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    - Problem - 'Capturing Profiles not found' When attempting to capture video I am getting the message 'capturing profiles not found'. Does anyone have any idea what the problem is and how it can be fixed? Leo Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7906
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    - Need to go back to MM1 Earlier this year I downloaded and installed Movie Maker 2. I'm finding that it is a beta version, which may explain why it keeps locking and Task Mgr reports it as "Not Responding." All I have is the restore CDs from Compaq, not the actual Windows XP CD, so I'm not sure if MM1 can be re-installed without completely reloading Windows. Does Microsoft provide a MM1 download from their web site? I have looked at Papa John's web site for help and know that there is a MM subdirectory under Program Files. It only contains the executable and some dll files. All I need to do is to copy those from somewhere and dump them in that folder. Yeah, I know, find a friend with XP and copy the files. Not so easy to do sometimes, plus local PC shops want to charge to restore some files. Any suggestions? Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7903
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    - sending project to Sony VX2000 When I use the Wizard in MovieMaker to save a movie to my Sony HandyCam, I get a message box saying that I don't have enough room on my "temporary storage location C" to create my movie. Why do I need more space on C if I'm trying to save it onto a DV tape in my cam? HELP! Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7901
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    - Anyone used Canopus ADVC-100 for capture with XP? I'm thinking of buying this unit as it seems to have almost universally good feedback among users. Has anyone used it with XP and windows software i.e. moviemaker or windvd? Any feedback would be appreciated. Please e-mail me at thweatt62040atmsndotcom Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7900
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    - not Cupture Movie maker 2 not capture video . i have capture devices when i click capture from video device , it tells me to close all application use them and try again how can u fix this?? thanks for any help Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7899
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    - MM2 won't recognize Pioneer burner All of my other video applications recognize my Pioneer A06 DVD/CD combo drive, but when I try to save a movie to disk in Movie Maker 2, I get a message "A recordable CD Drive was not recognized. Would you like to save to the Hard Drive?" Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7898
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    - Can't update MM2 Hi, after having a few problems getting Movie Maker 2 to work I now have a problem where I cannot get The Winter Pack 2 to load. During the setup it says "setup has detected that Movie Maker 2 needs to be installed" and points me to the microsoft url for the download (this has been done about 5 times). Also I read on another thread about copying the four files from "c:\windows\registered packages\{60BFF50D-FB2C- 4498-A577-C9548C390BB9}", well there is only one file in this folder (moviemk), is anything missing? Any help would be much appreciated. TIA Gaz Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7897
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    - Burning to DVD I just started using Movie Maker and I can't figure out how to burn directly to a DVD once I have edited my video. Is it possible to do with this program? Or do I have to export my saved file to a DVD writing software such as click to DVD? I have a Sony Vaio and it seem like they force you to use about 3 of there programs before you can actually finish one DVD project. Ed Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7896
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    - Sounds like the chipmunks I captured some movies using a Sony Digital Handycam, and them transfered the file to my harddrive. When I view the raw data in media player everything is ok. However, after I import the video into MM2 the audio on the video clips sounds like the chipmunks. Can anybody help me? Its important to hear the audio from the clip otherwise I'd just turn it off. Thanks. Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7893
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    - when i click an efect the program goes off when i click an efect, the program goes off. why? Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7892
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    - Scenes omitted during render Hello, In preview mode my movie is 17 minutes 55 seconds, but after rendering (DV-AVI in and DV-AVI out) it is down to 17:35 with one short but important scene gone. That short scene is about 3 seconds long so there's that and 17 other seconds missing some or all of which is immediately following the 3 second scene. The 3 second scene is a split clip so I could use a different audio volume/mix than the rest of the clip. I originally attributed it to insufficient memory. So yesterday I added 512MB of much needed RAM to the original 128MB. All other performance bottlenecks are gone and verified that the system recognizes 640MB. Yet my movie rendered exactly the same way with the same 3 second scene and 17 additional seconds missing. Does anyone have experience with some pieces skipped by the rendering process? Is the scene too short? thanks, Rye Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7891
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    - DVD Quality I have recorded to normal cd's but the quality is not brilliant. I am thinking of buying a DVD writer, but am wondering if the quality will improve a great deal or would any difference not be worth the cost? I burn with Nerovision express at the moment. Thanks Rick. Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7889
