JVC GR-D70U DV Locks up computer
I am using Firewire to connect my JVC DV and when I start the camera the
computer locks up. When I turn off the camera it reboots my computer. I had
it working initially and then it stopped. This happen regardless of what
capture software I am using. The CD supplied with the camera does not appear
to have drivers for the video components, just the still digital function.
Any encountered and/or solved this before? Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40862
Complaint about the MVP REHAN: #20050813
Attention Mr. Eddy and Mr. Brown both of Microsoft
I see you are still refusing to supply the contact details of your supervisors. Yes we all know about "Hell freezing over" don't we.
I'm told you are happy to let me continue posting this message in the belief that I will eventually get fed up and go away. Let me ask you one question. At what point in the last couple of years have you seen me back down?
I am happy to post this message until such time as you do the job you are paid to do without displaying your clear and obvious bias of the past. It makes no difference to me, but what will your VP have to say when I lay all of the facts in front of him in a nice neat and chronological order identifying things like a number of people with multiple identities...you know, the ones you are referring too in that insulting email you sent me. As I say, I am quite happy to do that, I don't have a position to defend.
When discussing this messages with others one of them said it lacked respect, and yes it does lack respect. How could I respect someone so biased as either of you two.
An MVP who wishes to remain anonymous (and from what I hear that's exactly what he should do) has pointed me to wards the below message. I fully expect you to do your usual NOTHING, but I rather thought that the rest of the world should witness your reaction. So here is the message...
Re: John Kelly - The Thread of Doom!
Rehan </Forums/User/UserProfile.aspx?UserName=Rehan>
www.rehanfx.org <http://www.rehanfx.org> Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Total Posts:
945
Posted: 30 Mar 2005 05:53 AM For those who do not frequent the ms nwsgroup:
As his attacks increased in frequency and viciousness I finally gave in and
broke my restraint with this j**k. A flame war erupted where he met equal
measures of blows and the drama ended with him humiliated and running away
for a week.... Sorry but only a week... Will try harder next time :)
The attacks he refers to were the ones where another MVP had to tell him I was correct and that he was WRONG. Equal Measures !!!....this guy is a scream...he should be on the stage....Will Try Harder Next Time ??? Hmmmmmmmmm
Now then...the below message from Eddy.
Greetings,
I have received multiple complaints regarding personal attacks made by
you in the microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker newsgroup. After
reviewing posts made by you, we believe that they are abusive and
violate the Rules of Conduct for our newsgroups as listed at
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/conduct/default.mspx. We would
request that you refrain from using the Microsoft newsgroups for
personal attacks.
If you disagree with our assessment of your posts, or have any
questions, you may contact us at usenet@microsoft.com or myself directly
at johneddy@microsoft.com.
John Eddy
Microsoft Newsgroups Administrator
This one tears me up..no seriously....the complainer TED BREWER was brought in as a special event to the newsgroup to post that complaint....but people with short memories will not realize that he posted one many weeks before where he also said I was being added to his kill file. Brewer would have ordinary users believe that he is a casual spectator (he is NOT a poster in any sense of the word as he only posts according to the needs of others)
Now lets take a look at some of the other Numerous complainers you say you have received messages from.....Middleton = Parker = Prestonian...and as each of these identities have stirred up flame wars and as they are all the same person that leaves us with the thought that it was a concerted effort. We now have another "mvp" called Hughes who has joined forces with Parker and after all this time clearly identifies himself as one of the trouble makers it leaves you with a very diminished list of so called complainers and three prominent "mvp"'s who are not exactly what you wanted in that role. Yet you still encourage them, so it sheens. Why is that? Have you dug yourself so large a hole that you can no longer climb out. What future do you see for yourselves???
The attempts by a person using a woman's name (see other thread in moviemakers forum by woman claiming to be blocked. More on that below) and the person calling himself KDE to initiate additional arguments.....I was fore warned...SO SORRY FELLAS...you just cant trust anyone.
The woman complaining she was blocked....well who/where would you run to in order to complain about being blocked from a website???....of course...go to the moviemaker forum and post a message titled "Who is John Kelly"......Pathetic fellas...really pathetic
Rehan and his helpers from the MVPS.....it was suggested that I lay a trap, actually the idea was already in mind...So I post a message based on a TV advert in the UK. That advert stats that the human eye can actually see less than one million colours....what happens...REHAN digs out a 7 year old web page and quotes a section of that page out of context..he also added words that are NOT in the document....I forget and can't be bothered to check the exact wording but it was almost designed to make you think that the flame starter REHAN actually knew the Dr. in question he referred to him as being HIGHLY respected in this field etc A Comment clearly designed to start an argument .....and then another funny happens....one of the friends of the flame starter REHAN adds comments to the thread in this group about the number of bits and what they are used for in an image.......but SHE included her normal signature......go check and look for any time prior to this event for messages by this person????
Another clear attempt at starting a flame war...and by an MVP
While talking about how wonderfull (NOT) your MVP's are...take a look at the message posted after my sig. Its a clear example of We have no reason to attack you other than the fact you are demonstrating what an idiot the mvp papajohn is...and if you stop telling people we will stop attacking you. I am never affected by threats no matter who makes them.
ARE YOU GETTING THE PICTURE YET???? IS IT SINKING IN AT ALL ????
Well, I guess you both have "A" picture, you made rehan a Microsoft Valued Professional LOLOLOLOLOL
While I am thinking along these lines, YOU mr eddy...and your vicious and nasty attack on me when I posted a message to a whole bunch of newsgroups by mistake...REMEMBER ???? Yes Mr. Eddy (Microsoft Newsgroups Administrator) I remember.....I continually referred you to the rules of Usenet and you repeatedly said you did not comply with those rules......lets just take a little look at your message above... Ah Yes...I can see usenet@microsoft.com....hold on a second...you said........
I won't bother adding any more to the above....I just want the public to see exactly how you deal with complaints when an MVP (papajohn) is caught out over his blatant lying...SIXTY THREE NEWSGROUPS being just one example LOL and what you do when a complete novice (rehan) tries to back up the LIAR Papajohn...you made him an MVP as well !!! LOLOLOL
And you wonder why I turned down your offer to discus being an mvp myself further LOLOL
A far as your e-mail goes mr eddy...I really could not give a hoot what you say think or do (because I can prove that papajohn is a LIAR)...as far as your "Review" goes....don't make me laugh...you are clearly highly biased and quite happy to steer a conversation in any direction that suits just you and those you protect.and having done a very quick check, I find that I am not alone when thinking this..... When that chap wished you would die, did you ban him from ever using a Microsoft Newsgroup??? What did you do when REHAN hoped that I would die soon?? (in one of his messages posted in here)
Finally, you are blacklisted and neither you or Brown will be able to send further insulting emails. You will pass comment in here just like you have in the past.
--
John Kelly
No No, The Truth Is, I Am Not An Instant Expert, but I know someone who is...............and he will have to try a LOT HARDER
Have a Real Nice Day Y' here!!
From: "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org>
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Let go of the vendetta you have on PapaJohn - he doesn't deserve it. You
post your messages and let PapaJohn post his messages without any hassle -
yes?
--
Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
"John Kelly" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:Qdpqc.3300$6J6.32400535@news-text.cableinet.net...
| and after seeing this...
|
| This is your jumping off point to a number of interesting offerings being
| provided for you by a few folks associated with the Microsoft Most
Valuable
| Professional (MVP) program. Plan to check this page every so often as new
| subwebs are bound to show up from time to time. Listed below are the main
| subareas you will find here now. You may also find our new Search
capability
| useful - try it, and let us know!
|
| Are you sure your comments in here will be regarded by Microsoft with
| affection???
|
| Have a nice day..........
|
|
| "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
| news:epLcK1NPEHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > I wondered why he was so bitter. His attacks on PapaJohn have no
| > foundations.
| >
| > --
| >
| > Will Denny
| > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >
| >
| > "Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:D1552D3B-5DB1-4F2B-BE8F-D189F3E38F35@microsoft.com...
| > | Oh poor John..... Still bitter about being considered, and
| > | subsequently REJECTED by Microsoft for the MVP award?
| > |
| > | Now that's something to LOL about! :|)
| > |
| > | ----- John Kelly wrote: -----
| > |
| > | Still trying to wind people up, is that a requirement of being an
| > MVP?
| > |
| > | Why do you NOW show that you are an MVP?
| > |
| > | What is your agenda here?
| > |
| > | --
| > | Best Wishes.....John Kelly
| > | www.the-kellys.org
| > | www.the-kellys.co.uk
| > | All material gained from other sources is duly acknowledged. No
| Value
| > is
| > | obtained by publishing in any format other peoples work
| > |
| > Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40860
how to create still pictures
How do you create still pics from a movie if there is no 'camera' button
available?
or if it doesnt work?
Thank you! Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40853
Re: Fuzzy Still Pictures
Wow, looks like I've missed an interesting thread :-)
Actually there are a couple of issues with saving images to DV-AVI vs. WMV in MovieMaker.
Firstly the WMV encoder typically just a does a better job of encoding the image at the profile you're using vs. DV-AVI. However that is not as significant as the second issue.
When we save to DV-AVI we're assuming that you're ultimately targeting playback on a regular television as opposed to a computer monitor. Consequently when we're saving to DV-AVI we actually put a filter in the graph that ensures all colors are NTSC safe and it also slightly blurs the image. This is deliberate so that the image doesn't flicker so much on a regular TV. Of course this makes it look worse when you're looking at the result on a computer display, which is typically of a higher quality than a TV.
However with more and more flatpanels and the like being sold, most TV's today are of a much better quality than the TV's of yesteryear, so the filter is becoming less and less necessary. Just as an FYI, I'm pushing to have an option in the next version of MovieMaker so that it can be removed if desired.
Regards
Dean Rowe
Windows Movie Maker Team, Microsoft
-----Original Message-----
From: Al Stu - MVP
Posted At: Thursday, August 11, 2005 11:09 AM
Posted To: microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker
Conversation: Fuzzy Still Pictures
Subject: Re: Fuzzy Still Pictures
Windows Movie Maker's inability to save images in the "DV-AVI (NTSC)" format
with the same clarity as "High Quality Video (NTSC)" is a flaw of Windows
Movie Maker. It is not due to fundamental nature of DV-AVI or the
specifications, or because it has to resample images or alter pixel aspect
ratio. It's a flaw with how Windows Movie Maker deals with the image.
