John
Sun Mar 16 08:01:04 PDT 2008
Guesswork2000 wrote:
> My external memory drive with 27GB of videos crashed. I was able to
> recover the files after purchasing a file recovery program, but
> instead of being able to recover my numerous clips, I ended up with
> one huge 27GB mpeg file. I imported this into Windows Movie Maker
> Version 5.1 (I am using Windows XP with SP2) and have split the huge
> clip into 45 smaller, organized clips. Firstly, how can I save these
> clips into my computer as individual clips? And second, ideally I'd
> like to save them in mpeg format just as they originally were before
> my drive crashed.
>
> Can anybody help me, please? Thanks!
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You will have to drag the clips to the
timeline one at a time and save them.
The only save options in Movie Maker
are .wmv and .avi.
FWIW...Movie Maker has issues with
MPEG files.
Movie Maker 2 - Importing MPEG Files
http://tinyurl.com/eajjh
File type compatibility with Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee
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 /
Tick...'Best Quality For My Computer'
Next/
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...
Also, you may find it useful to use
a custom profile:
Movie Maker 2 - Saving
Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu
Creating Custom Profiles
for Windows Movie Maker 2
http://tinyurl.com/cuny7
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...
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John Inzer
Digital Media MVP
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