Hi, new to Windows Movie Maker and just finished putting together my first
movie. Very easy program to use and it came out great, it uploaded to
YouTube fine and is viewable. However, when I save it to my computer I
cannot view it with either Windows Media or Quicktime. QT doesn't recognize
a wmm file (I think that was the ext) and in WMedia it shows up like a
psychedelic Peter Max movie. I have tried to play with saving it it
different formats to no avail. Help please as I need to burn it to a disc
and mail it. Is there a way to save it in a different format so people can
view it on either media player? Thanks in advance.

RE: Saving for various Media Viewing by reysantos

reysantos
Wed Mar 28 09:02:03 CDT 2007

Maybe you saved the movie via File>Save Project, the resulting file extension
is .MSWMM. I you wish to save the movie to the computer, on the left pane
under Movie Task > 3. Finish Movie click on â??Save to my computerâ??. The
resulting file extension should be .wmv . It should play on windows Media
Player.
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Hope I could help.


"Kt" wrote:

> Hi, new to Windows Movie Maker and just finished putting together my first
> movie. Very easy program to use and it came out great, it uploaded to
> YouTube fine and is viewable. However, when I save it to my computer I
> cannot view it with either Windows Media or Quicktime. QT doesn't recognize
> a wmm file (I think that was the ext) and in WMedia it shows up like a
> psychedelic Peter Max movie. I have tried to play with saving it it
> different formats to no avail. Help please as I need to burn it to a disc
> and mail it. Is there a way to save it in a different format so people can
> view it on either media player? Thanks in advance.

Re: Saving for various Media Viewing by John

John
Wed Mar 28 09:06:49 CDT 2007

Kt wrote:
> Hi, new to Windows Movie Maker and just finished putting together my
> first movie. Very easy program to use and it came out great, it
> uploaded to YouTube fine and is viewable. However, when I save it to
> my computer I cannot view it with either Windows Media or Quicktime.
> QT doesn't recognize a wmm file (I think that was the ext) and in
> WMedia it shows up like a psychedelic Peter Max movie. I have tried
> to play with saving it it different formats to no avail. Help please
> as I need to burn it to a disc and mail it. Is there a way to save
> it in a different format so people can view it on either media
> player? Thanks in advance.
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If you reduce your Graphics Hardware Acceleration
as per the instructions in the following article and
realize an improvement, it's an indication that you
need to update your video driver:

(263391) How to Change the Graphics
Hardware Acceleration Setting in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=263391

To save as a .wmv movie file...
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next / Next.
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

To save as an .avi movie file...
(and several other options)
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Show More Choices /
Other Settings /
Open the drop window and choose...DV-AVI /
Next /
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

Movie Maker 2 - Saving
Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu

Creating Custom Profiles
for Windows Movie Maker 2
http://tinyurl.com/cuny7


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MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
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