WMM File Import Size Limit?

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    - Editing original captured video I suspect I know what the answer to this will be, but would appreciate hearing it from one of the experts here... Is it possible to edit (critically, reduce the size of) the captured video file in any way once it is on disk? A couple of times when filming I have mistakenly left the camera on record (unfortunately my model does not have an auto shutoff) so I end up with loads of garbage (1/2 hr, once) in the middle of the footage that I do want. Once I have got it into a Collection and built a Project, I then want to weed out all the unwanted bits of the captured video, to reduce the unnecessary size of the dv-avi file. Is this possible? (I know you can delete clips from a Collection, but this doesn't actually remove those bits from the captured video - right?) Or should I be selective when I do the capture at the outset and take only the good bits that I want, rather than the whole footage including the several GBs of very fine views of the ground and my feet? Thanks CW Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26709
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    - Add effects and loosing audio quality on clips I have just captured 1hr15min DV onto my PC (in AVI format). I added brightness to one of the clips and when I played it(clip), the audio quality was bad - high pitch. Has anyone experiece this(i.e. loosing audio quality) when changing effects on clips...? Is there a workaround/fix for this? Thanks Sandiyan Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26704
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    - Audit Problems after Movie Saved During project preview my audio plays back fine (downloaded mp3 file). However, when Isave the project as a movie, the audio is somewhat distorted, it plays but sound bad. Do I need to change audio file formats or is there something else I am missing. Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26702
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    - Screen size / dimensions I have created a personal profile so that I could save a movie out in unique dimensions. When I save the movie, I am able to find the profile and everything goes well saving the file. When I play the movie though, the size of the movie is still in 4:3 ratio or something. My original movie is 356x338 and I want my windows movie to be in those dimensions. When I play the movie though (after using the personal profile with those dimensions) it is displaying at 1.34:1 ratio instead of the 1.05:1 ratio - this is seen in the properties dialog in windows media player. Am I doing anything wrong? Is the problem only in the player? How can I get it to view correctly? Thanks! Chris Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26701
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    - Do you lose quality from an avi file to a DVD (Mpeg2?) file? The file size is quite a bit smaller. I am storing all my videos taken on my mini-DV camcorder to my PC as an *avi file to keep the original quality recorded, but these files are huge. I do not want to loose any/much quality as I want to be able to utilize the resultion I filmed in on a hi-def TV (when I can afford one). How much will I loose if store these as a DVD file (Mpeg2?). I have a chart that appears to be saying that the resolution of these 2 file types are the same. Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26696
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    - Movie clips I was editing a movie at my girlfriends place and i started to begin on a movie , now that i was trying to do it at home , movie maker just freaks out and wont let me view the clips :s i copied eceruthing correctly so i think theres a bug Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26694
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    - DV in on JVC not responding I have a JVC GR-DX77EK digital camcorder. It records from camcorder to PC fine but when my movie is produced (in Moviemaker 2.1 or any other programme) it wont record back into the camcorder using the same firewire connector. The camcorder is set to play, the unit shows DV-in on screen then either a few seconds of footage are recorded back or nothing or MM hangs. Any help would be most appreciated. Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26693
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    - Digital Audio Problem When digital movie clips are pulled into moviemaker, the audio has a fluid sound. Almost like talking under water. End product sounds horrible. Anyone know how to get rid of this or what software i need to do so? I am capturing in WMV format... Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26691
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    - Audio timeline issue Hi, When I capture footage (via firewire) from my camcorder (Sony DCR-TRV19E) the audio on the raw avi file that's produced seems fine, but as soon as I drag it onto the timeline the audio seems to inherit a nasty tinniness to it. According to the properties of the Video Clips the audio is Bitrate 1024kbps 2 Channels Sample Rate 32Khz Sample Size is 16 but the exported timeline properties are different. is it possible to change the audio properties on the timeline? Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26689
