nikon d7000 full screen?

Bryanna Punches
Bryanna Punches

I have been shooting video with a nikon d7000 and every time i do it comes out wide screen and i really want full screen also what would be the best type of format to save my videos so when i upload them to YouTube they look great right now i use mpeg please help and any suggestions on video shooting would be great

Jackie Marks
Jackie Marks

Hi, I know this is video resize problem, you can try my solution, just transfer your mpeg video from your nikon d7000 to your computer hard drive, then use a right software to convert your video to right profile fullscreen youtube video then upload onto youtube within fullscreen, you could follow me to use Youtube Movie Maker to help you, it can directly crop the black border on the video sides, and it can auto convert any videos to right profile and format/codec videos then upload onto youtube, then can play well on Youtube with full screen, just Run youtube movie maker, select "Upload Video", then add your video into the file list, then press Crop button to crop the black lines on the video sides, at last press "Convert&Upload" button, the software will auto convert your video to right profile, then upload onto youtube with fullscreen, you can download it from makeyoutubevideo.com, and view below channel for some online guides, youtube.com/easymakevideo, hope it can help you.

NYC fan
NYC fan

Curious - why do you want full-screen (4:3)?

One possibility is to shoot in 16:9 widescreen, then simply "center-cut" or "pan-and-scan" it using a video-editing program to get 4:3, if you really want 4:3.

Or, it seems that somewhere in the camera's menus, you can switch to 4:3 mode. Keep in mind that by going to 4:3, you will LOSE resolution versus going with 16:9.

Also, YouTube defaults to 16:9 widescreen. If you shoot 4:3, you'll have black bars on the sides. Again, the format is up to you, but I'm just trying to understand why you want to do it.

As for format, YouTube likes the "WebM/VP8" format the best, but they'll also gladly accept the "H.264" format in a MOV or MP4 file wrapper. Full specs are available from YouTube's online help guide.