FJK
Tue Feb 22 16:35:02 CST 2005
Sorry, I had already done that. The WMVs work (no time loss) but the AVIs
consistently lose 6 seconds.
"PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
> The way to check WMV versus DV-AVI is to save one of each and see if the
> same issue is in them.. if you already did the fresh DV-AVI one, use the
> same project file to save a WMV one...
>
> --
> PapaJohn
>
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> ..
> "FJK" <FJK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CAF4A41E-1AD3-489E-A630-BF3D605EB860@microsoft.com...
> > Possibly, but I have not real way to diagnose that. I am really trying to
> > do
> > something that IMHO should be a normal setting in WMM wihout monkeying
> > with
> > the registry. But it is free, so I get what I pay for.
> >
> > I did try renaming/relocating the project and saving the AVI somewhere
> > else,
> > rebooting, etc and it still trims 6 seconds. THanks for the suggestion
> > though.
> >
> > "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >> A couple thoughts...
> >>
> >> Could your use of Rehan's transition and picture durations be working for
> >> WMV files but not DV-AVI?
> >>
> >> Sometimes I run into an issue which I classify as related to "... short
> >> term
> >> memory...". A movie saved once as 4:34 but then changed to 4:31 might be
> >> stuck in memory as a 4:34 one... Try changing the name of the project
> >> file
> >> and the name of movie file it is being saved to... to jog it out of its
> >> thinking.
> >> --
> >> PapaJohn
> >>
> >> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 - www.papajohn.org
> >> Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
> >> ..
> >> "FJK" <FJK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:3D4837BD-5518-4701-8F4A-1FCD1DE3B184@microsoft.com...
> >> > Thanks Rehan, I will give it a go and post back. Your transition and
> >> > picture
> >> > duration workarounds have been very helpful, so thanks again for those.
> >> >
> >> > I did not come across the dropped still issue in any of my searches
> >> > online.
> >> > I will check it out to see if that is the source of my problem.
> >> >
> >> > Each of my 12 mini movies of stills (family photos) contains 50-130
> >> > stills,
> >> > so I could easily lose one and not notice; I will check into it. I
> >> > feel
> >> > like
> >> > I learn one workaround after another to compensate for a litany of bugs
> >> > in
> >> > WMM. Oh well, it is free after all.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks again.
> >> >
> >> > "Rehan" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> All your observations are valid and have been previously reported by
> >> >> others.
> >> >> Microsoft have not fixed these bugs and dont think they plan to. So
> >> >> you
> >> >> have
> >> >> to work witht he work arounds I am afraid.
> >> >>
> >> >> However the severe shortening of DV AVI file as reported by you has
> >> >> not
> >> >> been
> >> >> observed before. According to previous reports for each clip in the
> >> >> movie
> >> >> it
> >> >> would skip frame no 27. Do you have alot of clips/stills ?
> >> >>
> >> >> My solution was to use custom profiles that saves WMVs in uncompressed
> >> >> mode
> >> >> thus retaining maximum resolution while avoiding the pitfalls
> >> >> associated
> >> >> with DV AVI.
> >> >>
> >> >> You may be interested to use my custom profiles
> >> >>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rehanahmad/uncompressed.zip or tweak them
> >> >> yourself using Windows Media Profile Editor.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Rehan
> >> >> www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows Movie Maker
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "FJK" <FJK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:F3781F61-C878-4315-86A5-9742ABF8DB53@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hi there.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I am trying to overcome a bug in WMM2 with audio popping when saving
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > DV-AVI so please someone tell me if I am going about it the wrong
> >> >> > way.
> >> >> > (The
> >> >> > popping apparently comes from the transitions and the audio being
> >> >> > saved
> >> >> > at
> >> >> > the same time; so first I save the slideshow with no audio as an
> >> >> > AVI.
> >> >> > Then
> >> >> > in a second project I use the first silent AVI as the video, add my
> >> >> > WMA
> >> >> > soundtrack, save as AVI again and voila, no skipping in the final
> >> >> > AVI--but
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > loses 6 seconds).
> >> >> >
> >> >> > My main goal is to output 12 separate slideshows (with transitions
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > audio) as separate movies and then burn to DVD using MyDVD. But I
> >> >> > do
> >> >> > not
> >> >> > get
> >> >> > that far.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > An example project has 86 stills and 3 title/overlays with fade
> >> >> > transitions
> >> >> > in between. I have a WMA file that is 04:41 (4 mins 41 secs) long
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > time
> >> >> > the transitions using a trick I got from Rehan (thanks by the way)
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > synch
> >> >> > perfectly. In the preview it is great and the audio stops on a
> >> >> > dime.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > However, when I produce any AVI (either the 1st silent or through
> >> >> > the 2
> >> >> > pass
> >> >> > method) I end up with a shorter movie, namely 4:35 or 6 seconds
> >> >> > shorter
> >> >> > even
> >> >> > though it shows 4:41 in the timeline. It is most obvious when I
> >> >> > import
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > silent AVI into the timeline and it is noticeably shorter. I would
> >> >> > not
> >> >> > be
> >> >> > so
> >> >> > picky but the slides are supposed to sync with the music just so and
> >> >> > If
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > just "fade out" early the effect is just not as clean.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I use AVIs because of earlier problems I had with WMVs and MyDVD.
> >> >> > And
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > make this more interesting, I do not lose 6 seconds if I save to
> >> >> > WMV.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Help, please if you can!
> >> >>
> >> >>
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