PapaJohn
Thu Mar 20 09:51:47 PDT 2008
Hi Becca,
Movie Maker doesn't copy your file when you 'import' it.... a better word
might be 'link' to it. All it gets is the info about where the file is
located on your computer, the basic info about it, and a few pixels to make
a thumbnail. The source file itself needs to stay in place as you use it in
Movie Maker.
That would also mean you don't have a backup copy of it unless you make it
yourself from the source file. Movie Maker doesn't have any backup features
for source files.
Think of Movie Maker as a one-way street. You can only go from source file
to collection, and collection to project... not back in the other direction
from project to collection, or collection to your hard drive.
Thanks...
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org
PapaJohn (MVP)
"becca" <becca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E67E7E12-3A9A-4EBE-9D62-B3021BA1C815@microsoft.com...
> John, Got it done finally, got the section I wanted to import back into my
> WMM, yeah. The video I had taken with my camera which was the part I was
> trying desperately to retrieve, was in collections pane, but I had to
> manually put it on the timeline. All is good, just have to do some
> rearranging now.
> One more question, I had hoped that video (I had taken with my digital
> camera and used in my DVD project) would automatically go back into the
> Videos folder in my computer, but didn't. Is there anyway for me to copy
> those two clips from the My Collections pane back onto My Computer, so
> that I
> can backup those two files, in case they ever get lost again, don't want
> to
> have to go thru that whole process again, smile. I appreciate all your
> help.
> Great big thanks.
> --
> becca
>
>
> "John Hanley" wrote:
>
>> FYI -- On my Start menu, the Windows Media File Editor is listed under
>> Windows Media|Utilities.
>>
>> "PapaJohn" <papajohn@chartermi.net> wrote in message
>> news:ee98TmFiIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> > Sorry Becca... it might help if I used its right name 'Windows Media
>> > File
>> > Editor'
>> >
>> > See the indexing section of my website's Import Movie Source Files >
>> > Video
>> > > WMV page.
>> >
>> > --
>> > website references are to www.papajohn.org
>> >
>> > PapaJohn (MVP)
>> >
>> >
>> > "becca" <becca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:C2D1EEE6-713F-4EC3-90A2-04595B88A389@microsoft.com...
>> >>I hate to keep bugging you with what probably is trivial stuff, but
>> >>where
>> >>is
>> >> file manager in Windows media encoder??
>> >> Can you give me specific instructions for doing what you told me
>> >> above,
>> >> if i
>> >> get it in the next two hours, will do it here at work, then when I get
>> >> home,
>> >> will see if i can import it at that time, if not, will send you
>> >> another
>> >> post
>> >> after 6 p.m. EST or so.
>> >> Thanks.
>> >> --
>> >> becca
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "PapaJohn" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> The encoder installation includes a utilty named File Manager... open
>> >>> and
>> >>> close the file with it... it'll re-index it automatically as it
>> >>> closes.
>> >>> You
>> >>> don't need to do anything more than than. Then try it again in Movie
>> >>> Maker.
>> >>> --
>> >>> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>> >>>
>> >>> PapaJohn (MVP)
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> "becca" <becca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >>> news:95FC96CB-7617-42CD-BEC6-3BC292C97E88@microsoft.com...
>> >>> >
>> >>> > -- I used one of the DVD's I had originally burn using Nero, used
>> >>> > Windows
>> >>> > media encoder and that program changed the .vob file to a .wmv
>> >>> > file.
>> >>> > I tried it here at work this morning and still get the same
>> >>> > message.
>> >>> > There are just have 9 frames from my original project that i need
>> >>> > to
>> >>> > retrieve due to it being lost on my computer.
>> >>> > After I used Windows media encoder, it plays, like I mentioned,
>> >>> > just
>> >>> > can't
>> >>> > import it due to the error that I typed in previously.
>> >>> > Thanks.
>> >>> > becca
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > "PapaJohn" wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> >> standard video DVDs have files that are MPEG-2 with .VOB
>> >>> >> extensions,
>> >>> >> not
>> >>> >> ..wmv extensions.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> did you copy it from the disc and simply rename the extension to
>> >>> >> .wmv...
>> >>> >> or
>> >>> >> did you do a conversion to make it a .wmv file?
>> >>> >> --
>> >>> >> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> PapaJohn (MVP)
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> "becca" <becca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >>> >> news:BAFCD25A-1BA3-44C9-B5F4-CD78E3F82639@microsoft.com...
>> >>> >> >I was able to use Win media encoder on my computer at work, but
>> >>> >> >had
>> >>> >> >no
>> >>> >> >way
>> >>> >> >to
>> >>> >> > save to DVD, so tried at home, and Win Media encoder wouldn't
>> >>> >> > work
>> >>> >> > on
>> >>> >> > my
>> >>> >> > home
>> >>> >> > computer, have no idea why, so borrowed a family members laptop
>> >>> >> > yesterday,
>> >>> >> > win media encoder installed on it and ran, had to save the files
>> >>> >> > to
>> >>> >> > DVD
>> >>> >> > and
>> >>> >> > now that I have the one I really need a piece of video from, and
>> >>> >> > have
>> >>> >> > moved
>> >>> >> > it from DVD to temp file, I am getting the following error: The
>> >>> >> > file
>> >>> >> > E:\VTS_01_02.1.wmv is not indexed and cannot be imported, what
>> >>> >> > do I
>> >>> >> > do
>> >>> >> > now. I
>> >>> >> > need this one little section of video desperately. Thanks.
>> >>> >> > --
>> >>> >> > becca
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>> >
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