There is no technical reason images saved in the "DV-AVI (NTSC)" format
can't be as clear as when saved in the "High Quality Video (NTSC)" format.
And that's where it ends for me.
"Rehan" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:OZ3vdPnnFHA.3408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> 1) Upsampling does not occur on images with larger pixel foot print, say
>> 2160x1440. Yet they are still fuzzy if saved as DV-AVI, but clear if
>> saved as WMV.
>
> It does. The first thing Movie Maker does is that it resizes the input
> images to the output display size. So when saving as DV AVI an image of
> 2160x1440 would be resized to 640x480 as the first step. (see the dshow
> graph on dean rowe's blog). The reason it is 640x480 is because that is
> the "display size" being the 4:3 ratio. After all the processing in Movie
> Maker, the encoding step resamples this image to 720x480. This second
> resampling (upsampling) is where the non-square pixel encoding happens.
>
>
>> 2) Isn't "High Quality Video (NTSC) also 720x480? Yet the image is not
>> fuzzy.
>
> It is !!! Compare it with the render to 640x480 wmv. But it is less than
> DV AVI since in WMV encoding you can control sharpness (by specifying it
> in the custom profile). I would guess that the profiles you tested with,
> use higher sharpness value. Nevertheless it will never match the a square
> pixel encoding profie of size 640x480.
>
>
> Regards
>
> --
> Rehan
> MS MVP -- Digital Media
> www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows Movie Maker
>
>
>
> "Al Stu - MVP" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
> news:%23O2O3khnFHA.3564@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Two problems with that.
>>
>> 1) Upsampling does not occur on images with larger pixel foot print, say
>> 2160x1440. Yet they are still fuzzy if saved as DV-AVI, but clear if
>> saved as WMV.
>>
>> 2) Isn't "High Quality Video (NTSC) also 720x480? Yet the image is not
>> fuzzy.
>>
>> So upsampling is obviously not the cause of the fuzziness.
>>
>>
>> "Bob [MVP]" <bob@nospam.org> wrote in message
>> news:eQqA2XhnFHA.2904@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> The display device that has square or non square pixels, the DV-AVI
>>>> file, so far as I can determine, and you have not shown otherwise thus
>>>> far, has neither square nor non square pixels. It just has pixels, 720
>>>> of them by 480 of them.
>>>
>>>
>>> That's correct. So if you import a 640x480 pixel image,
>>> the horizontal resolution needs to be upsampled from 640
>>> to 720. THAT is where the "fuzzy" artifact comes from.
>>>
>>> If you save the same image to a 640x480 WMV video, the
>>> resolution is preserved. So it looks better on your
>>> PC than the DV-AVI video.
>>>
>>> --
>>> -Bob
>>> _______________________________
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> Windows XP Media Center Edition
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/ehome
>>>
>>>
>>> "Al Stu - MVP" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
>>> news:uPWlnShnFHA.2444@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>> Thanks, though MVP status isn't something new, I've been a MVP for
>>>> quite some time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes I've been to all those links, still nothing that points to a DV-AVI
>>>> pixel aspect ratio specification standard.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The display device that has square or non square pixels, the DV-AVI
>>>> file, so far as I can determine, and you have not shown otherwise thus
>>>> far, has neither square nor non square pixels. It just has pixels, 720
>>>> of them by 480 of them.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Rehan" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:evaIc8fnFHA.3564@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>> "Al Stu - MVP" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
>>>>>
>>>>> First of all congratulations of becoming an MVP. Is this for Digital
>>>>> Media?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> What I'm getting at is that it is being claimed there is a DV-AVI
>>>>>> pixel aspect ratio specification. I have not been able to find such
>>>>>> a specification so have requested source of info the claim is being
>>>>>> based on. If you know of such a source it would be much appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fair enough.
>>>>>
>>>>> The standard spec is perhaps not available for public viewing free of
>>>>> charge (Cost of obtaining a copy from the standards body is like half
>>>>> a grand). The following URL contains all the details about the spec
>>>>> though:
>>>>> http://www.adamwilt.com/DV-tech.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you explain how can a video frame of 4:3 or 16:9 ratio can fit in
>>>>> the standard fixed size of 720x480 pixels without using non-square
>>>>> pixel encoding? This page on MSDN explains how non-square pixel
>>>>> encoding works:
>>>>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wmencode/htm/preservingthepixelaspectratio.asp
>>>>>
>>>>> Btw, Have you read the Dean Rowe blog entry I pointed out before. I
>>>>> ask it since you are asking the questions which are covered by him.
>>>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/deanro/archive/2005/04/19/409563.aspx
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Rehan
>>>>> MS MVP -- Digital Media
>>>>> www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows Movie Maker
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Al Stu - MVP" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
>>>>> news:u0KQ2qenFHA.3312@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Number of pixels is not pixel aspect ratio though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What I'm getting at is that it is being claimed there is a DV-AVI
>>>>>> pixel aspect ratio specification. I have not been able to find such
>>>>>> a specification so have requested source of info the claim is being
>>>>>> based on. If you know of such a source it would be much appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can you shed any light on the issue of still photos being fuzzy when
>>>>>> save as "DV-AVI (NTSC)" (*.avi) movie, but clear when saved as "High
>>>>>> Quality Video (NTSC)" (*wmv) movie?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Bob [MVP]" <bob@nospam.org> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:eU2mxPenFHA.860@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> It's the NTSC (or PAL) digital video standard that
>>>>>>> specifies a horizontal resolution of 720 pixels
>>>>>>> per line -- whether it's compressed using DV or
>>>>>>> MPEG-2 encoding.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> -Bob
>>>>>>> _______________________________
>>>>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>>>>> Windows XP Media Center Edition
>>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/ehome
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "PapaJohn (MVP)" <PapaJohn@CharterMI.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:%23Pb$5CdnFHA.3256@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> Sorry Al, I was thinking MPEG-2 rather than DV-AVI...
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> PapaJohn
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
>>>>>>>> tips and tricks:
>>>>>>>> http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
>>>>>>>> Online Newsletters:
>>>>>>>> http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:uVqJi3cnFHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> And where does it talk about DV-AVI pixel aspect ratio
>>>>>>>>> specification?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "PapaJohn (MVP)" <PapaJohn@CharterMI.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:%23l%23tfBcnFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>> Here's a link that might help....
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg/standards/mpeg-2/mpeg-2.htm
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> PapaJohn
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
>>>>>>>>>> tips and tricks:
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
>>>>>>>>>> Online Newsletters:
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:OMKseHYnFHA.3608@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>> "DV AVI uses non-square pixels because thats how the standard is
>>>>>>>>>>> specified."
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Do you have a source for the above mentioned standard
>>>>>>>>>>> specification please?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "Rehan" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>> news:%23rWyWWTnFHA.1088@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Al
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are you sure about that? Isn't pixel aspect specific to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> display device, not the file format? Photos in my DV-AVI
>>>>>>>>>>>>> movies turn out fine with proper H/V aspect ratio.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> DV AVI uses non-square pixels because thats how the standard is
>>>>>>>>>>>> specified. This works perfectly for a captured video as that is
>>>>>>>>>>>> also encoded with the same standard. Thus working all the way
>>>>>>>>>>>> in DV AVI makes sense as it keeps the footage in the same pixel
>>>>>>>>>>>> encoding from start to end.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> However for a slideshow made using still images, this isn't the
>>>>>>>>>>>> case. Movie Maker treats the input still images to always be
>>>>>>>>>>>> square pixels. So saving a still image in DV AVI format would
>>>>>>>>>>>> always change the pixel aspect ratio. (note 720x480 is 3:2 for
>>>>>>>>>>>> square pixels)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> There was a mojor hot discussion on this topic earlier in March
>>>>>>>>>>>> resulting in much bitter arguments unfortunately.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> However here is the gist of the discussion covered by Dean Rowe
>>>>>>>>>>>> in one of his blog entry:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/deanro/archive/2005/04/19/409563.aspx
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> Rehan
>>>>>>>>>>>> MS MVP -- Digital Media
>>>>>>>>>>>> www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows Movie
>>>>>>>>>>>> Maker
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>> news:uOaHziRnFHA.3312@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Dont use DV AVI since it distorts pixels to non-square size."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are you sure about that? Isn't pixel aspect specific to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> display device, not the file format? Photos in my DV-AVI
>>>>>>>>>>>>> movies turn out fine with proper H/V aspect ratio.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Rehan" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:%23XBsmVRnFHA.2852@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you want to save the slideshow in higher resolution then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> use 1024x768 profile from www.papajohn.org > Saving Movies >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Custom WMV profiles.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows Movie Maker resizes the input images to output
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "display" size before internal processing starts. Best would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be to use images of exact same size as the output display
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> size (640x480 or 1024x768). Dont use DV AVI since it distorts
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pixels to non-square size. Dont apply any effects.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rehan
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MS MVP -- Digital Media
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Movie Maker
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Leah525" <Leah525@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:7AA773FA-6AC4-403E-A0BB-E0664D05B46F@microsoft.com...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I am trying to make a slide show for my wedding. I have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>scanned in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pictures and the slide show looks clear in preview (i'm sure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you're tired of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hearing this) and fuzzy in full screen. I have saved it to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my computer under
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different resolutions, but everytime I play it in Media
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Player, it is still
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fuzzy. It is not so bad when I watch it small in Media
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Player, but when I go
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> full screen, you can't hardly see anything. I am going to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> burn it to a DVD to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> play at the wedding, problem is I have to play it through
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the computer at the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> church. Do you think it will be ok, or does anyone have any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> suggestions?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>
> Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40847
Audio glitches when saved as AVI file
I have created a still picture video that is about 35 minutes long for my
grandpas birthday. I save it as an AVI file and on playback there are
glitches everytime it transitions to a new picture. I tried burning to a DVD
and hoped the glitches were only on the computer but it still happens when I
play it on the TV. Any ideas what could be causing that. Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40839
setting pics in place with the music
i am a new user. i want to set the pics where i want them in the music. i was
trying to play the music, then pause it and place the pic, but that's not
working! Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40835
Won't play on vcr
Morning,
This is my second movie. The first one is playing fine on my vcr.