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    - Saving edited files in source file format Hi, I'm trying to trim an .avi file using Windows Movie Maker. But when i save it using "Save Movie " option its only saving the trimmed file in .wmv option. I'm using Windows Movie Maker 1.1.2 & the OS is XP home edition. Can anybody tell me how to save the trimmed file in the source file format itself? Thanks, Rita Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7882
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    - Saving Up to 6% Hi, anyone experience saving a movie where the progress bar just stays at 6% without going more? The program is not hanged and the "# Minutes Remaining" keep increasing. A softwsre bug here? Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7857
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    - codec registration How do I register a codec? I read a few posts about it and went to the PapaJohn site, but couldn't find a satisfactory answer. Let say I want to register the following codec: iccvid.dll. Il will go to the DOS promt and type the following: c:\windows\sytem32\regsvr32 iccvid.dll . There will be an error message saying" (translation from french here) iccvid.dll as been loaded, but the entry point DllRegisterServer cannot be found. The file cannot be registered". What am I doing wrong? Can someone help me with this? Thanks in advance! Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7855
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    - Letterbox How can I add the characteristic "black bars" to my movie? We have a widescreen TV, so I thought it would be cool to record my home movies in 16:9 format. (This is an optional setting on our Sony TRV-22 camcorder.) Now, I have succesfully captured video, edited it, and finished the movie, and made a DVD with Sonic's MyDVD. It looks fine on our widescreen TV, but the image gets streched (vertically) to fit a standard 4:3 TV. I wonder if there is a way to add those "black bars" to the picture to prevent this strech from occuring?? Please help... Thanks! Rob Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7851
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    - photo's I am making a photo cd using movie maker, will i be able to view the cd on a standard dvd player, or will i need to use different software to make this cd? I am using movie maker because it has pretty cool options, like the page transitions audio functions and the timeline....etc I read somewhere in a post that you can't make a photo cd using movie maker, is this true? If so what kind of software is out there that has the same options as movie maker but doesn't cost an arm & a leg? Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7850
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    - Analog Capture Problem!!!! I'm pulling my hair out by the roots. I simply want to capture video from my VCR going THRU my Sony Handycam via firewire. I can do this with USB...no problem. But, when I hook up my firewire to my Camcorder, the capture Wizard doesn't take me to the Video Capture Device page..it goes right to the "name the file and choose a destination" page. I enter this info anyhow. The tape playing on my VCR is showing in the preview screen, like it should. When I hit the capture button, it says there is no tape in my Camcorder, and it won't capture the VCR tape that is currently playing. I CAN capture directly from my Sony Camcorder to MM2 using firewire...no problem. It's only when trying to capture from VCR to MM2 while going thru my Sony using the firewire connection. If I can't solve this..my only alternative is Russian Roulette. Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7849
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    - Help whit movie maker Hello ! my windows moviemaker is crashing as fast as im trying to add any effect, does anybody know what the problem could be ?? it just closes no varnings or anything. its the latest update, and i have a 1.3 ghz 1 gig ram, nvida 9700 pro. so that shouldent be any problems.. can anybody help me ? Best reguards Johan Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7848
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    - Won't capture Every time I click on to capture all I get is a warning "A video device was not detected" I've got a Sony Vaio 430G with 512 m of ram, 120 gig hd and an ATI Radeon 9200. The cables are hooked up correctly, I can use the bundled software "Click to Burn" and capture from anything I use - an analog camcorder or an old Zenith and Sharp VCR, but if I try to use MM2 I get zilch. MM2 does work with video files that have already been captured to the HD but it will not allow any capture from an outside device. Any help? Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7847
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    - help i have the same problem that my MM 2 closes down when i want to add an title or a credit, when the text is starting to apear on the prewive screen, the program just closes down, help someone ? Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7842
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    - Saving as mpg or converting wmv to mpg Hello, it seems like MM2 will only save as avi and wmv. Anyway I can either convert them or tweak something to get my movies as mpegs? brooko Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7840
