Saga
Mon Apr 14 08:35:47 PDT 2008
Thank you John,
You are correct, the initial (screen capped) WMV is silent. I did not
capture audio along with it.
I understand what you are suggesting, very ingenuous, I guess I
was hoping that I would not have to generate one WMV fiel, then
create a second project with it to include the background music,
but I will try that out.
Do you see any advantage to saving the first movie as DV AVI
as opposed to WMV? I know that DV AVI is higher quality, but
if I started out with WMV from a screen capture, will there be any
advantage to saving in DV AVI? Will the sound degrade if I save
in WMV?
Again, thanks for the suggestion.
Saga
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"John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote in message news:O8S9bUdnIHA.5268@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Saga wrote:
>> Hi all, I need to make an instructional WMV video to show how to use a
>> certain
>> aspect of Windows. I used Media Encoder 9 to screen capture the
>> procedure. I then edited the video in MM2.1 until all the "bloopers"
>> were eliminated. After
>> that I added audio by narrating the steps that the user must follow. I
>> noticed that
>> MM2.1 added the narration to the Audio/Music track. Finally I added a
>> WAV music track to fill in holes at the beginning and end of the
>> screen captured procedure.
>>
>> As a last step I would like to add background music to the narration
>> at a very
>> low volume to avoid being annoying, but I can't figure out how to do
>> it. I used
>> Google, but most of the results detail steps on how to add music or
>> narration
>> to the Audio/Music track, something that I already did, but so far I
>> have not
>> been able to find any info on how to add background music to the
>> narration.
>> I noticed that the Audio track is empty, how is this used in the case
>> described
>> above, if at all.?
>>
>> Thank you, Saga
> ===============================
> If the Audio track is empty that indicates
> that your video clip is silent and the audio
> you hear is from the file you added to the
> Audio/Music track.
>
> If you save the project in a movie format,
> .wmv or .avi and re-import the saved movie
> clip as a new project...the sound will be on
> the Audio track and you can add another file
> to the Audio/Music track and then save the
> completed file once again.
>
> To save as an .avi movie file...
> (and several other options)
> Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
> Choose...My Computer /
> Next /
> Enter a Name and a Save Location /
> Next /
> Show More Choices /
> Other Settings /
> Open the drop window and choose...DV-AVI /
> Next /
> Wait while the movie is saved /
> Finish...
>
> To save as a .wmv movie file...
> Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
> Choose...My Computer /
> Next /
> Enter a Name and a Save Location /
> Next /
> Tick...'Best Quality For My Computer'
> Next/
> Wait while the movie is saved /
> Finish...
>
> Also, you may find it useful to use
> a custom profile:
>
> Movie Maker 2 - Saving
> Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
>
http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu
>
> Creating Custom Profiles
> for Windows Movie Maker 2
>
http://tinyurl.com/cuny7
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> Digital Media MVP
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
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>
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