Change default location for project files?

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    - Delete Dross Q for JK John Recently I cancelled/interrupted the rendering of a 25GB avi file, yet that sucker still lives -- somewhere -- on my hard drive. I've tried lots of searches via Explorer with zero success, so my "Plan B" was to dust off the PC DOS 6.3 command manual and rig up a command string that will ID this ghost file... until I spotted your DeleteDross routine -- but it sounds like I need to feed DeleteDross the filename -- is this correct ? Any thoughts/ideas appreciated -- thanks for your time. Harry -- "A boat is a hole in the water into which you throw money" Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27882
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    - movie maker to powerpoint I want to use clips from my movie in a powerpoint presentation, but PP doesn't seem to accept the moviemaker format for importing. Can I save the movie file as something else? Has anyone tried this kind of import into powerpoint? Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27881
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    - I found a bug in MM2 Hi, I think I've found a bug in MM2 (but I'm not sure if it's already reported). I've imported a tape (Sony Handcam DCR-HC18E), then I started my MM project. I've put clips, subtitles, titles, transaction, effects. Then I click on "Save video...". The output format is DV-AVI. But the MM gives the infamous error message "The video cannot be saved: ...". Then I tried to investigate the problem by splitting my project in small pieces. I found that the problem is this: when a clip contains as initial frame the last frame of previous clip, MM refuses to encode the movie and interrupts the encoding. Then I solved by removing the 1st and 2nd frame of the clip and doing split clip and erasing that 2 frames (I cannot split one frame :( ) Doing this it solved my problem. Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27879
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    - Movie Maker not found WinXP SP2 Home Edition I came to this site to download Microsoft Movie Maker to only learn that I need to have either Win XP Pro or Home Edition SP2 installed. So, Im thinking why didnt I receive this software when I updated to SP2 a month or two ago. I just tried a minutes ago to see if there were any more updates that I missed, but my PC is up to date and this copy(as all of mine are) is completely legit! Anyone encounter this or know what I can do in getting the Movie Maker software? Cheers, Chaser! Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27878
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    - monitoring sound is there any way to monitor the sound through my pc speakers during recording? I'm using WMM 5.1, Sharp VL-NZ105 mini DV camera thru 1394 Firewire card runing XP Pro SP2. It works great recording to highest level AVI then re-encoding to 720x480 with TMPG then authoring with TMPG DVD Author to DVD's. Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27873
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    - Files, files and more huge files Just wondering... everyone is doing all this saving and editing in DV-AVI, but converting and authoring to DVD in MPEG2... I'm gonna run out of disk space as I imagine many others are. Here's how I see it... 1) you want to backup all those home movies cause tape won't last, so we save on computers as DV-AVI and DVDs as MPEG2 2) you want to be able to edit those movies, so you have to keep the DV-AVI file on your HDD cause WMM doesn't import MPEG2 video. 3) you can't get a bigger HDD to store more DV-AVIs and HDDs fail too, so you want to get the DV-AVI to DVD So, here is my proposed solutions... Microsoft adds the MPEG2 handling ability to WMM and we are all done. or I have to capture my taped movies to WMM and save as DV-AVI, create backup DVDs with the DV-AVI format (takes about 3 times the DVD space, strictly to archive DV-AVI format instead of leaving on HDD), edit the DV-AVI in WMM and generate the edited DV-AVI (which I may want to backup to a data DVD also), convert the DV-AVI to MPEG2 and author to a DVD. This way, I get to keep the HDD open, I have viewable DVDs, I have archive data DVDs, I have no more time cause each step above takes hours, and I have missed my son growing by creating DVDs of his first week alive. Any better ideas on how to accomplish all this? Thanks, Jason Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27870
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    - windows movie maker hangs Can someone help? I am using WMM 5.1. After I have dragged the clips to the storyboard and want to play the timeline, the programs hangs. I don't know if this is related but my notebook hangs when I connect my DV camera to my USB port. Rgds Rafiq Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27869
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    - No Audio in timeline I using moviemaker 5.1. I import an mpg file into my collections. When I play the clip in MM (and in media player) the audio is fine. When I drag the clip down to the timeline and play this, there's no audio. I can click back up on the movie clip and play and get audio just fine. It's only on the timeline the audio doesn't play. If I expand the timeline I can see the audio block with the oscilloscope like display. What can I look for? Steve O Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27867
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    - Video quality I am using dazzle Digital video creator 80 to capture video off of my sony analog camera and onto my computer, the problem is the video quality is not good at all. On the TV it looks fine but when its copied to the computer the quality is bad. I was wondering if it was windows movie maker, Dazzle 80, or my camera that is causing the less than desired result? thanks Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27865
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    - Video capture device I am trying to run my Sony DCR TRV250E into Windows Movie Maker and keep getting 'video capture device not detected' This is a digital 8 camcorder and the laptop is Tosh Sat Pro A60 running Win XP. If the solution is firewire then please tell me how I go about that. Thanks Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27864