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    - MM1 replaces MM2 Hi, I hope I can explain this clearly enough to get some help. I had an issue where MM2 kept crashing when trying to input a transition - This I have sorted thanks to a previous thread where a codec was the cause. Now I have a problem where in "C:\program files\movie maker" the moviemk.exe icon for version 2 is constantly replaced after every use by the version 1 file (checked by hovering mouse pointer over icon) and the MM2 icon becomes "moviemk.exe.tmp" file. To correct this I am having to copy the moviemk file from the registered packages folder in C:\windows. Hope that is clear enough and someone can help. TIA Gaz p.s. Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7839
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    - Movie Maker 2 Just Keeps Closing Down! Just started to try and use Windows MM2 on my Vaio, and it the program keeps on closing down without warning. I've connected to my camcorder, saved a 10sec clip, put it in the story board, but if I try and add a title or an effect, MM2 just closes without warning. Is this something obvious to solve - my PC has got 256MB RAM, so wasn't expecting any memory issues. thanks if anyone can offer advice. P. Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7838
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    - PlayBack I have created a 13 minute movie in MovieMaker2 using still pictures and music. After I save it as a movie and play it back, the pictures stop scrolling, but the music continues to play. Any suggestions. I have successfully created movies in the past. Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7834
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    - Connecting from PC to Video Hi I have just mastered Movie Maker 2, and can burn videos / pictures to VCD - but is there a way to connect my video up to my PC to record footage - not all my relatives & friends have DVD players. At the back of my PC there is an AV out and S-Out socket(s). Thanks Trudi Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7833
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    - Movie maker-photo cd I am making a photo cd using movie maker, will i be able to view the cd on a standard dvd player, or will i need to use different software to make this cd? I am using movie maker because it has pretty cool options, like the page transitions audio functions and the timeline....etc I read somewhere in a post that you can't make a photo cd using movie maker, is this true? If so what kind of software is out there that has the same options as movie maker but doesn't cost an arm & a leg? Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7831
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    - reverse animation Hi All, Does anyone know how to reverse the video for example to show someone springing back out of a pool onto the diving board etc... Thanks in advance for any help. Jay Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7828
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    - Stream.sys BSOD stop code. Whenever i try to run moviemaker, or any video editing program for that matter, it gives me a system dump with a long stop code, unfortunately i dont have the stop code on my right now, but it pertains to stream.sys, i will get the stop code later and give it to you, any ideas before i do so? i am running AMD1700+ geforce2 mx400 2x256mb ram pc2100 Thanks! Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7826
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    - MM2 - Output Video Quality looks like 12.5FPS Greetings - Another question for the group... I have been playing quite a deal and have found that for the most part, the output of my videos seems to be quite notchy. Not notchy in the sense of dropped frames, but in that it looks like tht output to DV is at 12.5 Frames Per Second. It's particularly noticable on moving things whose physics seem messed up by such an effect. A great example of this is a moving car, or, the material in a flowing dress. I have looked at the original DV tape of this and the input tape looks great, with no hint of the lower FPS issue. I have been working at DV quality for the entire process, importing from the DV camera direct at full DV quality (13.5GB for 1 hour, 7 mins). All output after chopping up to clips seems to be at a less than full speed frame rate. Now: When I output to DV-AVI, it *seems* to be fine, though it's difficult to get the same perspective of viewing as you get on a TV... It's possible that it's still not too flashy. ALL of the output formats that I'm likley to use are listed as 25 FPS in the output options, so I don't think it's the output choice I'm stuffing up... So, with this information in hand, I have some questions: - Is MM2 capable of full frame rate, full quality DV output? - Is there any option or setting I could have mistakenly set that would cause it to be output at anything less than 25 FPS? - Is there anything in terms of interlacing that I should watch out for? Is this perhaps a result of interlace / de-interlace or something of that nature? - Has anyone else seen this kind of behavious and can they possibly help? - WHY is it that MM2 in the preview area only supports frame advance at what I believe to be 2 frames at a time. - Is there any way to actually get a REAL frame advance? Questions, questions, questions! ;) For any information, thanks! :) Nathan. Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7823
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    - transferring project from back -up CDRW to new computer Hello: when I loaded my MM2 project files onto a new computer from the back up CDRW I got all X's in the timeline..loaded the pictures collection but error message says pictures don't match...if I delete X and drag on new picture, the duration time doesn't match...really don't want to resize 100 pics to match audio timeline...any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7818
