Video Help
I need help!
I keep seeing these videos on You Tube that have video clips on them from
the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) that have been made by Movie Maker.
How do you get videos like that on Movie Maker? (Leaglly? As in without
getting in trouble with the copyright?)
-Chris Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56244
how to save in 2 formats ?
Hello again - first the good news - firewire cable arrived, camcorder
connects fine, spent a couple of hours yesterday on my first ever
project of 12 minutes which I saved as a 45 meg .wmv file and which
plays just fine for me in windows media player :)
But today I went to open the project to save it as an .avi file (as I've
read here that's an option too and - as it's for a friend and I don't
know what her pc plays easily - so I thought I'd put both saved versions
on a cd for her so that one at least should play).
But the project is gone ... no .mswmm files at all where it was ! Does
that mean you can only save a project as one type of file ? and if you
then want to do what I wanted to do and save it as another type of file
you have to start the project again ?
Thanks in advance for any advice !
Regards, Val
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Val Davies Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56236
Analog Video/Audio Capture
I have an older VHS-C camcorder and am trying to capture video and audio
through the composite RCA connections on the PC. I am able to get the video
with no problem, but the audio is not coming through. I have even tried to
capture from the TV tuner built into the PC and get no sound. What am I doing
wrong? Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56230
Backing up collection
I'm trying to back up my collection befor re-installing Movie Maker due to it
is trying to save to a cd when I click save to comp, and I used Papa John's
site to try and do this task, but for some reason my computer does not have
the Movie Maker file in same location the site gives. I did a search and
found the folder but no files have the same name or a similar name to the
collection file given, or the same file extension. How do I find my
collection? Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56228
.mpg Import Problems
Please help - I am going insane.....
I am trying to import .mpg files (which were recorded and imported to my PC
from a Sony HDD DCR Handycam....
Everytime I import the files to Movie Maker it produces an error saying
".MPG could not be imported. An interface has too many methods to fire events
from".
I have tried converting the file to .avi and .wmv and this does not help!!
Many thanks in advance........ Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56223
Venice - Ferry Ride along the Grand Canal
Here's my 2nd shot at making a PS3 Photo Story from camcorder video
footage... it's the ferry ride on the Grand Canal in Venice from the bus
station to St. Marks.... my link on mydeo moves around as I update new
versions, so use the link on my website page, which changes with the
updates....
http://www.papajohn.org/Venice.html
the pace of the story flows at 'real-time' as each picture is a frame of the
video at 5 second intervals to match the default duration of Photo Story
3.... it runs a bit more than 13 minutes...
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website references are to www.papajohn.org
PapaJohn Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56220
Can't import videos & Can't add clips to the timelino or storyboar
Everytime that i try to import a clip it appears this message...
C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\My Videos\CST4.AVI could not be
imported. Unspecified error
And there are not any possible way to put my clips in the storyboard or
timeline, not even the audio files!
What can i do? Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56202
Moviemaker fucking sucks - Use VirtualDub
Yeah. let's see... it hates jpegs, mpegs, mjpegs... crashes at will
from standard well known video capture devices, so yes.
Why did MS even bother? Honest question. The WMV format is about
where QT was eight years ago. Thanks MS.
I just spent an horu capturing video from an analog source, I hit stop,
and poof. Gone. Never even got the chance to import into the timeline
- which they copied from Ulead by the way.
This reminds me of that Imager from WIndows 95, it couldn't open
anything.
Thanks for reminding me of 1995. Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56199
Green, distorted video capture
This past August, BillGatesIdolNot posted the problem below. I have
the EXACT same problem since installing the PIXMA 170.
BillGatesIdolNot or anyone ... is there a resolution for this?
BTW - Canon support claimed it was not possible for their installation
to have caused this problem.
Since installing a Canon PIXMA MP170 printer/scanner, when I try to
capture
video through S-VIDEO on my ATI card from an analog camcorder, the
video is
90% distorted in green ... though you can see faint images of movement
within. I have unintstalled the printer, but still have the problem.
