anonymous
Sun May 16 11:15:28 CDT 2004
How would I prove that the files are where movie maker
thinks they are??? I haven't moved any of the files
since I imported them. Also what is the difference
between the formats how do I change them? Even if I have
windows media player 9 i still have to install it again?
Sorry for all the questions I'm just at a loss haha
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello Er,
>
>"Er" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>> This is my first time ever trying to save a movie
first time ever using
>this program
>
> Yes exactly, that's why I object most strongly when
people such as your
>self are given the wrong information. Except under
extreme circumstances
>(which would reveal itself with every program you tried
to run) your hard
>drive and memory have no impact on you saving your work
as a video. There
>are just two circumstances when it would....1) you have
no available RAM for
>Movie Maker to occupy and use. 2) The hard drive does
not have any space
>left on it.
>
> Here is a re-post of a message I made here earlier,
follow the
>instructions and afterwards let us know what progress,
if any, you have
>made...........
>
> OK, Movie Maker is very flaky when it comes across
something it can't
>handle. The result is that it tempts you into believing
that it is one of
>these "non specific" problems that maybe/might
have/waffle waffle/ has
>caused it to fail.
>
> Things you need to know/do......
>
>1) Prove to your self that the source files are where
Movie Maker thinks
>they are
>
>2) Attempt to estimate how much space the saved video
itself needs (If its a
>DV-AVI format then roughly you need at least 3.25GB of
hard drive space, if
>its a WMV file it will depending on what size and
quality you have chosen,
>be significantly less than that...Movie Maker has a
guess at how much space
>is needed, look for it when you choose the format you
want)
>
>3) If you have used the Windows "Disk Clean-Up" routine
all you have
>actually done is create larger pockets of free space on
the disk. You may
>want to do a defrag (more on that in a mo) but at this
stage it will make no
>difference whatsoever!!!
>
>4) Using the Microsoft Defrag utility does not defrag
the drive...it only
>defrags the files....big difference. Windows XP will
create nice pockets of
>fragmented drive space that in a "Capture video"
situation might cause
>problems. In a create a file situation where time is of
no interest at all
>it makes no difference whether you have the fastest
drive in existence or
>the first drive ever made...it is not time dependent.
>
>5) If you have a product like Symantec System Works you
can use the defrag
>utility in that to get a properly defragmented drive.
You can also use it to
>put files of a certain type into specific locations on
the hard
>drive.....hint...all the exe, com, sys, inf, dll, ax
files to the front and
>everything else to the very end of the drive.....
>
>6) Download the FULL version of DirectX 9.0b, the FULL
version of Windows
>Media Player 9. Reboot the machine and then install
DirectX9, reboot again
>and install WMP9 and reboot yet again. Do NOT be tempted
half way through to
>see if that "fixed" it...you will defeat the whole point
of doing it if you
>do that. It is important that you get the full versions
rather than allow an
>install over the NET...not a good way of doing things in
your circumstances.
>
>7) Determine whether or not your CD-Writer has the
latest drivers
>
>8) Determine whether or not you have disabled the XP
built in CD-Writing
>software I am not certain but it would not surprise me
if Movie Maker was
>dependent on it being enabled. Its disabled on my
machine...its so
>slow...........
>
>9) Check to see whether any other third party program
that writes to CD is
>installed and whether or not it is the latest version.
>
>10) Check to see whether any DVD or Video game you have
installed is the
>latest version...Games use codecs as well!
>
>11) Download and run "Rename Codecs" from my web
site...Its worth a try if
>everything else fails...check out the tutorial on how to
use it. If it does
>not work you have lost nothing.
>
>Best Wishes.....John Kelly
>www.the-kellys.org
>www.the-kellys.co.uk
>
>
>.
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