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    - transfering from vhsc camcorder to dvdby way of wmm2 windows is not even relizing that i am trying to get it's attention,[not recognizing the old panasonic camcorder]oh im using win xp /w/sp2 on a sony vaio pcv/v300g. the last pc i bought was 7 yrs ago.i am SO LOST....ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED................................................................................... -- " this will become enjoyable, RIGHT? " Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26687
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    - Unable to use Automovie I am new to movie maker. I am trying to make a movie using jpeg pictures from my digital camera. I can make a story board and timeline with narration but I am unable to add background music. I can have one audio type in the timeline but not both at the same time. Tried using automovie maker in the tools section but keep getting an error message that says it can't find the collection or that the storyboard is to short. (min. 30 sec.) I have 8 pictures spread out over 1 min. in length. Any suggestions or am I using the wrong program for this type of work??? Thanks Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26685
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    - Unable to capture video with MM2 Hi Guys Having read the messages I'm not the only one having this problem, however I can't see any firm remedys. We are getting the same messages when trying to capture video. Being - The device is not responding,close applications When clicking ok - Getting- The video device cannot be used at this time because error when starting device. See if you can help me. We have a Packard Bell 1801 fitted with TV-7134/FMtuner card. Linking with JVC DVGR-D20ER camcorder. We are connecting via the AV port on the camcorder to a spider cable with the traditional red,white and yellow connections to the TV tuner card. The really frustrating thing is the first time I used it,playing around, I managed to capture video, create a series of 6 clips and save a small movie, but now it doesn't work. Also when using the Powercinema software which is another version of MM I get the a variation of the same message and can't capture video. Which does make me think is it me? Thanking you in anticpation of any assistance Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26676
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    - Version 2.1 Timeline does NOT display all the storybook line New to Movie Maker 2.1 (service pack 2) I created a storybook with titles and pictures followed by a video clip in version 2.0 and both the storybook and the timeline display each of the titles and pictures correctly; however, version 2.1 does not display the titles and picture clips on the timeline. In version 2.1 the story book shows everything and the playback is correct. however, all I can see in timeline mode is about 1/16 of an inch that represents all the preceeding clips and ttiles. How do I expand the timeline to make these other items visible. I would really appreciate the help. Thank you. -- Ron Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26674
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    - Capturing from analog source and interlacing? I am new to use WMM2 and I cannot find out, how I make sure that my interlaced recording from my PAL Video8 camera gets de-interlaced. Is there a setting in WMM2 to make recordings (captureing) de-interlaced? Thanks Jesper Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26673
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    - Windows Movie Maker I am very new to making picture cd's. I have just made a slide show for a friend so that it can be played on their DVD player with music. It plays on the computer but it doesn't work on the DVD player. Can someone help please. My DVD supports all types of CD / DVD is it a particular format I need to save it under in order for it to work. Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26670
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    - Capture Problems - Video Device is Currently in Use When I try to capture from a video device I get the following error message: "The video device is currently in use. Close any other application that is using the device and try again." Movie Maker is the only application open so I don't understand the error. I am using Movie Maker 2.1 on a Toshiba P20-QR7 laptop (Windows XP Media Center) with a Toshiba USB2 TV Tuner MPEG Encoder. I can capture video without any problems using WinDVD but not Movie Maker. Any suggestions? Thanks Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26664
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    - Version Movie Maker How do I know which version of Windows Movie Maker I have, I installed SP2 with Windows Update. Rusty, Norway Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26663
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    - VHS Quality Video to PC - What res, bit rate, size - Need Help!! I am trying to archive my old VHS tapes to PC and also to create DVD's with them. I am using Windows Movie Maker. I have to select the file type and quality to save as. I believe that VHS quality is 240 x 576. The option I have chosen in Windows Movie Maker is to save as a Windows Medie File (WMV). I am chosing: Bit Rate: 2.1 Mbps Display Size: 720 x 480 Frames per Second: 30 Will I have any problems converting this *WMV file to a DVD file type to burn to DVD and is this set-up overkill with VHS quality? If so, what should I choose to archive with? I do not want to loose anything in the transfer. Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26659
