Re: Video saving with sound only?! by Graham
Graham
Fri May 20 16:27:08 CDT 2005
Ok, I'm with you now. Movie maker does not work well with mpegs and you
aren't capturing these files just transferring them, and MM is doing all it
can with trying to recognise them.
You need to convert them to an avi or wmv before loading into MM which will
then see them.
--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
"Mike Richer" <Mike Richer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EAC01E0A-1F74-466F-884B-8EAB0D0924D4@microsoft.com...
> XP automatically converts them to Windows Media files when I drag them
> from
> cam (removable drive via USB) onto my PC. When I look in 'My Videos'
> folder,
> the video files are all WM files.
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
>> What is automatically converting them? MM won't.
>>
>> --
>> Graham Hughes
>> MVP Digital Media
>> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
>> www.dvds2treasure.com
>> www.simplydv.com
>>
>>
>> "Mike Richer" <Mike Richer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AF38B492-7229-4676-B28E-9968EC847723@microsoft.com...
>> > It automatically converts them. From what I've been able to see, a lot
>> > has
>> > been mentioned about codecs. Where should I go to get these, what ones
>> > do
>> > I
>> > need and what to do wioth them?
>> > If anyone has any idea about codecs, please reply. Cheers!
>> >
>> > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Normally you'd need to convert the mpeg4's to wmv or avi to work.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Graham Hughes
>> >> MVP Digital Media
>> >> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
>> >> www.dvds2treasure.com
>> >> www.simplydv.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Mike Richer" <Mike Richer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:90BD744C-CAA4-4501-8393-2B87FC9453CB@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Update,
>> >> >
>> >> > Just to let you know, the camera says MPEG4 on it. I take the vids
>> >> > from
>> >> > it
>> >> > onto my PC and they save as WMAs. I then bring the clips intp WMM,
>> >> > add
>> >> > titles, credits, transitions etc.. When I play it in WMM all is
>> >> > well.
>> >> > Save
>> >> > onto my PC and replay in WMP, titles are there but no vid!
>> >> > I made a movie in November with the same camera and with WMM, no
>> >> > probs.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Mike Richer" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Used Movie Maker and all was well. Saved to my PC and when I
>> >> >> playback
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> WMP,
>> >> >> the title and music are fine, then when the video starts, the
>> >> >> screen
>> >> >> is
>> >> >> black
>> >> >> but I can hear the audio perfectly. About 10 munutes in, the next
>> >> >> part
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> video is visible!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Can you help?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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