sher
Sun Nov 25 13:58:05 PST 2007
Ok, just tried to restore system to a time before the problem...perhaps if
someone had suggested that before (say Microsoft???) but it now will not let
me go back any further than August--which is when the problem started. My
contacts with MS date to 8-6-07. So, again, I'm stuck.
"sher" wrote:
>
> I run WinXP, it's a media center edition
> You name it; I've tried it. I could make +1 hour movies before...now I'm
> lucky if I can get it to save a 1:20 clip in movie mode. It all focuses on
> the DVI-AV setting. Any other setting is fine...but then the quality is
> garbage. About the only thing I have NOT tried is cleaning out my
> computer/wiping everything out and reloading...I simply have too much stuff
> that it would take DAYS to save to DVD as backup. I have plenty of space
> +156G, a very high speed processor, a video card specific for doing just
> this, etc. I have some video on this computer that is no where else and I
> guess that is my main reason for not wanting to wipe it all out to try on a
> clean computer. I've tried the windowsmoviemaker forum and tried things
> they've recommended...removing excess footage from the collection, etc.
> "John Inzer" wrote:
>
> > sher wrote:
> > > OK, I am pretty adept at WMM. I got a newer computer to be able to
> > > handle the requirements of video editing etc. However, after a few
> > > months of success (also having converted analog to digital and edited
> > > it, movie maker will no longer allow me to save my projects (long OR
> > > short--and I mean even 2 minutes here) as an AVI-DV file. I refuse to
> > > save as anything else as I want to keep the quality (especially of my
> > > DV stuff). I have spent HOURS with MS support and am on level 3 at
> > > present but STILL they cannot figure out the problem. When I save as
> > > AVI-DV, it starts to save and the minutes count down, but then they
> > > stop and begin to count up to infinity if I'd let them. HELP!!! The
> > > whole reason I bought this new computer was so I could do these
> > > videos of family footage to give as Christmas presents. PLEASE help!
> > > Mr. Inzer---I've seen a lot of your replies and hope you have some
> > > ideas. And yes, I have Explorer 7 but have always had it on this
> > > machine even when MMaker was working fine.
> > ====================================
> > Is your newer computer running WinXP
> > or Vista?
> >
> > Have you tried doing a system restore to
> > a time before the issue began?
> >
> > It may help if we had some idea of what
> > you tried already.
> >
> > The following links may be useful.
> >
> > MM2 - Problem Solving -
> > 'Can't Save A Movie'
> >
http://tinyurl.com/yjvztz
> >
> > File type compatibility
> > with Movie Maker
> >
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee
> >
> > --
> >
> > John Inzer
> > MS Picture It! -
> > Digital Image MVP
> >
> > Digital Image
> > Highlights and FAQs
> >
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
> >
> > Notice
> > This is not tech support
> > I am a volunteer
> >
> > Solutions that work for
> > me may not work for you
> >
> > Proceed at your own risk
> >
> >
> >