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    - how to save separate clips from one single big tape? I have a DV tape that's about 60 minutes in length, within that tape there are about 7 different short video recording clips. I used automatic capture and WMM2 was able to differentiate the different clips and display them accordingly. BUT, when it comes to saving those clips, WMM2 saves them together in one big video file. When I right click on each individual clip, there is an option to "create clip", but that option simplies saves the whole tape into a single file, without the ability to save just that particular clip. This is the first time I am using WMM on XP. The last time I used WMM it was on another machine running Windows ME, and there was an option to save individual clip separately from each other. Any help/suggestion is appreciated. Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26657
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    - Playback Yes, I realize this is a MovieMaker newsgroup. But don't videos made with MovieMaker playback on MediaPlayer? That's where mine played back. Maybe I did something wrong when saving. Please help. I really enjoy working with MovieMaker and want to get better at it. Thank you! Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26648
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    - Photos --> slide show --- MPEG? I have a photo slide show I'd like to burn onto DVD, and I'm currently using Nero 6 for this project. However, Nero 6's slide show capability isn't quite up to par for what I'm planning. I cannot navigate between the pictures with the DVD remote's D-pad. I'm considering an alternate method, such as putting my photos into an animated form...an MPEG. Will Windows Movie Maker do this for me? If so, will I have control over delays and transitions? From this point, I can burn the MPG onto DVD as a regular video, and divide it into chapters to more easily navigate between photos. Any information is appreciated. Thanks! -- - Dave http://members.cox.net/grundage/ -- - Dave http://members.cox.net/grundage/ Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26644
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    - no sound in capture preview I don't hear any audio in the preview window. when i play it back there is audio. is this normal that preview window does not preview audio also?thanks in advance. Scott Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26643
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    - no audio when captured in AVI format I selected "DV-AVI" to capture the video clip in AVI format, plus it looks to have the best screen quality, but the end result AVI files contains only video and no sound/audio. If I play the clip within Movie Maker, both video and audio are present. BUT when I captured the same clip under any WMV format, both video and audio were captured without problems. Why is there a selective problem affecting AVI format? Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26642
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    - Where Can You get Video? Howdy! - Brand New to Movie Maker, but someone was kind enough to send me about 4 minutes of footage from a movie "Hannibal" - I've made 60 different mini-films from this footage - changing sound and transitions and adding my own Hannibal Photos during transition of video clips, but haven't found any place that will "Share" high quality video (free) without installing some sort of adware or bugs...any suggestions? - I don't know anything about hooking up VCR's, encoders, downloading from tv to PC's....... and I thought a codec was something you used once a month....ok? Absolute Newbie...but LOVE making these films. Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26632
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    - Using Movie Maker with Media Center Files I used Media Center to download video from my camcorder, and I was wonder how to import it into WMM to edit. Anybody know? Please Email Couchrose@hotmail.com -- Thanks Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26631
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    - Cannot capture PAL DV-AVI in XP MovieMaker SP2 I have a Sony TRV-19. Prior to XP SP2, I could happily switch the capture format between NTSC and PAL in MovieMaker using the Tools/Options/Advanced dialog. I found that I then had to restart MovieMaker for the setting to have effect, but then the capture dialog would reflect the setting as DV-AVI (NTSC) or DV-AVI (PAL) respectively. Very nice. Now with XP SP2, the capture dialog ignores the Tools/Options/Advanced Video Properties setting entirely, and always shows DV-AVI (NTSC) only. I have tried following Kristen Miller's suggestions in: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&selm=414206c7%241%40news.microsoft.com but with no change in outcome. Any other suggestions? Earl Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26629
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    - 2nd Hard drive I am new to video editing.As my hard drive is only 40GB of which 12GB is left,I have installed an external drive,a Liteon 80GB 851SX,for video editing and digital photography.As Movie maker is on my C drive how do I use my external drive for movie maker? (or is this a stupid question from a geriatric beginner to computing?) I would appreciate any help. -- Regards Edwardm Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26625
