Graham
Sat Apr 19 12:10:29 PDT 2008
Looking at canon cameras they record in mjpeg, which is a format that isn't
compatible with movie maker, so converting them to wmv using an app from
here would be what you need to do.
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/WebPages/UsefulProgrammes.htm
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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com
"Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BD939087-6641-4089-A9D3-918BADFA1977@microsoft.com...
> I've captured from a digital (Canon) camera..same one I've been using.
> Processing at 512bps for high speed internet. Saving as wmv (or trying to
> do
> so). Just took the files and project files to another computer, and I am
> able
> to process and "save to computer" there. I've tried defragging the first
> computer, cleaned up video storage. It's very frustrating, as 2 days ago
> it
> was working fine (other than the occasional WMM crash). Thanks
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
>> What file types are you using then Tom?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Graham Hughes
>> MVP Digital Media
>> www.myvideoproblems.com
>>
>>
>> "Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4F47ED7D-900F-483A-9A08-4D7BAF909168@microsoft.com...
>> > Variation on this theme...Have been using version 2.1 on XP machine
>> > without
>> > major problems. Yesterday all efforts to "Save to Computer" opened
>> > window
>> > to
>> > save to recordable CD. Numerous re-boots did no good. Tried earlier
>> > projects
>> > that I had successfully saved to computer, and got same slow response
>> > (trying
>> > to save to CD instead). I , too, don't want to uninstall SP2 and go
>> > through
>> > that re-install again. Hope someone has an idea.
>> >
>> > "Justin Itzen" wrote:
>> >
>> >> TOk, so I have made a video that is 10 min, 50 seconds long, and im
>> >> trying to
>> >> figure out why it won't let me save my video to ANYTHING. I want to
>> >> save
>> >> to
>> >> my computer, it wont let me do that so ive tried everything besides
>> >> saving to
>> >> a disk. This is the steps i have taken, tell me if im wrong.
>> >> 1. Save to My Computer
>> >> 2. Save Video To My Videos
>> >> 3.Movie Settings (Set to Large Quality) says file size may vary based
>> >> on
>> >> content of the saved movie. I have 103 GB disk space, the file is a
>> >> WMV
>> >> So I save to my computer, and this is what i get...
>> >> "Windows Movie Maker cannot save the movie to the specified location.
>> >> Verify
>> >> that the original source files used in your movie are still available,
>> >> that
>> >> the saving location is still available, and that there is enough free
>> >> disk
>> >> space available, and then try again."
>> >> I have clicked Learn more about Saving Movies, but this is what i
>> >> get...
>> >> "There is not enough memory available for this task. Quit one or more
>> >> programs to increase available memory, and then try again."
>> >> I click the X or OK on that note it pops up when I click learn bout
>> >> saving
>> >> movies, and it closes the whole project.
>> >>
>> >> PLEASE HELP IM OUT OF IDEAS!!!
>>
>>
>>