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    - Slide show issues in VideoCD I used Windows Movie Maker to create a JPG slide show, to record onto VideoCD. The images are 640x480, 150ppi. The WMV file was then converted to MPG using TMPGEnc, and burned onto VideoCD using Nero. Here's the problem: 1) Each image expands about 20 pixels off my TV screen. 2) There's black flickering on the border of some images. The width of the border flicker is about 10 pixels. 3) Each image is pixellated. Of course, considering this sample was recorded onto VideoCD, Nero warned me that the quality would be downgraded. How do I fix the above problems? Do I need to adjust TMPGEnc settings, image size, or what? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks! -- - Dave http://members.cox.net/grundage/ Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27859
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    - Crashes Movie Maker crashes constantly. What causes most of the crashes. I remember the older versions were very buggy too. Any fixes, etc.? Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27850
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    - WMV -> MPG converter I've just finished a sample Windows Movie Maker project. Does anybody know of a WMV to MPG video converter? -- - Dave http://members.cox.net/grundage/ Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27849
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    - Dazzle 150 ? for watching tv With studio 9 I can watch tv with the vcr hookup. It can't go full screen however, anybody know a good prog (freebie) that can make a full screen window for watching tv? I have been looking at stuff on http://www.tv-cards.com/apps.php But there is a lot there to sort through and I don't want to screw up my computer downloading a bunch of stuff and launching them, never know what they will do to my cpu. Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27848
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    - WMM2.1 crash Help. WMM2.1 doesn't work and crashes immediately Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27843
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    - Pictures blurry in WMM2.1 I just imported a 640x480 150ppi JPEG into Windows Movie Maker 2.1 for a slide show. When I preview the image, it's all blurry. Even if it was double the size! Is it really supposed to look this crappy? What's going on here? -- - Dave http://members.cox.net/grundage/ Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27837
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    - error 80040216 help my find away to fix it Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27836
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    - Saving the project in DV-AVI Well... Thanks Papajohn, Budman & Graham for u r answers.. Hi freinds, I have a 30 Minutes project, which i converted to DV-AVI. After saving the project to AVI, I found that the size of converted AVI file is 7 GB. Thus writing that file for VCD is immpossible. Plz help... Thnx... Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27834
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    - Viewing contents of collection in collection pane I can't sem to be able to view all the clips in my collection in the collection pane at one time. ONly one clip is viewable at a time. Does anyone know what the problem could be? -- jetmech217 Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27830
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    - Problem Capturing video While trying to capture DV using MovieMaker, I continually get an "Unknown Error" message. I've confirmed that the camera is on, connected, etc. I'm using a Firewire connection on a Toshiba Satellite notebook. I have called Canon (camcorder manufacturer) and Toshiba for help. Neither have been able to assist me. I also tried Intervideo WinDVDCreator, but also got a problem capturing video on that. Not sure what to do except buy a 3rd Party software like Pinnacle? Suggestions please.... Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27824
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    - Any sites with free background video loops? Sorry if this has been asked before. Anybody know of sites with free background video loops that can be downloaded? Similar to those that come in the MS creativity pack? Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27823
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    - Error when trying to save... In windows movie maker, when I try to save my movie, it gives me the following message: "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." However, all my files that are used in the movie are still in place, and my disk space is half free. Does anyone have a suggestion for my problem? Thanks in advance. Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27812
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    - Movie Size My question has to do with the size of movies. To me, it seems that if you want to burn a home video, it should be captured and burned in the highest quality possible. When doing that, the file sizes are huge. I have never actually put 2 hours worth of footage together of my kids, but from the smaller sizes that I have played around with, it seems like the file size would be bigger than the size of a dvd (not including the dvd menu items). What format should I capture in to have a great quality 2 hour movie, but have it small enough that it could be burnt to dvd? Thanks Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27810
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    - How can I preview my clips on the timeline It's really strange because i'm familiar with movie maker but in version 2 I cannot seem to manage to see my clips. The video file is mpg and the clips and the frames are trimmed as normal, if i select the clip in the source area i can play it but when i place it in the timeline and try to preview my work nothing shows up. I tried putting audio and the clips together but only the sound comes up. Also when i drag my clip into the timeline and try trimming it with the arrow cursors i cant see it in the proper monitor screen like Movie Maker 1. Please can someone tell me how i can view my clips that have been edited on the timeline??? HELP!!!! Or at least tell me what could be causing this. Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27809
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    - Audio Great in time line but lost in regular video Ok, everytime i start my video from the timeline, everything works great audio and video but when i burn it to a CD or just try to play it on windows media player, i lose audio. Any help is greatly appreciated. Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27808