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    - Itunes I'm having a really hard time downloading audio tunes to my video. I use an Ipod and I would like to import tunes from that onto my video. It keeps telling me windows movie maker is not compatiable. Help Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26624
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    - Nero Express I have created a movie file in W M M about 116,000 KB, containing digital holiday snaps, transitions, titles and backing audio (assorted tracks). It plays perfectly in Windows Media Player but VCD via Nero Express sees the sound occassionally speeding up - at random - with an overall impact of a 2 second audio/picture mismatch during a 19 minute clip. Not the end of the world but irritating. I've reduced burn rate to absolute minimum - no change. Can anyone help Many Thanks -- Darrell UK Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26623
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    - Playback Rehan: I read your answer to WMM Newbie regarding playback. I'm having the same problem with grainy playbacks in MediaPlayer but I don't understand where to go to make those changes you suggested. Is that done when actually creating the movie and then saving it? If I've already created a movie file, can those changes be made once it's already been saved? Please contact me at chaps29@adelphia.net Thank you Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26607
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    - How much video to capture? I'm a new guy at this so fair everything is working, but i was wondering how much video to capture at one time?parts or all? thanks Leonard Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26606
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    - cannot save I have been searching for a solution for a few days now and have tryed many things with no success. I can save a project but I cannot save it as a movie. I have tried saving a very small project and have had no success. I have installed media player 10 and checked the items listed on papajohns site. I also have tryed the codec rename utility. Please someone help. Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26602
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    - capture i use VIDEO PCI FROM ADAPTEC to capture my video,when i ad my video in windows movie maker,the windows movie maker shut down. Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26599
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    - What going wrong with uploading My digital Video Files Hi i'm Chris and I am having problems wih uploading my videos from my Panasonic NV-DS65A Digital Video Camera. I have connected the Video Camera to the Computer via the Fire wire cord (6-pin Male to 4-pin Male) The computer recognizes the Camera as a panasonic DV Device and prompts me If I want to take no action or Record using Windows Movie Maker ( I'm Using Windows XP Professional and Windows Movie Maker- version 1.1.2427.1) When I click Record Windows Movie Maker appears the a prompt appears and says: An error has occured with your capture device. Check that it is configured properly and try again. If necessary, refer to the documentation for the capture device for more information. Is there a problem with my firewire cord, Digtal video camera or Software? And Is there a solution. I ask if someone could help because I will need to be uploading video files in a couple hours that are very impotant. Please Help Chris. -- Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26592
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    - Movie Maker without SP2 What is the highest version of Movie Maker available without SP2. Can it be downloaded from MS? Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26591
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    - Will WMM 2.1 support mid file Hi, I want to add some background music to my home video and I have a lot of .mid file. When I tried to do "input audio", it said can't import .mid. Is there a way to import these .mid files? Thanks in advanced for any hints. Best regards, Bill Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26590
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    - How to capture image from CD-rom movie? I have a CD-rom presentation that contains a series of stills, with audio bed, made with some movie software. I want to capture some of the images, but I have NO idea what to do. I can play in Windows Movie Maker or Windows Media Player. Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26586
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    - Transparant GIF overlays I want to be able to create transparant GIF's as overlays in my videos, without having to modify my source video. Is this possible? Can titles use graphics? Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26584
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    - Freeze Up I frequently have my pc freeze up when I'm working in Windows Movie Maker (no other applications running). At the moment I have 496 m of Ram (I'm assuming plenty) and was wondering if there is a way to configure my settings to give me a more efficient way of running this software. Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26583
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    - Problem saving video to cd Just wondering if anyone has ever experienced a problem when saving a movie to CD. After installing SP2, it seems to lock up part way through recording. If I save the file to my drive and then save to cd, it will complete but I have audio and no video. Any Suggestions? Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26581