This second one...I get the disc menu display. It plays on pc. Anyone have
any ideas what could I be doing wrong this time? It burns smoothly, no
glitches.
I've reburned it on 4 different CD-RW to be sure it wasn't the disc. The
counter goes on the vcr like it's playing but when I click (on remote)
'enter' or 'play' or 'title' I get that annoying 'no way' icon.
My thanks...jennifer Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40834
FAQ: #20050812 Crashes & Hangs
Movie Maker FAQ 1 Last updated 6th January 2005
Crashing and Hanging
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1) What is a Codec?
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A Codec is software that was first created to deal with the transposition of data from one form into another. One of the first important Codecs was a procedure still used today called Soundex. I believe the first proper use of Soundex was by the Mormons. Most of us use Soundex or its equivalent every time we use a spell checker. The Mormons use it in their vast database of all persons baptised by them. It enables very fast data searches on similar sounding words that are not necessarily spelled the same way. Soundex though is a one way procedure. Its a CODER The other part of the word Codec is derived from the word DECODER. Joining the two parts together we get the word CODEC...Codec.
With regard to Codecs and any Video or Audio playing software. MP3 or WMA audio files have been compressed using CODER routines. When you play those files on your computer you are using the DECODER routines to produce a sound or video signal that can be seen/heard on your machine.
With regard to Audio/Video editing software. A Codec is used to compress the data so that it occupies as small a space as possible usually on a hard drive. But in the case of editing a file the Codec must first expand the compressed data before the edit can occur and afterwards compress it again when the data is saved to a new file.
The problems with Codecs arise from "Calls" A call is the expression used to define the way one software module talks to another so that information can be passed between the two. The problem occurs when the Call is not properly formatted, or the reply is not understood. This becomes a problem that the calling software must handle. When the calling software fails to handle the error it can do one of a number of things....the correct way is to contain the error and respond with an alternative approach and possibly inform the user that the error occurred, the other approach we are all to familiar with, either the software or the machine crashes and probably taking all of your hard work with it.
2) Movie Maker crashes, what can I do?
============================
From item one above there is a good chance that your problem arises from a problem with a Codec. Movie Maker version 2.1 was supposed to address this issue by giving you the user the ability to disable one or more of the Codecs on your machine. The problem however is not fully addressed and results in some Codecs not being exposed to the disable option. If its that particular Codec that is causing the problem you are stuck.
You need to know which Codec it is, where it is, possibly what other software installed it and what other dependencies exist. In other words you need to know a LOT of things. The proper way of dealing with the issue would be to remove the offending Codec but that's not very practical as you may really need the other software that depends on it.
There is a temporary solution available in the form of a program called "Rename Codecs" It has been in use for perhaps a year now by many hundreds of people and with great success. There have been a total of 6 times that the program did not solve the users problem (At the time of writing this) You can obtain your FREE copy of the program from www.the-kellys.org The basics of the program are that it will offer you the option of temporarily renaming Codecs that are known to be a problem for Movie Maker. You would do that before using Movie Maker. Once you are finished using the program you again run Movie Maker and use the RESTORE option to put those Codecs back into operation...its very easy to use.
There is an additional option. You can use the options within XP to turn off the various levels of video acceleration that your graphics card has. Doing this is not a good idea but if you do you must understand that every program that relies on those abilities will either run badly or not at all. To turn the acceleration down right click your desktop and select PROPERTIES, then SETTINGS then ADVANCED and then TROUBLERSHOOT. You will then see a slider bar which should normally be positioned on the far right. You can move it one step at a time and then close the dialog down and re-try Movie Maker. You can repeat those steps until (and if) Movie Maker works properly.
A lot of video programs give you the opportunity of taking a snap shot of the video displayed, Intervideo WinDVD 5 does a good job of this. Movie Maker also has this option. BUT, if you turn the acceleration down as above, you will no longer be able to take those snapshots. This is not a great problem of course as you can change the acceleration back. But it is rather tedious.
3) How do I make my system perform better and stop Movie Maker crashing
=======================================================
This is by far the best way of doing things. Whilst the Rename Codec program is a MUST when you really do need to keep "other" software on your system, the following approach will ensure that your system runs at its best speed and will be less likely to crash at all from Video or Audio problems.
You need to download the latest versions of DirectX and the Windows Codecs pack together with the latest version of Windows Media Player. You should NOT try to install these packages via the Internet, you should get the standalone versions. The reason is obvious once you know it. Suppose those updates you did some time back are not working properly...it may be that they were not installed properly or it may be that a file is either corrupt or simply missing. How would you know??? The more experienced may spot the problem but the average user will not. So why download the full package??? That's easy. When you unzip a package several checks are made to ensure the integrity of the files inside the zip. If there is a problem you will be told there and then...the file is corrupt or damaged in some other way....you do not need to trust an install over the Internet and the possibility of data being missed....
You can get the packages via these links...
Codec Pack
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/format/codecdownload.aspx
DirectX
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http://go.microsoft.com/?LinkID=1081813
Windows Media Player
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b446ae53-3759-40cf-80d5-cde4bbe07999&displaylang=en
Movie Maker for XP
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http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.aspx
The link for Movie Maker is actually a link to SP2 (Service Pack 2). This a large download. Its not to bad if you have a reasonably fast broadband connection, but if the download fails its a long way back to the start!!! Personally I would recommend you obtain A CD version of SP2...its available on the Windows Magazine and from Microsoft directly
Drivers for your graphics card
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I have discovered that most people are confused on the issue of drivers for their graphics card in that when advised to acquire the latest driver they go straight to the Microsoft website and get one from them. Their is a problem with that in that the drivers supplied by Microsoft are Generic.
I made the mistake of going direct to Microsoft some time back and the result was that I could only run the machine in the basic "Safe Mode" the driver was the most up to date and was definitely more recent than the existing driver. It took some time to understand what was going on I must admit......
The graphics card was an NVidia GForce 4 etc and was manufactured by Gainward. After several attempts at getting the Microsoft driver to install I decided that the download MUST BE corrupted in some way, So I went to the NVidia website and downloaded their driver (Same version number as the one from Microsoft) I had the exact same problems!!! In the end I went to the Gainward website and downloaded the most up to date driver they had.....once installed the graphics card performed better than ever and with more configuration options than I would ever need.
So why did an older driver work better than the most recent from NVidia ??? Its simple when you know why .... Gainward produce high capability cards and in order to achieve some of their aims they change the way the NVidia chipset works. This requires a modified driver....and they produce their own. The card is still based on the NVidia and conforms to the basic design....but it runs very much faster because of code optimisation, and that optimisation is missing from the Microsoft or NVidia drivers.
The result of all this is that you should ALWAYS go to the website of the MANUFACTURER of the card and not the manufacturer of the chipset (in my case NVidia)
The Method
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Reboot your computer and install SP2. After the install has completed you should reboot your computer twice...yes boring but desirable
After the reboot you should now install the DirectX pack and reboot again.
After that reboot install the Codec Pack and reboot yet again.
After that install Windows Media Player and reboot again
Finally install the latest driver for your graphics card.
Rebooting the machine does perform an important task. It completes installation process's and ensures that previously existing file locks are removed. Under certain conditions XP will not overwrite a file if it has been locked. Note that this is not the same as marking a file as Read Only.
Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility
---------------------------------------------------------------
This utility can be obtained here...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/portablemediacenter/decoder.mspx
A very useful program but with a problem. It reports that I have the MGI MPEG-2 Video Decoder on one of my machines...I have NO MGI software on my system!!
I would not let that put you off using it as it does have a useful purpose even though the same objective can be achieved via other already existing routes within XP. I am in favour of this program as it does give good advice on which Codec you should select as the preferred Codec
4) What files does Movie Maker NOT like?
==============================
Any MPEG based file will cause Movie Maker problems even though they seldom cause problems for Media Player. There are a number of reasons...Media Player does not need the CODER part of the Codec and there are many methods/procedures/algothims used to Code an MPeg file and its that wide range of methods that Movie Maker can not address. Its not really a bug but the method of dealing with the issue, well there is no method...Movie Maker gives an error and crashes or it just crashes. The particular file extensions are Mpeg, MPG and MP3.
JPeg still images can also be a problem and for similar reasons to MPeg files. There are a number of formats for a JPeg and it seems that the older formats are not properly dealt with. To work around the issue you can reduce the compression used in creating the JPeg and NOT use the progressive format method
The best solution for these problems is to convert the file into a more acceptable format, and as it happens a format that is more easily worked on by Movie Maker...the conversion you should employ are
MPeg, MPG convert to AVI, MP3 convert to WAV and JPeg, JPG convert to a standard bitmap BMP
NOTES
======
There are several other approaches you can take to solving a Codec issue. I have seen several other methods of solving the problem, and basically they don't. Instead they treat the symptom and not the problem itself. Several other methods involve damaging the picture of your computers layout (that's a bad pun by the way) and simply doing that involves the risk of permanent damage to that picture.
The program Rename Codecs also damages that picture of your system but it does at least provide a user friendly way of restoring your system and that method requires no prior knowledge on your part about where, which and how to make those changes.
All efforts are made to ensure that the information is accurate. As no one is perfect I would be happy to hear of any errors found in this document (send an e-mail to webmaster@the-kellys.org). If you have any doubts at all over following the advice given here you should NOT attempt it.
The contents of this FAQ are liable to change with out prior notification.
The Webmaster
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www.the-kellys.co.uk Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40830
Video but no sound
I captured my video from a VCR and transferred it to my hard drive with no
problems. I used MM to do the capturing through my ATI AIW 9600 video card.
I could see and hear the sound while capturing, but when it finished I only
had my video which played perfectly. I am getting no errors. The file was
saved in .wmv format. I don't believe there's anything wrong with my sound
card because I can playback music files with no problem.
Does anyone know what could be the cause of this? I have all updates
installed.