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    - Moveimaker 2 file will not open in 2.1 I have 2 computers both with XP Pro. I created some movie porjects in MM2 on my desltop which does not have SP2. I copied the applicable files to my laptop (clips and MM file) but when I try to open the project on the laptop - it says that the file is not one that MM can open. What is going on here? I've reloaded MM2 on the laptop but do not want to upgrade my desktop as at this rate I will lose all my work. Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27802
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    - Wrong Video Size I have created a movie from two clips both of 720x576 resolution. I choose to save the new movie with the profile DV-AVI PAL which states that it will create a movie of 720x576 resolution. But when I play the created movie in windows media player (view size 100%) it is streched to 768x576. The original two files plays properly. Anyone now how to get the correct size? I Use Movimaker 1,1 and have no possibilty to update beacuse of company policies. Thanks Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27801
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    - No Video After Saving After saving my MM2 movie (about 600 jpg's with MP3 music), the saved .wmv (created with the 'Save to my computer' option) shows only the beginning 3 title pages, then hangs displaying the last title screen, and continues for the next hour with music only. It plays fine from within MM, just fails from the saved file. Also, I notice that the saved file is only about 54 MB instead of the aprox. 450 MB it says it is saving at creation time. So I assume something is going wrong in the save process and the video is not getting saved. I didn't get any error messages during the save process and have plenty of disk space. Ideas? Thanks, Ken Gregg Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27799
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    - Video quality Hi, i'm making a video with MM2 from some .jpg that have a resolution that exceed 1024x768 but when i save the video on my hard disk and play it, the image in full screen is not in 1024x768 but in 640x480 or at most 720x550. I need to make a video that mantain the .jpg size and quality (at least 1024x768), how i can do this? I'm waiting for a resolution, thanks. Bye. Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27798
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    - Collection Created in MM1 and now trying to access them in MM2 Hi. I've spent countless hours creating my collections of movie clips in MM1 and now I got another (more powerful and newer) computer that has MM2 on it. When I opened up MM2, none of my collections were there- but I could get the video I captured from my video camera (but it was clipped). I jumped on the forum and read papajohn's post re: getting the collection backup file (mine was called "Windows Movie Maker.COL" since it was a MM1 file). When I tried to paste the file in the recommended folder... \Documents and Settings\UserAccountName\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Movie Maker...but I didn't even have a folder for Movie Maker. Thus, I created one in the Microsoft Folder so that the path would be duplicated as recommended. However....no collections are still present. Any tips on getting a .col file to work in MM2? I really, really,really, really need something to work! Thanks! -- Melanie M. Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27793
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    - HOW TO MAKE A WMV FILE A VOB FILE TO BURN DVD ON NERO I am SoLost!! I have home movies that I loaded on my computer from my camcorder, I use XP's MM1, and Nero is my burning program. When I try to add my video that i want to burn to dvd, to the Video_ts file, it isn't supported as its a WMV file and needs to be a VOB file, Can anyone tell me how I go about doing this, Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27789
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    - moviemaker 2/2.1 download Is there any way of downloading M2.1 without the SP2 package? Or, absent that, can MM2 still be downloaded? Whenever I click on what I believe is MM2 to download, MM2.1 always pops up. Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27784
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    - Converting avi type 1 to type 2 I am using Canopus_DV_File_Converter so I can burn with click to DVD, converting from type 1 to type 2 and it keeps stopping about 50% thru. Any suggestions! Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27780
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    - Questions about Movie Maker I would like to burn a slide show of family pictures onto a DVD...but Nero's DVD creation software is not quite up to par. I would like to use Windows Movie Maker to create an MPEG of my slides. But I have a few questions/problems: 1) I have Windows Movie Maker installed, but it's version 1. I am unable to locate version 2 in Windows Update. What's going on? 2) When I preview slides in Movie Maker, and click the Full Screen button, my images (JPG) are extremely pixellated and jagged. 3) Is Movie Maker this plain? How do I insert transitions? How do I control the delay for each image in the slide show? How do I get into the in-depth control of my project? 4) Are there any freeware applications out there (or unrestricted trials) that will allow me to create a pleasant-looking slide show to convert to MPEG? Any information is appreciated. Thanks! -- - Dave http://members.cox.net/grundage/ Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27778
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    - Importing JPEGs when importing mixed JPEGs (vertical and horizontal JPEGs) and Videos into WMM, vertical JPEGs are filled into a standardized size (for horizontal Js) so that there remaines a black frame at the left and right side. Is it possible to avoid this BLACK SHOCK by defining a matching background-colour?Any other ideas? Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27775
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    - no vidow dislpay in view field I have fire wire hooked to a JVC-DVL520U, the computer recognizes the DV CAM but when I go to capture the video output from play, there is no video display and it will not capture, the controls under Movie Maker can control the DV Cam, I have SP2, I have used the DV cam on my laptop so I knopw the Cam works. I have replaced all the drivers updated everything I can think of but no Video out. I hooked up a web cam and get video displayed in the view feid. I am going to try replacing my fire wire card. Any other suggestions would be greatful. Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27767