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    - Sound problem My Canon A70 digital camera can record short AVI files what play perfectly fine in WIndows Media Player. However when I import the file into movie maker and drop it to timeline the sound completely screws up, it turns into high pitch noise. It plays back normally from the collections window on the top but when playing back from timeline the sound turns into garbage. What can be wrong? I have Intel D815EEA2 MB with integrated sound, maybe this is incompatible with movie maker? Thanks Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7817
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    - Saving I have tried several way's to save it to my hard drive. Including there recomended one. When it play's back the pictures are all blue cast. Can you help me. Also I would like to know what format I need to save it to on cd so it can be played on any computer or a dvd player that will play cdr's. Thank you, Kim Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7810
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    - Movie Maker vs Movie Maker 2 Need help with a very basic querstion.. just got a new SonyVaio that has Movie Maker. Under About Movie Maker it lists: Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Version 5.1(build 2600xpspl,020828-1290 Service pack 1 Windows Movie Maker Version 2.0.3312.0 Do I have Movie Maker or Movie Maker 2? The version says 2 but not the Title. If I only have Movie Maker, do I just download Movie Maker 2? Or is there an Upgrade? If an install, will it overlay my existing program? Also,I have started some projects already. If I don't already have MM2, will I be able to open my existing projects once I upgrade? My motivation is I need to get the movie I make to a DVD and I don't think I can do that with Movie Maker. Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7809
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    - WMM2 - .mpa problem In Windows Media Player the *.mpa extension is for movie file just same as *.mpeg. However, in the WMM2 .mpa is classified as an audio file. It is impossible to edit .mpa movie files. Was this a mistake by MS or a ploy to make us get confused and frustrated? May be because it is free. Any wiser comments to help this situation are welcome. Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7806
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    - Captured video plays back fast & how do I manually create clips 1. Every time I capture video from my Sony Handy Cam the end result (I copy an entire 15 or so minute clip as one "Clip" in my Collection bin) looks sped up. What I mean is that the AVI file (which is about 4.3 gigs) plays in fast forward mode skipping through my video at a higher rate than it plays on my camera(both in MM2 & WMP). I'm not using the "Speed Up" effect on this footage, so I'm a bit perplexed as to why this is happening. 2. Secondly, once I've loaded in these large clips, I'm trying to find a way to manually reduce my "one large" clip to smaller more manageable clips so as to drag these smaller clips into my timeline. I know there is an automatic "clip creation" option, but what I'm looking for is a manual clip creation option which I'm yet able to find after reading all "how to" materials on both the application help menu and website help materials. Thanks for any help you may be able to send my way! n Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7805
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    - dvgate plus and MM2 Are there any known issues with codecs from dvgate plus that would affect moviemaker2? Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7802
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    - How to convert/save MM2 project files to mpg I made a svcd slide show with music a couple of months ago with MM2 and Nero 6, but can't remember how I did it. Nero will not accept the .mswmm file. TMPGEnc will not convert either. Would appreciate some suggestions. I think I read how to do it on this newsgroup. Thanks a bunch, MR Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7789
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    - Can't fast forword downloaded video clip! Hello, I've downloaded a short video clip that I can't fast forword. It's a .asf file. Is there any way I can re-encode the file so that I can fast forward through the file? When I try to load it into Movie Maker 2, I get the message: The file D:\My Shared Folder\abc.asf is not indexed and cannot be imported. Thanks, Jeff Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7786
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    - Failed attempts to save in WMM2 Save Wizard I can't browse to new save path for saving to computer. Browse hangs PC. I have two oprions - Shared Video and My Video. Space on profile partition is limited PC is PII-550, 320MB, XP-Pro, plenty of space on another partition Note that I can save clips to the larger partition, but the path for movies is where browse fails. Cal I edit registry or ini file or something to set the default path to what I want? Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7784
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    - Reduced-Extended clips Hi all, A friend of mine is having difficulty with AVI clips that are inserted into MM2. Here is the problem he is having, in his words: 1) The clips that i put in movie maker are extended. Instead of the clips ending where i stopped recording, they add a section of blank black screen at the end of them. 2) Some clips are sliced in half or reduced to some other amount. When I play them back on real player/media player out of the fraps folder they are fine....exactly how i recorded them, but regardless of how many times i take them out and put them back in WMM2 they always get reduced. He tried reinstalling MM2 but still has the same problem. Could this have anything to do with Automatic Clip Detection? We are at a total loss. Any ideas? TIA J J Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7783
