If you have Windows Live Movie Maker and the new Zune HD media player, then you’re going to want to download these new custom profiles right away. Thanks to a recent update from the Windows Live Team blog, we’ve learned there are two new profiles that let you save movies in a format especially designed for the Zune HD. And one that lets you play from a Zune HD device to an HDTV at 720p resolution, too. The first of the two profiles, “Zune HD – Device,” creates a WMV files with a bitrate and resolution that matches the default for the Zune HD device (480x272). The other profile, “Zune HD – 720p High Definition,” is optimized for playing back content on your HDTV via the Zune HD AV Dock. This uses a higher bitrate and more advanced Windows Media codecs (Windows Media Audio 10 Pro & Windows Media Video Advanced Profile) than the standard 720p profile already built into Windows Live Movie Maker.
Both are available for download here (zip file).
http://cid-2f7eb29b42641d59.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/NewProfiles.zip
Installation instructions can be found on the Windows Live Team blog
http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!2F7EB29B42641D59!42739.entry
along with instructions as to how you can make your own custom profiles too, if desired.