HELP! Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56196
Where Are Movie Maker 1 Installation Files?
I would like to install Movie Maker 1 on an XP computer that currently
has MM 2.1 installed. Where can I find the installation files for MM
1? Are they somewhere on the Windows Me install disk, or ???? Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56174
Ken Burns Effect?
Is it possible to use Movie Maker to create a documentary using the "Ken
Burns Effect" of drifting and zooming on pictures?
If so, then how?
Thanks for your anticipated help! Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56161
From DV Video tape to Photo Story
Here's a link to a pilot concept test.... to see what you get if you take a
frame grab every 5 seconds from a widescreen camcorder video file, batch
distort the images with IrfanView so Photo Story 3 will re-distort them when
rendering the video to a widescreen format, render the story with a custom
high definiition profile of 1280x720 pixels, and then put it on the mydeo
streaming service.
There was absolutely no editing done... the audio has it's snaps, crackles
and pops... PS3 was allowed to use it's default settings of 5 seconds per
pix, with dissolve transitions between each, and whatever panning/zooming it
decided.
http://www.mydeo.com/videorequest.asp?XID=43807&CID=60378
167 frames of the 14 minute camcorder clip, combined with the actual audio,
is what you see in this pilot video.... I put it out at this point in it's
raw state to show that the process has merit... it's an easy cookie-cutter
process it get it from the camcorder tape to this point.
From this point on, the editing of the pictures and the story will shape it
into the final.... holiday greeting. How to do this process is the subject
of my newsletter this
week.
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website references are to www.papajohn.org
PapaJohn Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56160
WMV Files Won't Import Into MM1, But Do In MM2
I have several video clips in the WMV format. They import perfectly
into MovieMaker2. When I try to import them into MovieMaker1, I get
an error message, "This file cannot be imported. Make sure that it is
a valid file type.........."
Am I missing a program file for MM 1? It shows version 1.1.2427.1. Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56159
Video stopping
Hello.
I'm trying to capture a video from my Sony Camcorder (TRV27E), and I can't
seem to get it right. It plays in the "Preview" window for about 1:30 and the
video just freezes. It just completely stops. The sound still goes on. Anyone
know what I can do? Is there any other program that can help me? I need this
video for a school project.
I'm running WinXP Media Center and WMM 2.0.
Thanks Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56142
Coordinating photos with exact place in music
I am using WMM to make a movie (have made several) but this time I would like
to coordinate photos (not film) with exact seconds in the music that will be
playing in the background.
Does anyone have any easy tips to do this? I have "zoomed" in but find
"pulling" the edge of the photos very tedious and not exacting.
Would appreciate any help.
Pokeahugiss Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56140
Pinnacle Dazzle Video Creator Platinum vs. Windows Movie Maker 2
I recently loaded Pinnacle's Dazzle Video Creator Platinum onto my PC that
has the Microsoft XP Media Center operating system on it, which includes
Windows Movie Maker 2. With the Pinnacle/Dazzle hardware and built-in
software package, I can hook my analog VCR to my PC and do a direct analog to
digital transfer of VHS tapes onto my PC. Then I can edit with the software
program that came with Dazzle Video Creator Platinum. I was hoping I would
also be able to use Movie Maker 2 with the Pinnacle/Dazzle hardware to
capture and edit video if I chose to. When I try to "capture video" from my
VCR using Windows Movie Maker 2 then I get an error message telling me that
"The device is not responding. Close any other application that is using the
device and try capturing again." I can use the Dazzle software to transfer
and edit, but Windows Movie Maker 2 has some functions that I like and I was
hoping it would recognize my VCR via the Pinnacle/Dazzle hardware hook-up.
My emails to Pinnacle have gotten me nothing but dumb or brush- off
responses, so I think I have asked them something beyond their technical
knowledge of their own product. Maybe Windows Movie Maker 2 is not
technically advanced enough yet to recognize and handle another
analog-digital transfer device? But I guess I want somebody with a lot more
experience than mine to give me that bad news. Unless I ask, then I will
never know if there is an answer out there. Thanks for any responses. Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56136
Audio not playing
I'm making a music video and I'm having issues with the audio.
