Graham
Sat May 26 02:56:28 CDT 2007
I wish I could.. When I was at school and deciding what to do with my life I
thought back in 1976 that I'd like to be a fuel techonologist and find a
replacement for petrol......... then I changed my mind when I discovered I
hated sitting round waiting for the results of experiments
--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com
"stack" <stack@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BE02EC1D-E4DE-4D24-B996-FCCB5E22E4DD@microsoft.com...
> ok-I didn't realize that all mpegs were not created equal so your analogy
> makes sense. Thank you. As far as gasoline goes, can you find something
> else
> for us to use instead? :)
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
>> because it is not designed to work with them?
>>
>> It's like saying my friends diesel car takes diesel, why won't my petrol
>> car
>> work with diesel.
>>
>> If you have a usb2 ext drive this is not designed to work continually at
>> high data transfer speeds. It is better to use a firewire drive to
>> capture
>> externally. Otherwise capture to your internal drive adn then allow it
>> to
>> transfer to your ext drive at it's own pace for editing.
>> USB2 has a burst speed rating of 480Mbps, whereas firewire can sustain
>> 400Mbps
>>
>> --
>>
>> Graham Hughes
>> MVP Digital Media
>> www.myvideoproblems.com
>>
>>
>> "stack" <stack@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CD719DFA-06C4-424D-A765-414AB7BEFF35@microsoft.com...
>> > It does work with changing to DV-AVI. However, I had to use my hard
>> > drive
>> > on
>> > my computer to receive it. When I used my external drive, a lot of
>> > frames
>> > were dropped making it hesitate when played.
>> >
>> > As I wrote previously, I still don't understand why MovieMaker will not
>> > accept the Mpeg files created by Pinnacle's Studio MovieBox.Thanks
>> > again.
>> >
>> > "Wojo" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you can import as DV-AVI then do that. You won't need to learn
>> >> another
>> >> video program since you can use the DV-AVI in Movie Maker.
>> >>
>> >> Yes the information about Movie Maker says it accepts MPEG files and
>> >> as
>> >> far
>> >> as MPEG Type 1 files go sometimes it does. But more often than not
>> >> MPEG
>> >> files end up causing various problems at different times during the
>> >> process
>> >> so it isn't a good idea to work with them unless you have a lot of
>> >> aspirin
>> >> and/or like headaches.
>> >>
>> >> MPEG Type 2 files will not work at all with Movie Maker.
>> >> --
>> >> -Wojo
>> >> MVP - Digital Media
>> >> Wojo's Web:
>> >>
http://www.wojos-web.co.nr/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "stack" <stack@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:1EDAACE5-B9EF-41F6-8219-2D735E301269@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Yes, I can capture as DV.AVI. It does come with Pinnacle but I don't
>> >> > have
>> >> > the
>> >> > time or energy right now to learn a different video program.
>> >> >
>> >> > I am confused when you say that MovieMaker will not work with mpeg.
>> >> > Mpeg
>> >> > is
>> >> > supposed to be one of the formats that it will accept.
>> >> >
>> >> > Anyway, thank you for the information. I will try that and maybe
>> >> > that
>> >> > will
>> >> > also improve the quality of the video produced.
>> >> > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> If moviebox will allow you to capture as DV.AVI then you can import
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> directly to movie maker.
>> >> >> Movie maker will not work with mpeg 99.9% of the time.
>> >> >> Did moviebox not come with pinnacle studio? If it did this will
>> >> >> edit
>> >> >> your
>> >> >> mpeg file.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If not you have a few options.
>> >> >> Buy an mpeg editing programme such as pinnacle/Ulead
>> >> >> videostdio/adobe
>> >> >> premeire elements. Then capture as mpeg and edit.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Convert the mpeg2 to a wmv file and use this in movie maker.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Buy a decent analogue capture device such as the advc range from
>> >> >> canopus
>> >> >> or
>> >> >> miglia direcotrs cut. These connect via firewire and you capture as
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> dv-avi
>> >> >> file using MM.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Graham Hughes
>> >> >> MVP Digital Media
>> >> >> www.myvideoproblems.com
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "stack" <stack@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:93801AEC-76AD-4DF9-AA18-176B42B5D096@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >I bought SMB 10 b/c I thought it would reduce the steps for analog
>> >> >> > capture(dvd/vcr player to make a DVD and then conversion program
>> >> >> > for
>> >> >> > use
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > MovieMaker). However, when I captured a small test piece of video
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > mpeg,
>> >> >> > the video was jumping. I figured since it was captured in mpeg, I
>> >> >> > could
>> >> >> > then
>> >> >> > just import it into MM. When I tried to import it into a
>> >> >> > collection,
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > green bar quickly moved across on top but nothing on the bottom
>> >> >> > bar.
>> >> >> > The
>> >> >> > hourglass just kept whirling till I CtrlAltDeleted it about 10
>> >> >> > minutes
>> >> >> > later.
>> >> >> > )Window Media Player does play it, however.) I was told at Best
>> >> >> > Buy
>> >> >> > that
>> >> >> > this
>> >> >> > program was similar to Dazzle but could also output.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Pinnacle support said that once I made it into a movie .avi I
>> >> >> > could
>> >> >> > import
>> >> >> > it into MM but from reading other postings on the topic it looks
>> >> >> > like
>> >> >> > this
>> >> >> > would also need to be converted to a different type of avi file.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > CAN I GET ANALOG INTO MM BY USING STUDIO MOVIE BOX? PLEASE HELP-I
>> >> >> > NEED
>> >> >> > TO
>> >> >> > MAKE A MEMORIAL VIDEO IN TWO WEEKS. THANKS
>> >> >>
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