Thanks in advance,
Newtechie Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40823
Message: Video capture device- <none>
After reading as much as I could, I now realize that I need a video capture
device to record. I have a SONY VAIO laptop computer and a Panasonic mini DV
camera. I connect the camera to the computer via DV port/ USB port. When I
try to record with Movie Maker, I get a message saying: Audio Device- VIA
Audio [WAVE], Video Device- <none>. Am I missing something? What exactly is
a video capturing device, and is there one already in my computer somewhere
that I haven't found? Do I have to buy it separately? An answer would be
appreciated, because I'm getting VERY frustrated because I'm tired of driving
all the way to my school to use a Mac. Thanks for the help. Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40822
Complaint about the MVP REHAN: #20050812
Attention Mr. Eddy and Mr. Brown both of Microsoft
I see you are still refusing to supply the contact details of your supervisors. Yes we all know about "Hell freezing over" don't we.
I'm told you are happy to let me continue posting this message in the belief that I will eventually get fed up and go away. Let me ask you one question. At what point in the last couple of years have you seen me back down?
I am happy to post this message until such time as you do the job you are paid to do without displaying your clear and obvious bias of the past. It makes no difference to me, but what will your VP have to say when I lay all of the facts in front of him in a nice neat and chronological order identifying things like a number of people with multiple identities...you know, the ones you are referring too in that insulting email you sent me. As I say, I am quite happy to do that, I don't have a position to defend.
When discussing this messages with others one of them said it lacked respect, and yes it does lack respect. How could I respect someone so biased as either of you two.
An MVP who wishes to remain anonymous (and from what I hear that's exactly what he should do) has pointed me to wards the below message. I fully expect you to do your usual NOTHING, but I rather thought that the rest of the world should witness your reaction. So here is the message...
Re: John Kelly - The Thread of Doom!
Rehan </Forums/User/UserProfile.aspx?UserName=Rehan>
www.rehanfx.org <http://www.rehanfx.org> Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Total Posts:
945
Posted: 30 Mar 2005 05:53 AM For those who do not frequent the ms nwsgroup:
As his attacks increased in frequency and viciousness I finally gave in and
broke my restraint with this j**k. A flame war erupted where he met equal
measures of blows and the drama ended with him humiliated and running away
for a week.... Sorry but only a week... Will try harder next time :)
The attacks he refers to were the ones where another MVP had to tell him I was correct and that he was WRONG. Equal Measures !!!....this guy is a scream...he should be on the stage....Will Try Harder Next Time ??? Hmmmmmmmmm
Now then...the below message from Eddy.
Greetings,
I have received multiple complaints regarding personal attacks made by
you in the microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker newsgroup. After
reviewing posts made by you, we believe that they are abusive and
violate the Rules of Conduct for our newsgroups as listed at
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/conduct/default.mspx. We would
request that you refrain from using the Microsoft newsgroups for
personal attacks.
If you disagree with our assessment of your posts, or have any
questions, you may contact us at usenet@microsoft.com or myself directly
at johneddy@microsoft.com.
John Eddy
Microsoft Newsgroups Administrator
This one tears me up..no seriously....the complainer TED BREWER was brought in as a special event to the newsgroup to post that complaint....but people with short memories will not realize that he posted one many weeks before where he also said I was being added to his kill file. Brewer would have ordinary users believe that he is a casual spectator (he is NOT a poster in any sense of the word as he only posts according to the needs of others)
Now lets take a look at some of the other Numerous complainers you say you have received messages from.....Middleton = Parker = Prestonian...and as each of these identities have stirred up flame wars and as they are all the same person that leaves us with the thought that it was a concerted effort. We now have another "mvp" called Hughes who has joined forces with Parker and after all this time clearly identifies himself as one of the trouble makers it leaves you with a very diminished list of so called complainers and three prominent "mvp"'s who are not exactly what you wanted in that role. Yet you still encourage them, so it sheens. Why is that? Have you dug yourself so large a hole that you can no longer climb out. What future do you see for yourselves???
The attempts by a person using a woman's name (see other thread in moviemakers forum by woman claiming to be blocked. More on that below) and the person calling himself KDE to initiate additional arguments.....I was fore warned...SO SORRY FELLAS...you just cant trust anyone.
The woman complaining she was blocked....well who/where would you run to in order to complain about being blocked from a website???....of course...go to the moviemaker forum and post a message titled "Who is John Kelly"......Pathetic fellas...really pathetic
Rehan and his helpers from the MVPS.....it was suggested that I lay a trap, actually the idea was already in mind...So I post a message based on a TV advert in the UK. That advert stats that the human eye can actually see less than one million colours....what happens...REHAN digs out a 7 year old web page and quotes a section of that page out of context..he also added words that are NOT in the document....I forget and can't be bothered to check the exact wording but it was almost designed to make you think that the flame starter REHAN actually knew the Dr. in question he referred to him as being HIGHLY respected in this field etc A Comment clearly designed to start an argument .....and then another funny happens....one of the friends of the flame starter REHAN adds comments to the thread in this group about the number of bits and what they are used for in an image.......but SHE included her normal signature......go check and look for any time prior to this event for messages by this person????
Another clear attempt at starting a flame war...and by an MVP
While talking about how wonderfull (NOT) your MVP's are...take a look at the message posted after my sig. Its a clear example of We have no reason to attack you other than the fact you are demonstrating what an idiot the mvp papajohn is...and if you stop telling people we will stop attacking you. I am never affected by threats no matter who makes them.
ARE YOU GETTING THE PICTURE YET???? IS IT SINKING IN AT ALL ????
Well, I guess you both have "A" picture, you made rehan a Microsoft Valued Professional LOLOLOLOLOL
While I am thinking along these lines, YOU mr eddy...and your vicious and nasty attack on me when I posted a message to a whole bunch of newsgroups by mistake...REMEMBER ???? Yes Mr. Eddy (Microsoft Newsgroups Administrator) I remember.....I continually referred you to the rules of Usenet and you repeatedly said you did not comply with those rules......lets just take a little look at your message above... Ah Yes...I can see usenet@microsoft.com....hold on a second...you said........
I won't bother adding any more to the above....I just want the public to see exactly how you deal with complaints when an MVP (papajohn) is caught out over his blatant lying...SIXTY THREE NEWSGROUPS being just one example LOL and what you do when a complete novice (rehan) tries to back up the LIAR Papajohn...you made him an MVP as well !!! LOLOLOL
And you wonder why I turned down your offer to discus being an mvp myself further LOLOL
A far as your e-mail goes mr eddy...I really could not give a hoot what you say think or do (because I can prove that papajohn is a LIAR)...as far as your "Review" goes....don't make me laugh...you are clearly highly biased and quite happy to steer a conversation in any direction that suits just you and those you protect.and having done a very quick check, I find that I am not alone when thinking this..... When that chap wished you would die, did you ban him from ever using a Microsoft Newsgroup??? What did you do when REHAN hoped that I would die soon?? (in one of his messages posted in here)
Finally, you are blacklisted and neither you or Brown will be able to send further insulting emails. You will pass comment in here just like you have in the past.
--
John Kelly
No No, The Truth Is, I Am Not An Instant Expert, but I know someone who is...............and he will have to try a LOT HARDER
Have a Real Nice Day Y' here!!
From: "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org>
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Let go of the vendetta you have on PapaJohn - he doesn't deserve it. You
post your messages and let PapaJohn post his messages without any hassle -
yes?
--
Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
"John Kelly" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:Qdpqc.3300$6J6.32400535@news-text.cableinet.net...
| and after seeing this...
|
| This is your jumping off point to a number of interesting offerings being
| provided for you by a few folks associated with the Microsoft Most
Valuable
| Professional (MVP) program. Plan to check this page every so often as new
| subwebs are bound to show up from time to time. Listed below are the main
| subareas you will find here now. You may also find our new Search
capability
| useful - try it, and let us know!
|
| Are you sure your comments in here will be regarded by Microsoft with
| affection???
|
| Have a nice day..........
|
|
| "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
| news:epLcK1NPEHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > I wondered why he was so bitter. His attacks on PapaJohn have no
| > foundations.
| >
| > --
| >
| > Will Denny
| > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >
| >
| > "Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:D1552D3B-5DB1-4F2B-BE8F-D189F3E38F35@microsoft.com...
| > | Oh poor John..... Still bitter about being considered, and
| > | subsequently REJECTED by Microsoft for the MVP award?
| > |
| > | Now that's something to LOL about! :|)
| > |
| > | ----- John Kelly wrote: -----
| > |
| > | Still trying to wind people up, is that a requirement of being an
| > MVP?
| > |
| > | Why do you NOW show that you are an MVP?
| > |
| > | What is your agenda here?
| > |
| > | --
| > | Best Wishes.....John Kelly
| > | www.the-kellys.org
| > | www.the-kellys.co.uk
| > | All material gained from other sources is duly acknowledged. No
| Value
| > is
| > | obtained by publishing in any format other peoples work
| > |
| > Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40816
Burning to DVD
I have copied my holiday video to my PC using Win MM..and edited it, but when
it comes to burning it to a DVD it is far too big a file!?...why....when I
have a Blank DVD that is 120 mins, can I not get a 1 hour video on it?
I do not want to compromise the quality of the original DV...PLEASE HELP!!!
--
Thank you Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40815
Virtual Memory too Low?
So I go to save my video that I've just made. Its about 9 and a half minutes
and comprised of about 115 short clips. Some of which are reapted. And it
has about...25 title thingys. I noticed when I compiled/saved previous
versions of this movie that were shorter there was a huge jump in the amount
of RAM and virtual memory that was being used. Infact, I had to increase my
Virtual Memory vastly just to get the previous versions to compile. Right
now my Virutal memory is maxing out at about 3500 MB! When I go to compile
it I watch the virtual memory used skyrocketing but stoping around 1.8 gigs,
setteling at about 1.2 gigs and then a few minutes later WMM gives me the
standard "Can't save this, check the locatation...blah blah blah." All the
clips were compressed using the Microsoft MPEG-4 Codec and I don't think any
of them go above 20 MB...if even that. And according to WMM the file size
when done should only be about 80 MB. So whats with the huge spike in
Virtual memory use and why won't my movie save? Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40814
Can't Save a Movie as a DV-AVI file
Just want to share the results of a tech support session today. It was with
someone who couldn't save a movie as a DV-AVI file, but could do it as a
WMV. It was a new e-machine with MCE2005 SP2 and MM2.1
Beyond not being able to render a fully edited 22 minute project, the
symptoms included:
- saving a single still image (JPG or BMP) on the timeline to a DV-AVI file
worked fine
- saving a single WMA music file, with no video clips, worked fine when
rendering it to a new WMA file
- when a still picture (JPG or BMP) was on the timeline's video track, with
the WMA file on the music track, the rendering stopped at about 2% and it
took Control-Alt-Delete to close MM2.