I have imported an .mp3 file which works fine on windows media player,
however when loaded into windows movie maker, the sound is muted. When
playing back my video, the sound is mute, and is shown as mute on the
audio/music bar. However when you move the seek bar a little bit forward or
back, the audio begins to play. When I saved the project into a .wmv movie
file, the audio doesn't work at all.
Is there a problem with windows media, or is it the audio file? Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56134
Making clips
When I capture from my digital movie camera and ask it to make clips it never
does this. If I import a saved AVI file and try to do it by right clipping
and asking it to make clips this does not work either. Any ideas out there?
Alistair Mackay Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56133
Preview Doesn't Work with any files?
Anyone seen this behavior?
With MM 2.1xxx, the preview doesn't work at all -- buttons are grayed
out on the player -- and it's impossible to save a movie, though I can
drag a clip to the storyboard. The software claims that the file is no
longer at the same location, or some such nonsense.
Here's what's odd. I kep the older movie maker, and it opens/saves
these clips just fine. I would like to use MM 2.1xxx, however, for the
greater number of effects. These clips also open just fine in WMP 10
and other programs. (This behavior applies to straight avi files taken
from typical digital cameras, as well as WMVs previously made with
windows MM2.
Unfortunately, getting to a restore point really isn't possible. I
install and uninstall a lot of software...
Running XP pro, SP2 etc. I've reinstalled MM2 by the familiar method of
locating the moviemk.inf file in the system folder, right clicking,
hitting install, and directing the install to the movie maker
expandable in a folder of sp2 stuff I've got on the HD. Reinstall runs
without a hitch.
Anyone seen this? Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56131
Saved Video with Errors --- Video Stops during playback
I have a problem similar to Betsy a few days ago.
My daughter created a complex Christmas video project for her friends with
lots of pictures and video clips. The Saving Movie process completes without
error. However, the rendered video file is screwed up at different points
every time I create the file for DVD (or other formats). The music track
continues to play, but the video stops at a frame and goes not further.
The video file appears to be funked up...If I move the slider further to the
right during playback, it bounces back to the point where the video locked up.
I read the following link but could not see a solution:
MM2 - Problem Solving - 'Can't Save A Movie'
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Issues-CantSaveMovie.html
The machine is a fully-loaded, relatively new desktop with 2GB of memory and
fast drives.
I am desperate for a solution since this was intended as a Christmas Gift
for her friends!
Thanks,
Mike Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56128
Poor Music Quality
I've put together a relatively simple slide presentation and put it to music.
The quality of the audio is great in the project mode. But when saved as an
AVI file (for transfer to a DVD later), the music gets "choppy." There are
momentary (1/10 second) breaks throughout the video. Very frustrating.
Any thoughts? Funeral is at the end of the week and I've been working on
this for a month. It hasn't been until trying to save as an AVI file that
I've run into this problem.
Thank you in advance.
Bob Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56127
Controlling the audio level
I have a very simple project that consists of just some captured video from
my DV camcorder (captured via WMM into a WMV at 2.1 Mbps) but trying to
control the audio level is just driving me nuts.
If I use headphones to listen to the audio everything works great (sound
quality is high and volume is high). But if I pull out the headphones and
listen to the audio on the PC speakers the audio is barely audible (sound
quality is poor and volume very low). I thought perhaps the problem was the
PC speakers but they handle other sound just fine, in fact when I add an MP3
to the Audio/Music track on the timeline the MP3 plays just fine on the PC
speakers. I've been playing with the audio level slider control any which way
I can think of but I can't get it to fix the problem. However, the most
frustrating part is that every now and then (say 1 in 20 attempts), pulling
the audio levels slider all the way to the "Audio from video" side actually
fixes the problem and the sound I want comes out of my PC speakers. But I
can't figure out what it is that makes it work on those rare occasions and I
can't seem to save that result for future use. Since I have heard the sound I
want from the PC speakers, it makes me think the speakers work and that there
is just something about controlling the audio level of the WMV file that I
don't understand.