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    - Playback I am having a lot of fun with Moviemaker. After a create a movie, the playback in Windows Media Player is small. If I make it larger(not even Fullscreen), it gets grainy and hard to see. Why cant it be as clear as the playback from the camera to TV? Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26579
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    - Last Frame on Created Movie When creating a movie clip sometimes the last frame saved is blank(dark). Is there a way to have movie stop and be saved without this happening. -- John Halonen If you don't know where to go, then go to http://www.trymyplace.com Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26575
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    - Burning DVDs Question I have read the numerous posts on not being able to Burn a DVD from WMM, so my question is, why use WMM? Is it that much better then everything else? I have used Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 and it had similar features. I'm just trying to see if I am missing something. Thanks in advance, Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26570
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    - my movie is freezing on photos Help! I have made a small (6 mins) movie with my daughters cheerleading photos and tried downloading it several times but only to get half way thru and the photos stop rolling but the music continues.... Can anyone please tell me what I have done wrong??? Her banquet is only 1 day away and I am at my witz end.... Thank you in advance! Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26567
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    - Import .mpg files When I try t import .mpg, I get an error message that say "file empty". It is a valid file. Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26565
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    - Movie Maker 2 How cam I down load Movie Maker 2 without downloading the whole Service Pack 2 -- Vic Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26562
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    - Make my digital pictures look more like video. I've been trying to import my digital pictures into Movie Maker and give a more dynamic look to them with zooming and panning with no success. I'm hoping that someone has done this and can give me some direction. -- Thanks for your time. Yaac Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26559
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    - another save movie problem Most often when i save my 5 min long created music video, it pauses for a long time on the "estimating remaining time" and then an error message pops up saying either my files are not in the right place, my saving location does not have enough storage, or the saving location doesn't exist. I then converted all my jpegs to bmp, mp3 to wav, and mpegs to wmv. Now i'm able to get it to start saving, but it started at 900 min remaining, and climbed steadily until i canceled at 2000min. Help Please! Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26555
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    - Stupid Green Line in my video's I have this green line that runs along the right side of my video's that I capture from a DV Camera. It's really annoying, considering that I'll probably put some of these video's on a DVD or VHS and I don't want it to have a green line on them. The line is not on my camera when I preview the video, it only appears after I upload the video onto my computer, in AVI format(I don't think the format has anything to do with it). Any kind of help or explanation would be great, thanx. -Eagle Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26550
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    - total lock up at first touch i've been working on a 15min video for about 4 days with no major problems. today, movie maker opens fine and opens my project, and then completely freezes as soon as i touch anything to play or edit the movie. i haven't changed anything on my pc since the last time it worked fine, what could the problem be? Tag: WMM File Import Size Limit? Tag: 26545

I have a video that is 1 hour, 30 minutes long in mpeg format and is
approximately 1.5-gigabytes. When I attempt to import the file, WMM cuts off
the last 20-minutes of it.

Question: Is there a limit to the file size that wmm can handle? If not,
why are 20-minutes being cut form the imported video?

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Re: WMM File Import Size Limit? by PapaJohn

PapaJohn
Wed Oct 27 00:52:04 CDT 2004

It's probably an MPEG-2 issue rather than a file size limit. The file
doesn't move into Movie Maker or even copied into it.... it stays in place
and the collection database stores info about the file.

Check the Importing Source Files > Video > MPEG-2 page of my website if it's
an MPEG-2 issue.
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org

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"Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6B00FD4E-6C0E-4B66-B12A-1F5414E9E1B2@microsoft.com...
>I have a video that is 1 hour, 30 minutes long in mpeg format and is
> approximately 1.5-gigabytes. When I attempt to import the file, WMM cuts
> off
> the last 20-minutes of it.
>
> Question: Is there a limit to the file size that wmm can handle? If not,
> why are 20-minutes being cut form the imported video?

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