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LuvrGirl · 05-09-2008, 08:40 PM

So I was browsing around and came upon this hack to increase the video size in Windows Media Player. Now, I know most of us don't use WMP but rather TCPMP or Core... but I just thought I'd post it here and see if anybody has tried it with success??

I saved it on a Word document so I'll just copy and past it here:

How to increase video size:

WMSyncCaps.xml has all the coding for the way WMP displays the videos. That's where you change the height and width values as well as the bitrate.

• The reg key [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WMDM] has a value WMDMCapabilities which points to the file: \Windows\WMSyncCaps.xml

Copy this file to your PC, and open in Notepad. Edit all of the "Height" and "Width" values you can set them to 240 and 320 respectively (set all of them).

Save the new file as WMSyncCaps2.xml and place it in the \Windows folder on your phone. Use a third party file explorer (such as Resco) to delete the original file from your phone, then rename WMSyncCaps2.xml to WMSyncCaps.xml. I forget the exact sequence -- you may need to rename the original file to something else before you can delete it. [If this doesn’t work, you can simply edit the registry to point to the new file WMSyncCaps2.xml]

On your WMP11 on your PC, choose the Tools – Options menu, choose the Devices tab, choose the Advanced button, and click Delete Files.

On your Phone, find the WMPInfo.xml file on your Storage Card. Back it up somewhere, and then delete the file.

Reboot the phone and the PC, and try to sync, When you play back a video in full screen (hit 0 on phone to switch to full screen) it should fill it rather than being boxed in black.

• Modifying the WMSyncCaps.xml file allows to adjust the pixel resolution settings for the automatic video conversion in WMP

I was able to resolve this by modifying the text in the xml file. There are 4 locations where the TotalBitrate and the VideoBitrate are set for the two video formats (ASF and WMV).

In those 4 locations, I changed the maximum value from 164000 and 128000 to 656000 and 592000.

Here's an example of one of the new lines:
<Property Name="WMDM/TotalBitrate">
<Range Minimum="4000" Maximum="656000" Step="1"/>

Once the XML file is updated, proceed as above, and you should be able to select higher bitrates under Tools/Options/Devices/<your device>/Properties/Quality

*Please post back if it works for all to see.

~maria

05-09-2008, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
LuvrGirl Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: So. Calif. Posts: 242 Thanks: 7 Thanked 34 Times in 27 Posts	Q Windows Media Player Hack - anybody try this? So I was browsing around and came upon this hack to increase the video size in Windows Media Player. Now, I know most of us don't use WMP but rather TCPMP or Core... but I just thought I'd post it here and see if anybody has tried it with success?? I saved it on a Word document so I'll just copy and past it here: How to increase video size: WMSyncCaps.xml has all the coding for the way WMP displays the videos. That's where you change the height and width values as well as the bitrate. • The reg key [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WMDM] has a value WMDMCapabilities which points to the file: \Windows\WMSyncCaps.xml Copy this file to your PC, and open in Notepad. Edit all of the "Height" and "Width" values you can set them to 240 and 320 respectively (set all of them). Save the new file as WMSyncCaps2.xml and place it in the \Windows folder on your phone. Use a third party file explorer (such as Resco) to delete the original file from your phone, then rename WMSyncCaps2.xml to WMSyncCaps.xml. I forget the exact sequence -- you may need to rename the original file to something else before you can delete it. [If this doesn’t work, you can simply edit the registry to point to the new file WMSyncCaps2.xml] On your WMP11 on your PC, choose the Tools – Options menu, choose the Devices tab, choose the Advanced button, and click Delete Files. On your Phone, find the WMPInfo.xml file on your Storage Card. Back it up somewhere, and then delete the file. Reboot the phone and the PC, and try to sync, When you play back a video in full screen (hit 0 on phone to switch to full screen) it should fill it rather than being boxed in black. • Modifying the WMSyncCaps.xml file allows to adjust the pixel resolution settings for the automatic video conversion in WMP I was able to resolve this by modifying the text in the xml file. There are 4 locations where the TotalBitrate and the VideoBitrate are set for the two video formats (ASF and WMV). In those 4 locations, I changed the maximum value from 164000 and 128000 to 656000 and 592000. Here's an example of one of the new lines: <Property Name="WMDM/TotalBitrate"> <Range Minimum="4000" Maximum="656000" Step="1"/> Once the XML file is updated, proceed as above, and you should be able to select higher bitrates under Tools/Options/Devices/<your device>/Properties/Quality *Please post back if it works for all to see. ~maria