Wojo
Mon Jan 16 14:26:00 CST 2006
Your welcome!
Be warned now that you can put it all together successfully YOU ARE HOOKED!
:-)
-Wojo
"Mojo" <Mojo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6BF5C850-1CAB-4BCF-8944-27F1FA48892A@microsoft.com...
> So far so good. I have created a 3-part slideshow of our Appalachian
> Trail
> trip. The 13-minute test DVD plays great on the TV and the 3 media files
> play in MS Media Player with no problem. I still need to edit the pans
> and
> zooms then add a soundtrack. I'm confident this will turn out great.
>
> THANKS A TON!!!
>
> "Wojo" wrote:
>
>> I wouldn't use WAV just for that reason but I would convert to WMA.
>> Also sometimes JPG is fine sometimes it isn't so I have converted all of
>> mine to BMP.
>> Your right you don't have the option when you choose Save to DVD but I
>> never
>> recommend that people do that anyway, it causes too many silver coasters,
>> but instead recommend saving to the computer and then importing into your
>> DVD Authoring program (in your case Sonic MyDVD).
>> You can save as Pocket PC but not as DV-AVI which still could be because
>> of
>> the MP3's or JPG's but could also be a complexity issue especially if you
>> have transitions between all of those 400 pictures!
>> For this see the How-To Split up a project due to complexity issues
>> how-to
>> on my website. (Video Editing -> Movie Maker) for specific instructions.
>> The
>> requirement of memory to run MM is meaningless since it makes a
>> difference
>> how complex the project is. Also I would like to add that if you are only
>> working with still images and music then Photo Story 3 is a much better
>> suited program to use. It has more transitions and far better control
>> over
>> the timing. You can download PS3 here:
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
>>
>> -Wojo
>> --
>> Wojo's Web:
>>
http://www.remember-christopher.dostweb.com/Wojos_web/
>> Also Please visit.....
>>
http://www.remember-christopher.dostweb.com/christopher/
>>
>>
>> "Mojo" <Mojo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F5B79456-B510-40F4-BA12-8F444F84C0CF@microsoft.com...
>> >I am using JPEGs and MP3s. I could use Wave files but are they not
>> >about
>> >10
>> > times the size as MP3s. Anyway, As PapaJohn suggested I tryed Pocket
>> > Computer and that previewed fine in WMP. My ultimate goal is to play
>> > this
>> > on
>> > TV via a DVD player. When I "save to my computer" I can select the
>> > format
>> > but I do not seem to have a choice when I save to DVD. As a reminder,
>> > I
>> > started having problems after I put in the fade-ins and fade-outs but
>> > before
>> > the music.
>> >
>> > Also, this PC is about a month old, I would hope all the installed S/W
>> > is
>> > up-to-date. I don't know what else to add except that I just now had
>> > to
>> > Ctrl-Alt-Del out of MM since it seens to have locked-up. At 1 GB of
>> > RAM I
>> > believe I have about 4000 times what is required to run MM.
>> >
>> > Anyway, thank you both for helping me out.
>> >
>> > ...Mojo
>> >
>> > "Wojo" wrote:
>> >
>> >> What types of pictures and audio are you using?
>> >> The problems you are describing fall in line with what sometimes
>> >> happens
>> >> with JPG images and with MP3 audio.
>> >> -Wojo
>> >>
>> >> "Mojo" <Mojo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:8175E53F-D013-405C-BAFC-1F1624A4B846@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I really appreciate you taking the time in helping me out - Thanks!
>> >> >
>> >> > As I mentioned above I have 1 GB of mem. I also have a 140 GB hard
>> >> > drive.
>> >> > The computer - a Pentium 4 - is, maybe, a month old. The version of
>> >> > MM
>> >> > is
>> >> > 2.1.4026.0 (I suspect I do not need to update MM) When I "save to
>> >> > the
>> >> > computer" the process takes nearly 45 minutes! I also have, maybe,
>> >> > 400
>> >> > images in this movie. I hope I'm not over-taxing the app.
>> >> >
>> >> > Is there a diagnostic you can recommend that I run? I'm providing
>> >> > as
>> >> > much
>> >> > info I can think of.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks for your help.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > ...Mojo
>> >> >
>> >> > "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> if it's the previewing of a project or a movie after it's saved, it
>> >> >> would
>> >> >> be
>> >> >> more about your hard drive condition and capability than a RAM
>> >> >> issue.
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> PapaJohn
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website -
http://www.papajohn.org
>> >> >> MM2 Tips and Tricks:
>> >> >>
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
>> >> >> Online Newsletters:
>> >> >>
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Mojo" <Mojo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:B027D6D0-3371-485F-BF87-DDCC3385ECEF@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Is 1 GB not enough memory???!!! I notice that when I add video
>> >> >> > effects
>> >> >> > (fade-ins and fade-outs) I get this problems. If I take them out
>> >> >> > it
>> >> >> > works
>> >> >> > fine but what's the point in using MM then.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> see the Problem Solving > Can't Save a Movie page of my
>> >> >> >> website...
>> >> >> >> there
>> >> >> >> isn't a limit, but if you're system's memory isn't sufficient to
>> >> >> >> handle
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> complexity of the project, it won't finish properly.
>> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> PapaJohn
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website -
>> >> >> >>
http://www.papajohn.org
>> >> >> >> MM2 Tips and Tricks:
>> >> >> >>
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
>> >> >> >> Online Newsletters:
>> >> >> >>
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "Mojo" <Mojo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> news:00F489F9-53CB-443B-8D0B-16E73BA78EE8@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >> > I'm trying to save a MM movie to the computer but when it's
>> >> >> >> > done
>> >> >> >> > and
>> >> >> >> > I
>> >> >> >> > try
>> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> > play it the movie stalls out at a certain point. The project
>> >> >> >> > has
>> >> >> >> > about
>> >> >> >> > 400
>> >> >> >> > pictures (runtime should be about 50 minutes) and a couple of
>> >> >> >> > audio
>> >> >> >> > files.
>> >> >> >> > I've already tryed to burn it to a DVD but that errors out...I
>> >> >> >> > suspect
>> >> >> >> > by
>> >> >> >> > whatever is causing the above problem. Any thoughts? Is
>> >> >> >> > there a
>> >> >> >> > limit
>> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> > the number of pix you can have in a project.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>