There were 3 codecs listed in the Compatibility tab... two from a Nero
installation and one other... by unchecking all 3, all renderings went
fine.... obviously a codec related issue, but with a project as simple as a
single BMP files with a WMA for music.
--
PapaJohn
Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
tips and tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40810
Mr Eddy
Attention Mr. Eddy and Mr. Brown both of Microsoft
I see you are still refusing to supply the contact details of your
supervisors. Yes we all know about "Hell freezing over" don't we. When
I relay this information to your employer and make comment on how many
times you have been asked for this information and your reply, how do
you think he will view your interaction with a member of the public?
I'm told you are happy to let me continue posting this message in the
belief that I will eventually get fed up and go away. Let me ask you
one question. At what point in the last couple of years have you seen
me back down?
I am happy to post this message until such time as you do the job you
are paid to do without displaying your clear and obvious bias of the
past. It makes no difference to me, but what will your VP have to say
when I lay all of the facts in front of him in a nice neat and
chronological order identifying things like a number of people with
multiple identities...you know, the ones you are referring too in that
insulting email you sent me. As I say, I am quite happy to do that, I
don't have a position to defend.
When discussing this messages with others one of them said it lacked
respect, and yes it does lack respect. How could I respect someone so
biased as either of you two.
An MVP who wishes to remain anonymous (and from what I hear that's
exactly what he should do) has pointed me to wards the below message.
I fully expect you to do your usual NOTHING, but I rather thought that
the rest of the world should witness your reaction. So here is the
message...
Re: John Kelly - The Thread of Doom!
Rehan </Forums/User/UserProfile.aspx?UserName=Rehan>
www.rehanfx.org <http://www.rehanfx.org> Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Total Posts:
945
Posted: 30 Mar 2005 05:53 AM For those who do not frequent the ms nwsgroup:
As his attacks increased in frequency and viciousness I finally gave in and
broke my restraint with this j**k. A flame war erupted where he met equal
measures of blows and the drama ended with him humiliated and running away
for a week.... Sorry but only a week... Will try harder next time :)
The attacks he refers to were the ones where another MVP had to tell
him I was correct and that he was WRONG. Equal Measures !!!....this guy
is a scream...he should be on the stage....Will Try Harder Next Time
??? Hmmmmmmmmm
Now then...the below message from Eddy.
Greetings,
I have received multiple complaints regarding personal attacks made by
you in the microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker newsgroup. After
reviewing posts made by you, we believe that they are abusive and
violate the Rules of Conduct for our newsgroups as listed at
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/conduct/default.mspx. We would
request that you refrain from using the Microsoft newsgroups for
personal attacks.
If you disagree with our assessment of your posts, or have any
questions, you may contact us at usenet@microsoft.com or myself directly
at johneddy@microsoft.com.
John Eddy
Microsoft Newsgroups Administrator
This one tears me up..no seriously....the complainer TED BREWER was
brought in as a special event to the newsgroup to post that
complaint....but people with short memories will not realize that he
posted one many weeks before where he also said I was being added to
his kill file. Brewer would have ordinary users believe that he is a
casual spectator (he is NOT a poster in any sense of the word as he
only posts according to the needs of others)
Now lets take a look at some of the other Numerous complainers you say
you have received messages from.....Middleton = Parker =
Prestonian...and as each of these identities have stirred up flame wars
and as they are all the same person that leaves us with the thought
that it was a concerted effort. We now have another "mvp" called Hughes
who has joined forces with Parker and after all this time clearly
identifies himself as one of the trouble makers it leaves you with a
very diminished list of so called complainers and three prominent
"mvp"'s who are not exactly what you wanted in that role. Yet you still
encourage them, so it sheens. Why is that? Have you dug yourself so
large a hole that you can no longer climb out. What future do you see
for yourselves???
The attempts by a person using a woman's name (see other thread in
moviemakers forum by woman claiming to be blocked. More on that below)
and the person calling himself KDE to initiate additional
arguments.....I was fore warned...SO SORRY FELLAS...you just cant
trust anyone.
The woman complaining she was blocked....well who/where would you run
to in order to complain about being blocked from a website???....of
course...go to the moviemaker forum and post a message titled "Who is
John Kelly"......Pathetic fellas...really pathetic
Rehan and his helpers from the MVPS.....it was suggested that I lay a
trap, actually the idea was already in mind...So I post a message based
on a TV advert in the UK. That advert stats that the human eye can
actually see less than one million colours....what happens...REHAN digs
out a 7 year old web page and quotes a section of that page out of
context..he also added words that are NOT in the document....I forget
and can't be bothered to check the exact wording but it was almost
designed to make you think that the flame starter REHAN actually knew
the Dr. in question he referred to him as being HIGHLY respected in
this field etc A Comment clearly designed to start an argument .....and
then another funny happens....one of the friends of the flame starter
REHAN adds comments to the thread in this group about the number of
bits and what they are used for in an image.......but SHE included her
normal signature......go check and look for any time prior to this
event for messages by this person????
Another clear attempt at starting a flame war...and by an MVP
While talking about how wonderfull (NOT) your MVP's are...take a look
at the message posted after my sig. Its a clear example of We have no
reason to attack you other than the fact you are demonstrating what an
idiot the mvp papajohn is...and if you stop telling people we will stop
attacking you. I am never affected by threats no matter who makes them.
ARE YOU GETTING THE PICTURE YET???? IS IT SINKING IN AT ALL ????
Well, I guess you both have "A" picture, you made rehan a Microsoft
Valued Professional LOLOLOLOLOL
While I am thinking along these lines, YOU mr eddy...and your vicious
and nasty attack on me when I posted a message to a whole bunch of
newsgroups by mistake...REMEMBER ???? Yes Mr. Eddy (Microsoft
Newsgroups Administrator) I remember.....I continually referred you to
the rules of Usenet and you repeatedly said you did not comply with
those rules......lets just take a little look at your message
above...Ah Yes...I can see usenet@microsoft.com....hold on a
second...you said........
I won't bother adding any more to the above....I just want the public
to see exactly how you deal with complaints when an MVP (papajohn) is
caught out over his blatant lying...SIXTY THREE NEWSGROUPS being just
one example LOL and what you do when a complete novice (rehan) tries to
back up the LIAR Papajohn...you made him an MVP as well !!! LOLOLOL
And you wonder why I turned down your offer to discus being an mvp
myself further LOLOL
A far as your e-mail goes mr eddy...I really could not give a hoot what
you say think or do (because I can prove that papajohn is a LIAR)...as
far as your "Review" goes....don't make me laugh...you are clearly
highly biased and quite happy to steer a conversation in any direction
that suits just you and those you protect.and having done a very quick
check, I find that I am not alone when thinking this..... When that
chap wished you would die, did you ban him from ever using a Microsoft
Newsgroup??? What did you do when REHAN hoped that I would die soon??
(in one of his messages posted in here)
Finally, you are blacklisted and neither you or Brown will be able to
send further insulting emails. You will pass comment in here just like
you have in the past.
--
John Kelly
No No, The Truth Is, I Am Not An Instant Expert, but I know someone who
is...............and he will have to try a LOT HARDER
Have a Real Nice Day Y' here!!
From: "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org>
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Let go of the vendetta you have on PapaJohn - he doesn't deserve it. You
post your messages and let PapaJohn post his messages without any hassle -
yes?
--
Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
"John Kelly" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:Qdpqc.3300$6J6.32400535@news-text.cableinet.net...
| and after seeing this...
|
| This is your jumping off point to a number of interesting offerings being
| provided for you by a few folks associated with the Microsoft Most
Valuable
| Professional (MVP) program. Plan to check this page every so often as new
| subwebs are bound to show up from time to time. Listed below are the main
| subareas you will find here now. You may also find our new Search
capability
| useful - try it, and let us know!
|
| Are you sure your comments in here will be regarded by Microsoft with
| affection???
|
| Have a nice day..........
|
|
| "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
| news:epLcK1NPEHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > I wondered why he was so bitter. His attacks on PapaJohn have no
| > foundations.
| >
| > --
| >
| > Will Denny
| > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >
| >
| > "Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:D1552D3B-5DB1-4F2B-BE8F-D189F3E38F35@microsoft.com...
| > | Oh poor John..... Still bitter about being considered, and
| > | subsequently REJECTED by Microsoft for the MVP award?
| > |
| > | Now that's something to LOL about! :|)
| > |
| > | ----- John Kelly wrote: -----
| > |
| > | Still trying to wind people up, is that a requirement of being an
| > MVP?
| > |
| > | Why do you NOW show that you are an MVP?
| > |
| > | What is your agenda here?
| > |
| > | --
| > | Best Wishes.....John Kelly
| > | www.the-kellys.org
| > | www.the-kellys.co.uk
| > | All material gained from other sources is duly acknowledged. No
| Value
| > is
| > | obtained by publishing in any format other peoples work
| > |
| > Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40806
Preview is black :S
I am making animations using movie maker and i can import my image files, and
put them onto the storyboard, but when i press 'Play' the preview plays but
there is no image:S it is just black. The timeline moves and the dot on the
preview moves, but there is no video of images. I have tried this on my
friends movie maker (the same version) and it works. Mine isn't tho...When i
save what i have done (without being able to veiw it anyway) into a .wma
format, i play it using media player 10 and it works. I can see the animation
moving. but i cannot while making the movie using movie maker
Sorry that took a while to exlplain :P
Can anyone help? plzz..?
-Bambi- Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40803
Movie Maker won't work in XP Pro
I recently changed PCs, from a 1.6Ghz Celeron-based Compaq to a 3.0Ghz
P4-based Dell Dimension 3000. The Dell came with XP Home. I was able to
pull video from my JVC digital Mini-DV camcorder successfully. Recently, I
bought a full XP-Pro license, and upgraded my Dell operating system. Ever
since, I cannot pull the video off. It goes thru the motions, does NOT
display anything in the preview pane, then at the end tells me it was
unsuccessful. Has anyone encountered this? Does anyone have any
suggestions? I'm out of ideas. Thanks! Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40793
Saving to .avi file freezes up
I have a 15 min. movie that I put together using still pictures and music. I
have previously been able to save to avi format and burn to DVD. However,
now MM just hangs up when I go to do this. I have been to Papa John's
website and even decreased the acceleration of my hardrive. This did not
work. I do not really understand the process of this "Codec" renaming and
how to go about doing this. Could someone explain what I need to do (in easy
terms) to find this problem?
