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Over 99.9 percent of the people who download MM2 do not read this =
newsgroup or post to it.=20

It's easy to read the postings and get a negative feeling.... that's =
because the issues needing resolution get posted, but positive results =
don't.

Most of the email I get about Movie Maker is to report positive =
experiences rather than to ask for help..... sometimes I'll attempt to =
find out what's happening with those who don't post, and find that they =
don't have sufficient issues with MM2 to make a post.

I have a brother in Texas who never used Movie Maker until yesterday.... =
he doesn't read or post to this newsgroup.... here's the text of an =
email he sent last night. I thought I'd post it to get my March postings =
off on a positive note.

PapaJohn


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"Finally picked up a Fire Wire cable and hooked up the
digital camcorder to the computer. Had no problems at
all with Movie Maker 2 and was able to take the
one-hour video from our December trip add titles,
transitions and credits in no time at all. Sending
the completed move back to the camcorder took almost 2
hours with the prep time. The end results were great
and Linda liked the "polished" version of her video."

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Over 99.9 =
percent of the=20
people who download MM2 do not read this newsgroup or post to it.=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It's easy to&nbsp;read the postings and =
get a=20
negative feeling....&nbsp;that's because the issues needing =
resolution&nbsp;get=20
posted, but&nbsp;positive results don't.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Most of =
the&nbsp;email I=20
get about Movie Maker&nbsp;is to=20
report&nbsp;positive&nbsp;experiences&nbsp;rather than to ask for =
help.....=20
sometimes I'll&nbsp;attempt to find out what's happening with those who =
don't=20
post, and find that&nbsp;they don't have&nbsp;sufficient issues with MM2 =

to&nbsp;make a post.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a brother in Texas who never =
used Movie=20
Maker until yesterday.... he doesn't read or post to this newsgroup.... =
here's=20
the text of an email he sent last night. I thought I'd post it to =
get&nbsp;my=20
March postings off on a positive note.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PapaJohn</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D2/29/03 =
-&nbsp;PapaJohn's Brother Jim=20
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size=3D2></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3>"Finally picked=20
up a Fire Wire cable and hooked up the<BR>digital camcorder to the=20
computer.&nbsp; Had no problems at<BR>all with Movie Maker 2 and was =
able to=20
take the<BR>one-hour video from our December trip add =
titles,<BR>transitions and=20
credits in no time at all.&nbsp; Sending<BR>the completed move back to =
the=20
camcorder took almost 2<BR>hours with the prep time.&nbsp; The end =
results were=20
great<BR>and Linda liked the "polished" version of her=20
video."</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV>
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Re: New User Reports In by jquiet

jquiet
Mon Mar 01 11:43:55 CST 2004

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PapaJohn,

Here's another one of those bad experiences.

I loaded CyberLink PowerDirector and PowerDVD &

Media Player no longer plays mpeg
Movie Maker 2 only recognizes audio portion of mpeg file
Windows Media encoder crashes converting mpeg to wmv

I uninstalled and I'm OK again, but there are some nasty software =
combinations out there. People sometimes don't understand that or =
provide themselves a way out by backing up.

A computer with carefully chosen software that matches your needs can be =
a dream but the exact opposite is too easy to create.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PapaJohn,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here's another one of those bad=20
experiences.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I loaded CyberLink PowerDirector and =
PowerDVD=20
&amp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Media Player no longer plays =
mpeg</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Movie Maker 2 only recognizes audio =
portion of mpeg=20
file</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Windows Media encoder crashes =
converting mpeg to=20
wmv</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I uninstalled and I'm OK again, but =
there are some=20
nasty software combinations out there. People sometimes don't understand =
that or=20
provide themselves a way out by backing up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A computer with carefully chosen =
software that=20
matches your needs can be a dream but the exact opposite is too easy to=20
create.</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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Re: New User Reports In by PapaJohn

PapaJohn
Mon Mar 01 12:00:48 CST 2004

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Yes.... good words.

PowerDVD and PowerDirector are pointed to a number of times in my list =
of known problem codecs.... maybe unregistering the selected codecs is =
all you need to do instead of removing the software. I do that to use =
MM2 and then register the codecs again to play DVDs.


PapaJohn
www.papajohn.org


"jquiet" <tester,testingplace,net> wrote in message =
news:u5yFHT7$DHA.3004@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
PapaJohn,

Here's another one of those bad experiences.

I loaded CyberLink PowerDirector and PowerDVD &

Media Player no longer plays mpeg
Movie Maker 2 only recognizes audio portion of mpeg file
Windows Media encoder crashes converting mpeg to wmv

I uninstalled and I'm OK again, but there are some nasty software =
combinations out there. People sometimes don't understand that or =
provide themselves a way out by backing up.

A computer with carefully chosen software that matches your needs can =
be a dream but the exact opposite is too easy to create.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yes.... good words.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PowerDVD and PowerDirector are pointed =
to&nbsp;a=20
number of times in my list of known problem codecs.... maybe =
unregistering the=20
selected codecs is all you need to do instead of removing the software. =
I do=20
that to use MM2 and then register the codecs again to play =
DVDs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PapaJohn</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://www.papajohn.org">www.papajohn.org</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV>"jquiet" &lt;tester,testingplace,net&gt; wrote in message <A=20
=
href=3D"news:u5yFHT7$DHA.3004@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl">news:u5yFHT7$DHA.3004=
@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl</A>...</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PapaJohn,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here's another one of those bad=20
experiences.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I loaded CyberLink PowerDirector and =
PowerDVD=20
&amp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Media Player no longer plays =
mpeg</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Movie Maker 2 only recognizes audio =
portion of=20
mpeg file</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Windows Media encoder crashes =
converting mpeg to=20
wmv</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I uninstalled and I'm OK again, but =
there are=20
some nasty software combinations out there. People sometimes don't =
understand=20
that or provide themselves a way out by backing up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A computer with carefully chosen =
software that=20
matches your needs can be a dream but the exact opposite is too easy =
to=20
create.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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Re: New User Reports In by John

John
Mon Mar 01 12:29:35 CST 2004

Ji there,

I have both Power Director, Power DVD ind Intervideo WinDVD. They are all paid
for (last 12 months) versions and I have no problems with them at all. However,
when I first downloaded one of the free give-away versions I had all sorts of
problems....I ended up getting true value for money.

Out of the two I prefer WinDVD Platingnum mostly because I can play a DVD and
the image is the desktop if you see what I mean.....it means I can carry on and
see bits of the film whilst tinkering away at whatever else I am doing....in
fact I watched The Matrix day before yesterday whilst I created a short video
for my website using Movie Maker 2...If you have broadband take a look at the
site and the video called Cat & Mouse.

--
Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.org
---
And if it should come to pass that our dreams come true, what then of our
nightmares?
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