I would appreciate any advice on this. Thanks so much.
Rob Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56125
Detecting DV video camera connected to Firewire
When I connect my Sony Camcorder (DCR-PC100) to the Firewire port on my ASUS
P5W DH Deluxe motherboard the Camcorder doesn't seem to be detected, i.e when
I select Capture from video device in Movie Maker I get the error message
that "a video capture device was not detected.
I need some ideas on how to trouble shoot this.
The Firewire cable is connected correctly.
The Camcorder is turned on to "VTR" mode.
The device driver for the TI IEEE 1394 host controller is enabled and running.
I'm running Windows XP Service Pack 2.
When I plug in the Firewire cable the OS does not prompt a message
indicating new hardware found. (not sure if I should expect this to happen)
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or help, Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56123
windows movie maker
i am trying to make a movie. when i click to create a movie, it begins to
save the movie to my computer. about 1/2 way through the save, the process
accelerates and finishes. when i then open the file to view the movie, the
pictures, video, and music are all there up until about the 1/2 way mark.
then it is only the music with a blank screen. what do i need to do to fix
this problem? Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56117
Installed SP2 and don't have WMM 2.1!
I installed SP2 quite a while ago, and didn't get 2.1. I didn't really notice
until some of my friends were talking about it, and it dawned upon me that I
didn't have it. I address it seriously right now because 2.0 has been acting
very glitchy lately; I can't make any videos without the program freezing and
closing out on me.
Any ideas on how to get Movie Maker 2.1? Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56109
video not saving!
i have a problem...some of my videos(the ones i added audio to) aren't
saving.the saving process stops at 'Estimating time remaining'.why is
that?please help. Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56108
DVD Chapters & Menus
Is there any way in Windows Movie Maker to customize the menu options or add
chapters to the final DVD? Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56100
Credits
Is there any way of slowing down the credits at the end? They seem to speed
by so fast whether using the scroll or the fade. Thanks Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56097
Firewire card query
Hello everyone, this is my first posting here. I am new to this!
My new year's resolution is to transfer video footage from out digital
camcorder so it can be played on pc or dvd. I expect I'll be posting
here again !
Anyway, so in preparation I've read the last 2 weeks of postings in this
group and the manual for our JVC GR-DV707 and ordered (we live in the
middle of nowhere) the correct firewire cable for it.
So far so good :) but on the papajohn site it says I also
need to buy and install a firewire card for my computer if it didn't
come with one.
How do I know if I've got one already or not ? Where do I look ? (Dell
Inspiron 9400 Win XP SP2 1024ram)
Thanks in advance, Regards, Val
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Val Davies
mail to news@altinkum.demon.co.uk will be rejected, please reply to newsgroup Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56096
Capture video device is not detected
Hi all,
I am trying to capture video in WMM from a digital camera using RCA analog
inputs (I have WMC). After hooking the camera up and turning it on to the
correct setting, I get the "capture video device not detected" error message.
I have also tried to connect a helmet cam that I have which has the RCA
jacks. Nothing.
Now, I did find out that when I use Sony "Click 2 DVD" sofware that I have
to disable all eh settings in the applications that are running to get the
softward to recognize the analog source (otherwise, I guess it defaults to
the TV tuner, and doesn't want to recognize anything else?). This does not
work either. And suggestions.?
PS. The goal is not to transer digital video using analog to WMM. I want
to connect a camera to it overlooking my front door so I can monitor/record
activity in the front of my house while I am working in my office (in the
back of the house). Maybe WMM is not the right software for this anyway, but
it's a place to start.
Thanks Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56094
tv.png
Hi Folks
I have looked for Mr Rehan's image called:-
"tv.png"
it is also known as:-
"12018040777.png"
None of the Links to them work !!
Can anyone supply a copy for me please ??
Pete (Northolt UK) Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56091
I can't save
so it get to the point where it say saving movie file then it either stops or
says i have 300000 time left before completion. Also it say that i am saving
to a cd i am not help Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56085
Digital Rights Management
I am trying to create a home movie slide show. I bought a song online to use
in the slide show. When I try to import the song into Windows Movie Maker,
it says "<song> is protected using digital rights management and cannot be
imported."