Thank You Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40786
Blank Preview window while Capturing Video
Can any-one Help Please as when I capture video from my vhs Camcorder all I
get a blank preview window which is annoying.
The video captures fine & plays back OK and Everythink else seems to work OK.
When I use other software there Preview window works fine.
Thanks
Ian Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40784
Cannot open Window Movie Maker
Hi, everytime i open my WMM it closes with an error
AppName: moviemk.exe AppVer: 2.0.3312.0 ModName: qedit.dll
ModVer: 6.5.2600.2180 Offset: 0001a513
I was using WindowsXp with SP2 but then i decided to reintall the WMM 2.0 to
see if i could fix this. No way.. It gives me the same error :(
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<DATABASE>
<EXE NAME="moviemk.exe" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_PRIVACY">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="moviemk.exe" SIZE="3366912" CHECKSUM="0x2A070CF7"
BIN_FILE_VERSION="2.0.3312.0" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="2.0.0.0"
PRODUCT_VERSION="2.0.3312.0" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Windows Movie Maker"
COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Windows Movie Maker"
FILE_VERSION="2, 0, 3312, 0" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="MOVIEMK2.EXE"
INTERNAL_NAME="MOVIEMK2" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp, 2002"
VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x2"
MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x33A304" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001"
UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="2.0.3312.0" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="2.0.0.0"
LINK_DATE="12/20/2002 21:05:23" UPTO_LINK_DATE="12/20/2002 21:05:23"
VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
Can someone help me fix this ??
Do i really need to install again the SP2 ????
And if the error persists ?? Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40782
extract audio from video?
Is there a good free program to extract audio from video?
Thanks, Bill http://www.theunit.com BPA Balero Players'
Association International Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40779
Animating Text in Photo Story 3
Here's a 50 second sample story clip to show text animation, using a plain
black picture and the text/motion features of PS3....
http://s133699683.onlinehome.us/Newsletters/65-InternalTextOnBlack.wmv
--
PapaJohn
Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
tips and tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40776
FAQ: #20050811 Crashes & Hangs
Movie Maker FAQ 1 Last updated 6th January 2005
Crashing and Hanging
================
1) What is a Codec?
==============
A Codec is software that was first created to deal with the transposition of data from one form into another. One of the first important Codecs was a procedure still used today called Soundex. I believe the first proper use of Soundex was by the Mormons. Most of us use Soundex or its equivalent every time we use a spell checker. The Mormons use it in their vast database of all persons baptised by them. It enables very fast data searches on similar sounding words that are not necessarily spelled the same way. Soundex though is a one way procedure. Its a CODER The other part of the word Codec is derived from the word DECODER. Joining the two parts together we get the word CODEC...Codec.
With regard to Codecs and any Video or Audio playing software. MP3 or WMA audio files have been compressed using CODER routines. When you play those files on your computer you are using the DECODER routines to produce a sound or video signal that can be seen/heard on your machine.
With regard to Audio/Video editing software. A Codec is used to compress the data so that it occupies as small a space as possible usually on a hard drive. But in the case of editing a file the Codec must first expand the compressed data before the edit can occur and afterwards compress it again when the data is saved to a new file.
The problems with Codecs arise from "Calls" A call is the expression used to define the way one software module talks to another so that information can be passed between the two. The problem occurs when the Call is not properly formatted, or the reply is not understood. This becomes a problem that the calling software must handle. When the calling software fails to handle the error it can do one of a number of things....the correct way is to contain the error and respond with an alternative approach and possibly inform the user that the error occurred, the other approach we are all to familiar with, either the software or the machine crashes and probably taking all of your hard work with it.
2) Movie Maker crashes, what can I do?
============================
From item one above there is a good chance that your problem arises from a problem with a Codec. Movie Maker version 2.1 was supposed to address this issue by giving you the user the ability to disable one or more of the Codecs on your machine. The problem however is not fully addressed and results in some Codecs not being exposed to the disable option. If its that particular Codec that is causing the problem you are stuck.
You need to know which Codec it is, where it is, possibly what other software installed it and what other dependencies exist. In other words you need to know a LOT of things. The proper way of dealing with the issue would be to remove the offending Codec but that's not very practical as you may really need the other software that depends on it.
There is a temporary solution available in the form of a program called "Rename Codecs" It has been in use for perhaps a year now by many hundreds of people and with great success. There have been a total of 6 times that the program did not solve the users problem (At the time of writing this) You can obtain your FREE copy of the program from www.the-kellys.org The basics of the program are that it will offer you the option of temporarily renaming Codecs that are known to be a problem for Movie Maker. You would do that before using Movie Maker. Once you are finished using the program you again run Movie Maker and use the RESTORE option to put those Codecs back into operation...its very easy to use.
There is an additional option. You can use the options within XP to turn off the various levels of video acceleration that your graphics card has. Doing this is not a good idea but if you do you must understand that every program that relies on those abilities will either run badly or not at all. To turn the acceleration down right click your desktop and select PROPERTIES, then SETTINGS then ADVANCED and then TROUBLERSHOOT. You will then see a slider bar which should normally be positioned on the far right. You can move it one step at a time and then close the dialog down and re-try Movie Maker. You can repeat those steps until (and if) Movie Maker works properly.
A lot of video programs give you the opportunity of taking a snap shot of the video displayed, Intervideo WinDVD 5 does a good job of this. Movie Maker also has this option. BUT, if you turn the acceleration down as above, you will no longer be able to take those snapshots. This is not a great problem of course as you can change the acceleration back. But it is rather tedious.
3) How do I make my system perform better and stop Movie Maker crashing
=======================================================
This is by far the best way of doing things. Whilst the Rename Codec program is a MUST when you really do need to keep "other" software on your system, the following approach will ensure that your system runs at its best speed and will be less likely to crash at all from Video or Audio problems.
You need to download the latest versions of DirectX and the Windows Codecs pack together with the latest version of Windows Media Player. You should NOT try to install these packages via the Internet, you should get the standalone versions. The reason is obvious once you know it. Suppose those updates you did some time back are not working properly...it may be that they were not installed properly or it may be that a file is either corrupt or simply missing. How would you know??? The more experienced may spot the problem but the average user will not. So why download the full package??? That's easy. When you unzip a package several checks are made to ensure the integrity of the files inside the zip. If there is a problem you will be told there and then...the file is corrupt or damaged in some other way....you do not need to trust an install over the Internet and the possibility of data being missed....
You can get the packages via these links...
Codec Pack
-----------------
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/format/codecdownload.aspx
DirectX
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http://go.microsoft.com/?LinkID=1081813
Windows Media Player
---------------------------------
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b446ae53-3759-40cf-80d5-cde4bbe07999&displaylang=en
Movie Maker for XP
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http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.aspx
The link for Movie Maker is actually a link to SP2 (Service Pack 2). This a large download. Its not to bad if you have a reasonably fast broadband connection, but if the download fails its a long way back to the start!!! Personally I would recommend you obtain A CD version of SP2...its available on the Windows Magazine and from Microsoft directly
Drivers for your graphics card
----------------------------------
I have discovered that most people are confused on the issue of drivers for their graphics card in that when advised to acquire the latest driver they go straight to the Microsoft website and get one from them. Their is a problem with that in that the drivers supplied by Microsoft are Generic.
I made the mistake of going direct to Microsoft some time back and the result was that I could only run the machine in the basic "Safe Mode" the driver was the most up to date and was definitely more recent than the existing driver. It took some time to understand what was going on I must admit......
The graphics card was an NVidia GForce 4 etc and was manufactured by Gainward. After several attempts at getting the Microsoft driver to install I decided that the download MUST BE corrupted in some way, So I went to the NVidia website and downloaded their driver (Same version number as the one from Microsoft) I had the exact same problems!!! In the end I went to the Gainward website and downloaded the most up to date driver they had.....once installed the graphics card performed better than ever and with more configuration options than I would ever need.
So why did an older driver work better than the most recent from NVidia ??? Its simple when you know why .... Gainward produce high capability cards and in order to achieve some of their aims they change the way the NVidia chipset works. This requires a modified driver....and they produce their own. The card is still based on the NVidia and conforms to the basic design....but it runs very much faster because of code optimisation, and that optimisation is missing from the Microsoft or NVidia drivers.
The result of all this is that you should ALWAYS go to the website of the MANUFACTURER of the card and not the manufacturer of the chipset (in my case NVidia)
The Method
-----------------
Reboot your computer and install SP2. After the install has completed you should reboot your computer twice...yes boring but desirable
After the reboot you should now install the DirectX pack and reboot again.
After that reboot install the Codec Pack and reboot yet again.
After that install Windows Media Player and reboot again
Finally install the latest driver for your graphics card.
Rebooting the machine does perform an important task. It completes installation process's and ensures that previously existing file locks are removed. Under certain conditions XP will not overwrite a file if it has been locked. Note that this is not the same as marking a file as Read Only.
Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility
---------------------------------------------------------------
This utility can be obtained here...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/portablemediacenter/decoder.mspx
A very useful program but with a problem. It reports that I have the MGI MPEG-2 Video Decoder on one of my machines...I have NO MGI software on my system!!
I would not let that put you off using it as it does have a useful purpose even though the same objective can be achieved via other already existing routes within XP. I am in favour of this program as it does give good advice on which Codec you should select as the preferred Codec
4) What files does Movie Maker NOT like?
==============================
Any MPEG based file will cause Movie Maker problems even though they seldom cause problems for Media Player. There are a number of reasons...Media Player does not need the CODER part of the Codec and there are many methods/procedures/algothims used to Code an MPeg file and its that wide range of methods that Movie Maker can not address. Its not really a bug but the method of dealing with the issue, well there is no method...Movie Maker gives an error and crashes or it just crashes. The particular file extensions are Mpeg, MPG and MP3.