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    - work flow ideas I'm used to doing A/B rolls and having at least two video sources to work from to combine into one video - but I dopn't have a clue how to do this with MoveMaker - I can import several videos but can only work with ONE at a time instead of being able to view two at a time. Any suggestions? DJ Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27755
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    - Burning project to a VCD After saving the project to the CD, I have found that the CD is created with WMV. Therefore i cannot use that CD in my VCD player. Please tell me, how do i burn my movie maker project to a CD so that i could play it on my VCD player. Thnx.... Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27753
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    - Movie Maker doesn't recognize video camera I have my Hitachi video camera (model VM-H835LA) attached to my laptop via the S video cable, but Movie Maker does not recognize the camera. -- -- Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27751
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    - VCR connection I am trying to capture video from my VCR, but WMM does not recognize any capture devices. I am using RCA connections, is this not the correct way to connect the VCR? Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27750
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    - Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2 or not because I think it might've been happening before that. The problem I have is that Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily happens when I'm in the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video if I do short clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a chance there is that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to crash is if no preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the camcorder (not capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it crashes just about every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony Digital 8 Camcorder and I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the camcorder and my computer stop communicating during the process. However, I've done a test capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it does seem to be a little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does anybody have any suggestions on what the problem might be? -- Ray Smith Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27748
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    - custom titles can i import a custom title? in a jpeg or bmp format? the title component of MM2 is quite limited Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27743
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    - camcording to computer i never did this before so i need any help i can get . after i get done taping on my camcorder what do i do to put what i taped onto a dvd cd? thanks. im using windows xp Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27742
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    - List of MM Codecs? What SPECIFIC codecs does WMM use? -- ---------------------------- Please update your contact information: Pastor Rudy Pastucha Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 3825 Hillsdale Street Regina, Sask. S4S 3Y5 Phone: (306) 586-0299 Fax: (306) 586-0035 rudy.pastu@sasktel.net Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27740
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    - audio stops working half way into WMM(2.1) Hi. I previously converted my quicktime video files to avi., and they eventually imported fine into WMM however about half way into the video the sound stops. The video is still apparent however the sound is completely gone. Any ideas? I've been looking all over the site but I haven't found the answer to my problem. I'd appreciate any help I can get, thanks. Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27729
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    - CD-R, CD+R, and so on Whats the difference between blank disks that have the + and - ? Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27717
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    - Windows XP Media Edition Does the new Windows XP Media Edition have the software to encode files to play on a DVD player so I dont have to use third party software? Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27716
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    - Mpeg 1- Mpeg 2 -SVD- DVD ? When you make an SVD or a DVD with TPMG it converts it to an Mpeg 2 which the CDEasy program wont work with. CDEasy says it only uses Mpeg 1. Is there another way I can make it play on my DVD player in MPeg 2 so I can get better quality? Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27714
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    - produced dvd will not play properly Ihave taken all your advice which has been most helpfull,and now have managed to creat movie in mm2, save to file in avi and using tmpegnc have converted to m/peg2 and burnt to dvd using power producer which came with the computer . The dvd plays on my ronin p215f but both video and audio seem to stop and start as if in slow motion but not ,as if it jumps from frame to frame and audio , the disc will play on the computer ok. IT is a disc problem as it is the same on another player,is it the encoding ,or codecs, but i dont know about codecs, could it be the power producer should i get another burn package like nero what does anyone suggest that may help as i have spent days and nights trying in vein to sort this out. Iwould much appreciate any assistance that you can give ,why would the dvd jump aboutand stop and start? Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27712
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    - DVD Media I would like to dump some .avi files on my computer to DVD for viewing on a DVD player (DVD player is a Sony not in a PC). Which media should I purchase? +R or -R TIA TR Tag: Change default location for project files? Tag: 27710

In MM2, is it possible to change the default location for saving project
files?
It appears to be permanently set to C:\....\My Videos, and I want to save
all my projects on my E drive, and in a folder called Projects. I have to
navigate to that folder every time I create / save a project. (I find "My
Videos" too general a name and I like to split my work into separate folders
i.e. Captured Video, Projects, Saved Movies).
I know how to change the default for temp files but that is not the issue.
My query concerns only Project files.
Thanks
CW

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