I paid for the song and I'm using for my own stuff.... any ideas here?
Thanks Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56084
Size of Photo Story
Is there a size limit on a Photo Story, or maybe a limit on the number of
pictures that are included.
I am having trouble with a Photo Story that Has 173 pictures. Each picture
has an original size of 2 to 2.5 megabytes.
Does anyone have any thoughts? Any help would be appreciated.
Fred Saunders
Enjoy the Journey Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56082
Holiday Greeting... and mydeo versus YouTube comparison
I rolled out a one page website with a holiday greeting from Chuck Bentley,
and I'm using it to show the differences between embedded players from mydeo
(streaming wmv videos) and YouTube (downloading flash videos)
http://www.papajohn.org/ChuckBentley-OnePerfectSilentNight.html
Enjoy the story or check the differences in playing quality...
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website references are to www.papajohn.org
PapaJohn Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56081
Jittery or shaky movie clip
Is that possible to minimise the above problem with movemaker tools or any
alternate solution presuming it's inherent or otherwise. Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56076
Cannot save anything
I cannot save my movies. I recieve an error message that it cannot be saved
to the specified location. I tried simply creating a new movie with nothing
in it but a title page and same error. I am trying to save to my c:/ drive
with plenty of storage. Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56058
Picture Duration
My wife started a WMM project with several dozen photos. Is there a way to
change the duration of all the photos simultaneously after they have been
added and saved to the timeline? I changed the default duration in options
but that apparently doesn't affect the photos already in place. Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56056
which option will give best quality for "saving to my computer"
I have now finished my movie and want to "save it to my computer" then I am
given a list of options eg:
best quality play back on my comput
best fit
other settings (has so many options)
But if I want to burn it to dvd to play on tv/pc what should I select for
best quality?
Sorry if its a no brainer, but thankyou for your time.
scott Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56033
movie maker encountered a problem needs to close
Help. I can't use my program anymore. When I try to open it I get the above
error message. I can still leave that message open, put videos in a timeline
and edit but when I go to save as movie, the program freezes.
I tried restoring my computer and reinstalling sp2.
I get the same error. Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56032
Search Box not functioning
For the last few days the "Search box" (in MovieMaker) gives no results for
any entry. For instance, it cannot locate any of my posts or any others. Any
ideas about what is happening? Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56028
Uninstall IE7 and go back to IE6
How do I uninstall IE7 and go back to IE6? I tried to download IE6, but it
said it wouldn't do it since a newer version (IE7) is already installed. If
I just uninstall IE7 will I still be able to access the Internet? Will is
automatically revert back to IE6?
Thanks,
JLTT Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56027
Capturing Aspect Ratio Problem
When capturing video from the video in of an ATI Radeon X600, the aspect
ratio using the best quality setting is screwed up. It used to capture at
720x480, and now it captures at 720x240. The preview screen looks fine
during the capture, but when the video is played (independently with MP or
on a timeline) it is skrunched to a narrow screen.
I've seen where other posters have reported problems with MM after
installing IE7 and/or WMP11, and I've loaded both since this problem
started.
Has anyone else seen this problem and been able to resolve it?
Thanks,
Jeff Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56019
Video pauses during playback
When playing back captured video from my camcorder, about every 3 seconds or
so the video freezes for a split second. The sound is fine. Creating a WMV
produces the same pause. Very annoying.
Sony Handycam DCR-HC36
Windows Media Player 2.1
Windows XP Media Edition
Big machine, lots of memory
Any ideas are very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your help! Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56013
Let me guess, no MJPEG support with Movie Maker 5.1?
Myt digital camera outputs mjpeg, like most. But when I import it into
Movie Maker I can't play it, so I can't see what I'm cutting or adding. Tag: Widescreen? Tag: 56011
I have recorded my movies in widescreen format, but when I download them to
the computer they are not (the people are stretched). How do I fix?