JPeg still images can also be a problem and for similar reasons to MPeg files. There are a number of formats for a JPeg and it seems that the older formats are not properly dealt with. To work around the issue you can reduce the compression used in creating the JPeg and NOT use the progressive format method
The best solution for these problems is to convert the file into a more acceptable format, and as it happens a format that is more easily worked on by Movie Maker...the conversion you should employ are
MPeg, MPG convert to AVI, MP3 convert to WAV and JPeg, JPG convert to a standard bitmap BMP
NOTES
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There are several other approaches you can take to solving a Codec issue. I have seen several other methods of solving the problem, and basically they don't. Instead they treat the symptom and not the problem itself. Several other methods involve damaging the picture of your computers layout (that's a bad pun by the way) and simply doing that involves the risk of permanent damage to that picture.
The program Rename Codecs also damages that picture of your system but it does at least provide a user friendly way of restoring your system and that method requires no prior knowledge on your part about where, which and how to make those changes.
All efforts are made to ensure that the information is accurate. As no one is perfect I would be happy to hear of any errors found in this document (send an e-mail to webmaster@the-kellys.org). If you have any doubts at all over following the advice given here you should NOT attempt it.
The contents of this FAQ are liable to change with out prior notification.
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Burning DVD with Ulead
I'MMMMM BACKKKK!!!
Before I go into a long winded explaination of my current problem, is anyone
here REALLY good with Ulead Moviefactory 3. If not, can someone direct me to
a forum that may have some answers (not even sure if I'm supposed to be
asking questions like this here....)
THanks crew! Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40757
Windows Movie Maker
When playing movie clips, the video in the preview window looks very bright.
How can I fix this. However, the clips listed in the collection look normal.
It is only when the clips are played that the clips/movie looks washed
out/too bright. Please help. I have checked playing videos on other
applications and they look normal it is only in Windows Movie Maker. Any
help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40756
Cannot save to DV-AVI
once I try to save my slide show to this format, it won't save it..it's
almost like the screen freezes up...I can't save to any format? I made one
slide show and it worked fine but now I can't do anything...any ideas? Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40755
Complaint about the MVP REHAN: #20050811
Attention Mr. Eddy and Mr. Brown both of Microsoft
I see you are still refusing to supply the contact details of your supervisors. Yes we all know about "Hell freezing over" don't we.
I'm told you are happy to let me continue posting this message in the belief that I will eventually get fed up and go away. Let me ask you one question. At what point in the last couple of years have you seen me back down?
I am happy to post this message until such time as you do the job you are paid to do without displaying your clear and obvious bias of the past. It makes no difference to me, but what will your VP have to say when I lay all of the facts in front of him in a nice neat and chronological order identifying things like a number of people with multiple identities...you know, the ones you are referring too in that insulting email you sent me. As I say, I am quite happy to do that, I don't have a position to defend.
When discussing this messages with others one of them said it lacked respect, and yes it does lack respect. How could I respect someone so biased as either of you two.
An MVP who wishes to remain anonymous (and from what I hear that's exactly what he should do) has pointed me to wards the below message. I fully expect you to do your usual NOTHING, but I rather thought that the rest of the world should witness your reaction. So here is the message...
Re: John Kelly - The Thread of Doom!
Rehan </Forums/User/UserProfile.aspx?UserName=Rehan>
www.rehanfx.org <http://www.rehanfx.org> Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Total Posts:
945
Posted: 30 Mar 2005 05:53 AM For those who do not frequent the ms nwsgroup:
As his attacks increased in frequency and viciousness I finally gave in and
broke my restraint with this j**k. A flame war erupted where he met equal
measures of blows and the drama ended with him humiliated and running away
for a week.... Sorry but only a week... Will try harder next time :)
The attacks he refers to were the ones where another MVP had to tell him I was correct and that he was WRONG. Equal Measures !!!....this guy is a scream...he should be on the stage....Will Try Harder Next Time ??? Hmmmmmmmmm
Now then...the below message from Eddy.
Greetings,
I have received multiple complaints regarding personal attacks made by
you in the microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker newsgroup. After
reviewing posts made by you, we believe that they are abusive and
violate the Rules of Conduct for our newsgroups as listed at
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/conduct/default.mspx. We would
request that you refrain from using the Microsoft newsgroups for
personal attacks.
If you disagree with our assessment of your posts, or have any
questions, you may contact us at usenet@microsoft.com or myself directly
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Microsoft Newsgroups Administrator
This one tears me up..no seriously....the complainer TED BREWER was brought in as a special event to the newsgroup to post that complaint....but people with short memories will not realize that he posted one many weeks before where he also said I was being added to his kill file. Brewer would have ordinary users believe that he is a casual spectator (he is NOT a poster in any sense of the word as he only posts according to the needs of others)
Now lets take a look at some of the other Numerous complainers you say you have received messages from.....Middleton = Parker = Prestonian...and as each of these identities have stirred up flame wars and as they are all the same person that leaves us with the thought that it was a concerted effort. We now have another "mvp" called Hughes who has joined forces with Parker and after all this time clearly identifies himself as one of the trouble makers it leaves you with a very diminished list of so called complainers and three prominent "mvp"'s who are not exactly what you wanted in that role. Yet you still encourage them, so it sheens. Why is that? Have you dug yourself so large a hole that you can no longer climb out. What future do you see for yourselves???
The attempts by a person using a woman's name (see other thread in moviemakers forum by woman claiming to be blocked. More on that below) and the person calling himself KDE to initiate additional arguments.....I was fore warned...SO SORRY FELLAS...you just cant trust anyone.
The woman complaining she was blocked....well who/where would you run to in order to complain about being blocked from a website???....of course...go to the moviemaker forum and post a message titled "Who is John Kelly"......Pathetic fellas...really pathetic
Rehan and his helpers from the MVPS.....it was suggested that I lay a trap, actually the idea was already in mind...So I post a message based on a TV advert in the UK. That advert stats that the human eye can actually see less than one million colours....what happens...REHAN digs out a 7 year old web page and quotes a section of that page out of context..he also added words that are NOT in the document....I forget and can't be bothered to check the exact wording but it was almost designed to make you think that the flame starter REHAN actually knew the Dr. in question he referred to him as being HIGHLY respected in this field etc A Comment clearly designed to start an argument .....and then another funny happens....one of the friends of the flame starter REHAN adds comments to the thread in this group about the number of bits and what they are used for in an image.......but SHE included her normal signature......go check and look for any time prior to this event for messages by this person????
Another clear attempt at starting a flame war...and by an MVP
While talking about how wonderfull (NOT) your MVP's are...take a look at the message posted after my sig. Its a clear example of We have no reason to attack you other than the fact you are demonstrating what an idiot the mvp papajohn is...and if you stop telling people we will stop attacking you. I am never affected by threats no matter who makes them.
ARE YOU GETTING THE PICTURE YET???? IS IT SINKING IN AT ALL ????
Well, I guess you both have "A" picture, you made rehan a Microsoft Valued Professional LOLOLOLOLOL
While I am thinking along these lines, YOU mr eddy...and your vicious and nasty attack on me when I posted a message to a whole bunch of newsgroups by mistake...REMEMBER ???? Yes Mr. Eddy (Microsoft Newsgroups Administrator) I remember.....I continually referred you to the rules of Usenet and you repeatedly said you did not comply with those rules......lets just take a little look at your message above... Ah Yes...I can see usenet@microsoft.com....hold on a second...you said........
I won't bother adding any more to the above....I just want the public to see exactly how you deal with complaints when an MVP (papajohn) is caught out over his blatant lying...SIXTY THREE NEWSGROUPS being just one example LOL and what you do when a complete novice (rehan) tries to back up the LIAR Papajohn...you made him an MVP as well !!! LOLOLOL
And you wonder why I turned down your offer to discus being an mvp myself further LOLOL
A far as your e-mail goes mr eddy...I really could not give a hoot what you say think or do (because I can prove that papajohn is a LIAR)...as far as your "Review" goes....don't make me laugh...you are clearly highly biased and quite happy to steer a conversation in any direction that suits just you and those you protect.and having done a very quick check, I find that I am not alone when thinking this..... When that chap wished you would die, did you ban him from ever using a Microsoft Newsgroup??? What did you do when REHAN hoped that I would die soon?? (in one of his messages posted in here)
Finally, you are blacklisted and neither you or Brown will be able to send further insulting emails. You will pass comment in here just like you have in the past.
--
John Kelly
No No, The Truth Is, I Am Not An Instant Expert, but I know someone who is...............and he will have to try a LOT HARDER
Have a Real Nice Day Y' here!!
From: "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org>
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Let go of the vendetta you have on PapaJohn - he doesn't deserve it. You
post your messages and let PapaJohn post his messages without any hassle -
yes?
--
Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
"John Kelly" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:Qdpqc.3300$6J6.32400535@news-text.cableinet.net...
| and after seeing this...
|
| This is your jumping off point to a number of interesting offerings being
| provided for you by a few folks associated with the Microsoft Most
Valuable
| Professional (MVP) program. Plan to check this page every so often as new
| subwebs are bound to show up from time to time. Listed below are the main
| subareas you will find here now. You may also find our new Search
capability
| useful - try it, and let us know!
|
| Are you sure your comments in here will be regarded by Microsoft with
| affection???
|
| Have a nice day..........
|
|
| "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
| news:epLcK1NPEHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > I wondered why he was so bitter. His attacks on PapaJohn have no
| > foundations.
| >
| > --
| >
| > Will Denny
| > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >
| >
| > "Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:D1552D3B-5DB1-4F2B-BE8F-D189F3E38F35@microsoft.com...
| > | Oh poor John..... Still bitter about being considered, and
| > | subsequently REJECTED by Microsoft for the MVP award?
| > |
| > | Now that's something to LOL about! :|)
| > |
| > | ----- John Kelly wrote: -----
| > |
| > | Still trying to wind people up, is that a requirement of being an
| > MVP?
| > |
| > | Why do you NOW show that you are an MVP?
| > |
| > | What is your agenda here?
| > |
| > | --
| > | Best Wishes.....John Kelly
| > | www.the-kellys.org
| > | www.the-kellys.co.uk
| > | All material gained from other sources is duly acknowledged. No
| Value
| > is
| > | obtained by publishing in any format other peoples work
| > |
| > Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40754
Burning MM2 movie to DVD
I have an HP Pavilion with XP MCE 2005, 1GB of RAM & a P4 3.4GHz processor.
