Windows Movie Maker 2.1 - numerous problems

Hullo
After dowloading SP2 i have realised that windows movie maker has been
upgraded to 2.1 and is presenting me with problems that 2.0 didn't.

Firstly when a movie file is imported from my hard drive (mpeg-1) the player
sometimes wont play them and i am left with a blank editing monitor that is
no good to man or beast. Also the thumbnail/picon doesn't update so i dont
even get the first frame image.

Secondly, if it does import and play - when i try to save to m,y computer i
am met with the words 'Windows movie maker canot save movie to specified
location. Verify sources for movie are still available, there is enough free
disk space etc'. This happens when the source files are intact and there is
plenty of disk space available. I am also running with over 1gb RAM and a
3ghz processor so cant see that there would be any system issues.

Thirdly if any of the above issues occur the program freezes and wont
respond.

Can anyone answer why this is occuring?
Regards
Neil Roberts

Toby
Wed Oct 27 17:24:07 CDT 2004

Try playing with the new Tools | Options | Compatibility dialog, maybe
uncheck all except your mpeg codec and see what happens. Let us know if
this helps.

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"NR" <NR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:107A2B35-823D-48F4-A76B-60C94C457961@microsoft.com...
> Hullo
> After dowloading SP2 i have realised that windows movie maker has been
> upgraded to 2.1 and is presenting me with problems that 2.0 didn't.
>
> Firstly when a movie file is imported from my hard drive (mpeg-1) the
> player
> sometimes wont play them and i am left with a blank editing monitor that
> is
> no good to man or beast. Also the thumbnail/picon doesn't update so i dont
> even get the first frame image.
>
> Secondly, if it does import and play - when i try to save to m,y computer
> i
> am met with the words 'Windows movie maker canot save movie to specified
> location. Verify sources for movie are still available, there is enough
> free
> disk space etc'. This happens when the source files are intact and there
> is
> plenty of disk space available. I am also running with over 1gb RAM and a
> 3ghz processor so cant see that there would be any system issues.
>
> Thirdly if any of the above issues occur the program freezes and wont
> respond.
>
> Can anyone answer why this is occuring?
> Regards
> Neil Roberts

NR
Thu Oct 28 05:27:01 CDT 2004

No that does'nt work either. I'm still faced with the blank screen in the
preview box and no thumbnail/picon as if it doesn't recognise the file. My
video decoder that is being used is a Ligos decoder.

"Toby Torgerson [MS]" wrote:

> Try playing with the new Tools | Options | Compatibility dialog, maybe
> uncheck all except your mpeg codec and see what happens. Let us know if
> this helps.
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> "NR" <NR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:107A2B35-823D-48F4-A76B-60C94C457961@microsoft.com...
> > Hullo
> > After dowloading SP2 i have realised that windows movie maker has been
> > upgraded to 2.1 and is presenting me with problems that 2.0 didn't.
> >
> > Firstly when a movie file is imported from my hard drive (mpeg-1) the
> > player
> > sometimes wont play them and i am left with a blank editing monitor that
> > is
> > no good to man or beast. Also the thumbnail/picon doesn't update so i dont
> > even get the first frame image.
> >
> > Secondly, if it does import and play - when i try to save to m,y computer
> > i
> > am met with the words 'Windows movie maker canot save movie to specified
> > location. Verify sources for movie are still available, there is enough
> > free
> > disk space etc'. This happens when the source files are intact and there
> > is
> > plenty of disk space available. I am also running with over 1gb RAM and a
> > 3ghz processor so cant see that there would be any system issues.
> >
> > Thirdly if any of the above issues occur the program freezes and wont
> > respond.
> >
> > Can anyone answer why this is occuring?
> > Regards
> > Neil Roberts
>
>
>

Rehan
Thu Oct 28 09:00:04 CDT 2004

> video decoder that is being used is a Ligos decoder.