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    - Windows Movie Maker When I hook up my camcorder to my laptop and go to movie maker (s cable connection) when I get set to record, the only option I have available is to record 'audio' not 'video'. I followed the tutorial but I still cant get it to work. Any ideas? Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7782
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    - Capture Video (what about audio) I am able to capture video with no problem, what I need to find out is "how do I capture or Include the Audio on the tape? Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7781
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    - Registering Codecs Hello everyone- I have posted this question before, but I didn't totally get the answer I was looking for. I have a codec for the ADS Instant DVD 2.0 that I wanted the Movie Maker to use. Is this possible? If so is there anyone who can direct me to the resource for going about this step by step? Thank you! Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7776
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    - Recovering Project Files Papa John, I opened up one of my projects to see how well other songs went with it. I then proceeded to clear the timeline and make a new video with a song I liked, but saved over the old project by accident. Is there any way to restore the old project file? Is it backed up with collections and could I extract it out??? PLEASE HELP!!! Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7775
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    - Join Microsoft DV-AVI Type 1 files I have 2 video files in Microsoft DV-AVI format which I want to combine and join together to make 1 file. Can anybody suggest me virtually anything on how to JOIN two or more Microsoft DV-AVI Type 1 files? I would appreciate the help. Thanks, Earthly Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7774
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    - Assert Failed I have an Optura Xi that I have just installed the drivers for. Now whenever I try to edit video files or view files with MS Explorer I get an ASSERT Failed dialog. This eventually leads to a crash of explorer. The actual failure occurs in fgctl.cpp. Anyone else have this problem. I would really like to get this to MS but I can no longer find a place on-line to submit problems with MS products. Russ Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7772
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    - Can't capture video from ATI 7500 ALL-IN-WONDER I originally posted this on the Media Encoder 9 board, but I tried capturing in Movie Maker 2 last night, and found that doesn't work for me anymore either! :-( The captured image is always black, no matter if I select TV or composite as the source. I have installed both the DirectX9.0b fix mentioned on PapaJohn's web site with no change in behavior. Any other suggestions? Patrick Here is my post to WME9 board: Well WME 9 used to work for me. I tried starting yesterday and it works no longer. I suspect it's something I added to the system in between, but it's been months since I used WME last. :-( The details: Win XP Pro SP1, Direct X 9, Windows Media Encoder 9 ATI Radeon 7500 ALL-IN-WONDER with Catalyst 3.9 I can launch WME run throught the live broadcast wizard (selecting defaults all the way) and end up on the prview window where I can see and hear my camera (composite) input. But when I press the start encoding button, it fails with a message "Invalid Parameter" or "Unknown Error". For the record, if I use a prerecorded WMA file from my hard disk, the encoding works fine. The problem seems to be in using the ATI WDM capture. Any ideas how to track this down? Thanks, Patrick Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7771
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    - New Website Pages The website now has the full 'online companion' for the new 'Do Amazing Things' book, being published next month. It's the bottom branch of the menu at www.papajohn.org The menu looks no different than it did last week, but the branch expands into a many new pages. ========= There's another new page also - Importing Source Files > Video > Recorded TV - DVR-MS, which covers how to get the TIVO-like Windows XP Media Center TV recordings into Movie Maker for editing. -- PapaJohn Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7767
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    - Changing speed I had my old 8 mm film professionally scanned as .dvd- files on a CD. They run to fast. How can I cerrect this? Tag: SONIC MYDVD Tag: 7755

I am using SONIC MYDVD.5. I am having trouble playing back a DVD made
from a VCR tape. It gets stuck on a frame and just jumps all over. Any
suggestions?

Re: SONIC MYDVD by John

John
Tue Nov 25 08:09:07 CST 2003

Hi There,

Are you using Sonic software to capture video and then make a DVD? This
would not be the appropriate newsgroup if you are.

If you are using movie maker to capture the video. ...

Does the captured file from movie maker display the same characteristics?
Are there dropped frames?
What format are you using to capture in Movie Maker.
What type of connection to the Tape Deck do you have?
What computer are you using (Speed, CPU, Capture Card)

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SONIC MYDVD by Steve

Steve
Tue Nov 25 15:10:06 CST 2003

>-----Original Message-----
> I am using SONIC MYDVD.5. I am having trouble playing
back a DVD made
>from a VCR tape. It gets stuck on a frame and just jumps
all over. Any
>suggestions?
>
>Did you write to a R or RW disk? I've had the same
problem if I wrote to a DVD-RW, but if I copied the same
mpeg to a DVD-R........if would play fine.
Hope this helps,
Steve
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