Jim
Sun May 11 12:05:26 PDT 2008
just disabled ffdshow and didn't help. My Moviemaker program just freezes
when trying to save a movie. No errors, no nothin, just freezes. I have to
Ctl/Alt/Del and 'end process' to get out of the program.
"John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote in message
news:uK5pfLFsIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> sparkfish wrote:
>> I have used Windows movie maker, on this computer about a year ago
>> and it was OK
>> I have now bought a new Camera ( Fuji s5700) and Microsoft have
>> updated my software automatically to WMM V2.0
>> Now windows MM2 will load videos into the story line but often
>> crashes for no reason ( that is it shuts off and I get returned to my
>> desktop - it does not hang)
>> It mostly happens when I try to add a still image into the project -
>> though I am sure it does it at random also
>> I am not trying to load huge files most are only a couple of minutes
>> maximum and there are about 4 in the project.
>> > I have looked every whereand tried every thing.. I can think of
>
> ===================================
> You have MM version 2.0? Have you installed
> WinXP SP2? This should have upgraded
> Movie Maker to version 2.1.
>
> Maybe the following info will offer some ideas:
>
> Try converting your .jpgs to Windows Bitmaps
> [.bmp} before importing them into Movie Maker.
>
> File type compatibility with Movie Maker
>
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee
> or
>
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm
>
> Some users have reported problems
> after installing IE7. If this applies to your
> situation ...uninstalling IE7 may be worth
> a try.
>
> (927177) How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7
>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177/en-us
>
> I've also seen a report that disabling the
> ffdshow codec could be the fix. To accomplish
> this...open Movie Maker and go to...Tools /
> Options / Compatibility tab...Uncheck...
> ffdshow / OK.
>
> ===
> (You can disable ffdshow with this command:
> regsvr32.exe /u "C:\Program Files\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax"
> After running that command, the regular
> DivX/XviD codecs will be used instead of ffdshow.
> You can enable ffdshow again with this command:
> regsvr32.exe "C:\Program Files\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax" )
> ===
>
> More info:
>
> Movie Maker 2 Crashes and Hangs
>
http://tinyurl.com/bqgyx
>
> Movie Maker always has to close
>
http://tinyurl.com/fw76b
> or...
>
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker/msg/ae88267a9e023836
>
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> Digital Media MVP
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>