Ah, so these clips are MPEG2!! All bets are off for mpeg2. if it worked in
MM2.0 it mus t have been a fluke rather than by design. MM2.1 has restored
the correct behaviour for you :-)

Convert these clips to wmv using Windows Media Encoder

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Rehan
www.rehanfx.org - get more effects and transitions for movie maker





"NR" <NR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:95C7B908-54C8-46C0-B38C-3B90313C1A6E@microsoft.com...
> No that does'nt work either. I'm still faced with the blank screen in the
> preview box and no thumbnail/picon as if it doesn't recognise the file. My
> video decoder that is being used is a Ligos decoder.
>
> "Toby Torgerson [MS]" wrote:
>
>> Try playing with the new Tools | Options | Compatibility dialog, maybe
>> uncheck all except your mpeg codec and see what happens. Let us know if
>> this helps.
>>
>> --
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> "NR" <NR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:107A2B35-823D-48F4-A76B-60C94C457961@microsoft.com...
>> > Hullo
>> > After dowloading SP2 i have realised that windows movie maker has been
>> > upgraded to 2.1 and is presenting me with problems that 2.0 didn't.
>> >
>> > Firstly when a movie file is imported from my hard drive (mpeg-1) the
>> > player
>> > sometimes wont play them and i am left with a blank editing monitor
>> > that
>> > is
>> > no good to man or beast. Also the thumbnail/picon doesn't update so i
>> > dont
>> > even get the first frame image.
>> >
>> > Secondly, if it does import and play - when i try to save to m,y
>> > computer
>> > i
>> > am met with the words 'Windows movie maker canot save movie to
>> > specified
>> > location. Verify sources for movie are still available, there is enough
>> > free
>> > disk space etc'. This happens when the source files are intact and
>> > there
>> > is
>> > plenty of disk space available. I am also running with over 1gb RAM and
>> > a
>> > 3ghz processor so cant see that there would be any system issues.
>> >
>> > Thirdly if any of the above issues occur the program freezes and wont
>> > respond.
>> >
>> > Can anyone answer why this is occuring?
>> > Regards
>> > Neil Roberts
>>
>>
>>

webformation
Wed Dec 22 04:19:03 CST 2004

I had NO problems with Movie Maker 2 - this new version 2.1 is not letting me
import .avi files. I'm having same difficulty - tried Windows Media Encoder
to convert from .mov files to .wmv rather than use Blink & Smacker conversion
of .mov files to .avi WME will not convert - still says it needs codec
(0xC00D1B83). Considering whether to invest in indeo.ligos.com to obtain
the codec that was orginally suggested in Movie Maker. Will the decoder
solve these importing problems??

"Rehan" wrote:

> > video decoder that is being used is a Ligos decoder.
>
> Ah, so these clips are MPEG2!! All bets are off for mpeg2. if it worked in
> MM2.0 it mus t have been a fluke rather than by design. MM2.1 has restored
> the correct behaviour for you :-)
>
> Convert these clips to wmv using Windows Media Encoder
>
> --
> Rehan
> www.rehanfx.org - get more effects and transitions for movie maker
>
>
>
>
>
> "NR" <NR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:95C7B908-54C8-46C0-B38C-3B90313C1A6E@microsoft.com...
> > No that does'nt work either. I'm still faced with the blank screen in the
> > preview box and no thumbnail/picon as if it doesn't recognise the file. My
> > video decoder that is being used is a Ligos decoder.
> >
> > "Toby Torgerson [MS]" wrote:
> >
> >> Try playing with the new Tools | Options | Compatibility dialog, maybe
> >> uncheck all except your mpeg codec and see what happens. Let us know if
> >> this helps.
> >>
> >> --
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >> "NR" <NR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:107A2B35-823D-48F4-A76B-60C94C457961@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hullo
> >> > After dowloading SP2 i have realised that windows movie maker has been
> >> > upgraded to 2.1 and is presenting me with problems that 2.0 didn't.
> >> >
> >> > Firstly when a movie file is imported from my hard drive (mpeg-1) the
> >> > player
> >> > sometimes wont play them and i am left with a blank editing monitor
> >> > that
> >> > is
> >> > no good to man or beast. Also the thumbnail/picon doesn't update so i
> >> > dont
> >> > even get the first frame image.
> >> >
> >> > Secondly, if it does import and play - when i try to save to m,y
> >> > computer
> >> > i
> >> > am met with the words 'Windows movie maker canot save movie to
> >> > specified
> >> > location. Verify sources for movie are still available, there is enough
> >> > free
> >> > disk space etc'. This happens when the source files are intact and
> >> > there
> >> > is
> >> > plenty of disk space available. I am also running with over 1gb RAM and
> >> > a
> >> > 3ghz processor so cant see that there would be any system issues.
> >> >
> >> > Thirdly if any of the above issues occur the program freezes and wont
> >> > respond.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone answer why this is occuring?
> >> > Regards
> >> > Neil Roberts
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
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