I can make a movie in MM2, & get it saved to .avi with no problem. My
computer came with 3 DVD programs. Sonic RecordNow v7, muvee autoProducer
3.5 Magic Moments, and InterVideo WinDVD. InterVideo only plays DVDs. From
what I can tell, Sonic RecordNow will burn CDs & data disks, but not DVDs
without an upgrade, and muvee will create an mpeg file which jumbles all the
photos & music in my MM2 project, & will burn to a DVD that won't play in my
player!
After trying all of these & researching Papa John's site & newsletters, I do
not believe that I have the correct software to create a DVD which will play
on my player. I seem to be able to get it converted to MPEG2 (although
jumbled), but I don't think any of the software I have will "author" the DVD.
Is this correct?
Thank you for your help!
Teri Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40753
why can't movie maker match the source audio to a saved movie?
Why can't windows movie maker use the source audio when saving a video. The
bitrate or something changes and it distorts with a high end raspy sound as
the resultant. This happens as soon as you drag a clip to the timeline and
play the timeline. It is very annoying and I am frustrated because I can't
seem to convert the audio to any format that windows movie maker likes. The
audio from video clips off my webcam works fine with windows movie maker. I
thiink this a fundamental flaw in the program. Virtual Dub has no trouble
matching source audio to destination audio, why can't wmm do it? Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40735
saving to dv camera in window media player
I have successfully captured and created my movie. When I go to send it back
to my cannon zr 10 camera the wizard tells me to change my camera to vcr
mode. It is in vcr mode. I was able to do this successfully the last time I
created a movie. Am I missing something ovious? Is this a hardware or
software problem. Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40728
AVerDVD WDM Video capture card
I have installed an AVerDVD WDM video capture card, and would like to use it
to capture to Windows XP Movie Maker. The camera is a Sony CCD-TRV318 Hi8
(analog), and I want to go through the S-video port into the capture card's
S-video port. I get the error message that the record format is unsupported.
I can capture from my desktop VCR through the composite port, but the quality
is unacceptable. Does anybody have any suggestions? Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40724
Movie Maker is shutting down
Hi,
I have some big troubles with movie maker. Everytime I'm trying to work with
a movie I get a message witch says about 'windows movie maker has found a
problem and needs to be shut down', I can only use it for about 30 seconds. I
have tried to re-install it but it doesn't work anyway, what is wrong?
Would be very thankfull for some help. Please email me;
vinterfall_84@hotmail.vom Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40718
Moving PapaJohn's Website
I just started moving my website from my son's server to the 1&I hosting
service. I'm copying it to the new location first, and will then throw some
switches so the www.papajohn.org URL continues to work seamlessly.
If you have favorites or links to any of my pages that includes
'eicsoftware' anyplace in the URL, the links will be broken and will need to
be re-established.
This is the first notice. I'll post again just before flipping the switches.
--
PapaJohn
Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
tips and tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40717
Burn Video DVD from Free Downloads
I just bought a new DVD Burner and it came with Nero software. It doesn't
seem to have what it takes to burn a DVD. I went the Nero site and
downloaded their free trial, and that didn't seem to help.
Do I need to purchase the full blown software to burn a video DVD or should
the software included or free download be adequate. If it's not adquate,
then how is there value in a free trial? Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40711
Changing default 'My Videos' folder location...
Hi all-
I just installed an additional HD for video/raw footage storage. Is there a
way to change the My Document/My Videos default location to the new drive
(E:\My Videos)?
Thanks,
Mark Tag: Movie Maker cannot open saved WMV or Project file! Tag: 40709
FAQ: #20050810 Crashes & Hangs
Movie Maker FAQ 1 Last updated 6th January 2005
Crashing and Hanging
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1) What is a Codec?
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A Codec is software that was first created to deal with the transposition of data from one form into another. One of the first important Codecs was a procedure still used today called Soundex. I believe the first proper use of Soundex was by the Mormons. Most of us use Soundex or its equivalent every time we use a spell checker. The Mormons use it in their vast database of all persons baptised by them. It enables very fast data searches on similar sounding words that are not necessarily spelled the same way. Soundex though is a one way procedure. Its a CODER The other part of the word Codec is derived from the word DECODER. Joining the two parts together we get the word CODEC...Codec.
With regard to Codecs and any Video or Audio playing software. MP3 or WMA audio files have been compressed using CODER routines. When you play those files on your computer you are using the DECODER routines to produce a sound or video signal that can be seen/heard on your machine.
With regard to Audio/Video editing software. A Codec is used to compress the data so that it occupies as small a space as possible usually on a hard drive. But in the case of editing a file the Codec must first expand the compressed data before the edit can occur and afterwards compress it again when the data is saved to a new file.
The problems with Codecs arise from "Calls" A call is the expression used to define the way one software module talks to another so that information can be passed between the two. The problem occurs when the Call is not properly formatted, or the reply is not understood. This becomes a problem that the calling software must handle. When the calling software fails to handle the error it can do one of a number of things....the correct way is to contain the error and respond with an alternative approach and possibly inform the user that the error occurred, the other approach we are all to familiar with, either the software or the machine crashes and probably taking all of your hard work with it.
2) Movie Maker crashes, what can I do?
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From item one above there is a good chance that your problem arises from a problem with a Codec. Movie Maker version 2.1 was supposed to address this issue by giving you the user the ability to disable one or more of the Codecs on your machine. The problem however is not fully addressed and results in some Codecs not being exposed to the disable option. If its that particular Codec that is causing the problem you are stuck.
You need to know which Codec it is, where it is, possibly what other software installed it and what other dependencies exist. In other words you need to know a LOT of things. The proper way of dealing with the issue would be to remove the offending Codec but that's not very practical as you may really need the other software that depends on it.
There is a temporary solution available in the form of a program called "Rename Codecs" It has been in use for perhaps a year now by many hundreds of people and with great success. There have been a total of 6 times that the program did not solve the users problem (At the time of writing this) You can obtain your FREE copy of the program from www.the-kellys.org The basics of the program are that it will offer you the option of temporarily renaming Codecs that are known to be a problem for Movie Maker. You would do that before using Movie Maker. Once you are finished using the program you again run Movie Maker and use the RESTORE option to put those Codecs back into operation...its very easy to use.
There is an additional option. You can use the options within XP to turn off the various levels of video acceleration that your graphics card has. Doing this is not a good idea but if you do you must understand that every program that relies on those abilities will either run badly or not at all. To turn the acceleration down right click your desktop and select PROPERTIES, then SETTINGS then ADVANCED and then TROUBLERSHOOT. You will then see a slider bar which should normally be positioned on the far right. You can move it one step at a time and then close the dialog down and re-try Movie Maker. You can repeat those steps until (and if) Movie Maker works properly.
A lot of video programs give you the opportunity of taking a snap shot of the video displayed, Intervideo WinDVD 5 does a good job of this. Movie Maker also has this option. BUT, if you turn the acceleration down as above, you will no longer be able to take those snapshots. This is not a great problem of course as you can change the acceleration back. But it is rather tedious.
3) How do I make my system perform better and stop Movie Maker crashing
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This is by far the best way of doing things. Whilst the Rename Codec program is a MUST when you really do need to keep "other" software on your system, the following approach will ensure that your system runs at its best speed and will be less likely to crash at all from Video or Audio problems.
You need to download the latest versions of DirectX and the Windows Codecs pack together with the latest version of Windows Media Player. You should NOT try to install these packages via the Internet, you should get the standalone versions. The reason is obvious once you know it. Suppose those updates you did some time back are not working properly...it may be that they were not installed properly or it may be that a file is either corrupt or simply missing. How would you know??? The more experienced may spot the problem but the average user will not. So why download the full package??? That's easy. When you unzip a package several checks are made to ensure the integrity of the files inside the zip. If there is a problem you will be told there and then...the file is corrupt or damaged in some other way....you do not need to trust an install over the Internet and the possibility of data being missed....
You can get the packages via these links...
Codec Pack
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/format/codecdownload.aspx
DirectX
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http://go.microsoft.com/?LinkID=1081813
Windows Media Player
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b446ae53-3759-40cf-80d5-cde4bbe07999&displaylang=en
Movie Maker for XP
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http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.aspx
The link for Movie Maker is actually a link to SP2 (Service Pack 2). This a large download. Its not to bad if you have a reasonably fast broadband connection, but if the download fails its a long way back to the start!!! Personally I would recommend you obtain A CD version of SP2...its available on the Windows Magazine and from Microsoft directly
Drivers for your graphics card
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I have discovered that most people are confused on the issue of drivers for their graphics card in that when advised to acquire the latest driver they go straight to the Microsoft website and get one from them. Their is a problem with that in that the drivers supplied by Microsoft are Generic.
I made the mistake of going direct to Microsoft some time back and the result was that I could only run the machine in the basic "Safe Mode" the driver was the most up to date and was definitely more recent than the existing driver. It took some time to understand what was going on I must admit......
The graphics card was an NVidia GForce 4 etc and was manufactured by Gainward. After several attempts at getting the Microsoft driver to install I decided that the download MUST BE corrupted in some way, So I went to the NVidia website and downloaded their driver (Same version number as the one from Microsoft) I had the exact same problems!!! In the end I went to the Gainward website and downloaded the most up to date driver they had.....once installed the graphics card performed better than ever and with more configuration options than I would ever need.
So why did an older driver work better than the most recent from NVidia ??? Its simple when you know why .... Gainward produce high capability cards and in order to achieve some of their aims they change the way the NVidia chipset works. This requires a modified driver....and they produce their own. The card is still based on the NVidia and conforms to the basic design....but it runs very much faster because of code optimisation, and that optimisation is missing from the Microsoft or NVidia drivers.
The result of all this is that you should ALWAYS go to the website of the MANUFACTURER of the card and not the manufacturer of the chipset (in my case NVidia)
The Method
-----------------
Reboot your computer and install SP2. After the install has completed you should reboot your computer twice...yes boring but desirable
After the reboot you should now install the DirectX pack and reboot again.
After that reboot install the Codec Pack and reboot yet again.
After that install Windows Media Player and reboot again
Finally install the latest driver for your graphics card.
Rebooting the machine does perform an important task. It completes installation process's and ensu