music background

Have completed 30 min MM2 video back to tape with camera audio on audio line and narration on audio/music line OK. But when I try to add music background to narration on audio/music line it won't let me. I have tryed both ways that Microsoft white papers have said would work. 1)Place musc at end of narration on audio/ music line and drag music over narration, 2)Drag music from collections and place over narration on Audio/Music line. Neither seem to work.1) When trying to drag music from end of narration line it refuses to drag over the narration. It stops when it meets the end of the narration. 2) When draging from collections and dropping on narration, the narration disapears and all I have left is music.
Thanks for any help
--
randy

Graham
Tue Jun 15 16:28:13 CDT 2004

Before adding the music, save the movie as a dv-avi file. Start a new
project, import this avi file and then add the music where you want as the
audio track will be free again.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.simplydv.co.uk
"randy" <randy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1270752A-5C38-4DFA-81B1-033485C67B3E@microsoft.com...
> Have completed 30 min MM2 video back to tape with camera audio on audio
line and narration on audio/music line OK. But when I try to add music
background to narration on audio/music line it won't let me. I have tryed
both ways that Microsoft white papers have said would work. 1)Place musc at
end of narration on audio/ music line and drag music over narration, 2)Drag
music from collections and place over narration on Audio/Music line. Neither
seem to work.1) When trying to drag music from end of narration line it
refuses to drag over the narration. It stops when it meets the end of the
narration. 2) When draging from collections and dropping on narration, the
narration disapears and all I have left is music.
> Thanks for any help
> --
> randy

randy
Wed Jun 16 14:14:54 CDT 2004

Thanks Graham. I did as you suggested. The imported avi file had the narration track missing and the video audio was still on the audio timeline. I must have done something wrong.
The Microsoft Windows White Paper entitled "Add Narration and Music to your Slideshows with Windows Movie Maaker 2 forWindows XP, dated Jan. 7 2003 indicates that the narration and music background can both be on the Audio/music track. Does this does not apply to vidio clips that have audio on the audio track?
Look foward to your reply.
randy


"Graham Hughes, MVP Digital Media" wrote:

> Before adding the music, save the movie as a dv-avi file. Start a new
> project, import this avi file and then add the music where you want as the
> audio track will be free again.
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.simplydv.co.uk
> "randy" <randy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1270752A-5C38-4DFA-81B1-033485C67B3E@microsoft.com...
> > Have completed 30 min MM2 video back to tape with camera audio on audio
> line and narration on audio/music line OK. But when I try to add music
> background to narration on audio/music line it won't let me. I have tryed
> both ways that Microsoft white papers have said would work. 1)Place musc at
> end of narration on audio/ music line and drag music over narration, 2)Drag
> music from collections and place over narration on Audio/Music line. Neither
> seem to work.1) When trying to drag music from end of narration line it
> refuses to drag over the narration. It stops when it meets the end of the
> narration. 2) When draging from collections and dropping on narration, the
> narration disapears and all I have left is music.
> > Thanks for any help
> > --
> > randy
>
>
>

Jojoman
Thu Aug 12 23:47:02 CDT 2004

They both CAN coexist on that same audio track---just not playing at the same
time. When your narration fades out, you can fade in the music, etc. Pretty
limiting, and they had better fix it for MM3!!! Enough to nearly force you
to Imovie on the Mac.
JG

"randy" wrote:

> Thanks Graham. I did as you suggested. The imported avi file had the narration track missing and the video audio was still on the audio timeline. I must have done something wrong.
> The Microsoft Windows White Paper entitled "Add Narration and Music to your Slideshows with Windows Movie Maaker 2 forWindows XP, dated Jan. 7 2003 indicates that the narration and music background can both be on the Audio/music track. Does this does not apply to vidio clips that have audio on the audio track?
> Look foward to your reply.
> randy
>
>
> "Graham Hughes, MVP Digital Media" wrote:
>
> > Before adding the music, save the movie as a dv-avi file. Start a new
> > project, import this avi file and then add the music where you want as the
> > audio track will be free again.
> >
> > --
> > Graham Hughes
> > MVP Digital Media
> > www.simplydv.co.uk
> > "randy" <randy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:1270752A-5C38-4DFA-81B1-033485C67B3E@microsoft.com...
> > > Have completed 30 min MM2 video back to tape with camera audio on audio
> > line and narration on audio/music line OK. But when I try to add music
> > background to narration on audio/music line it won't let me. I have tryed
> > both ways that Microsoft white papers have said would work. 1)Place musc at
> > end of narration on audio/ music line and drag music over narration, 2)Drag
> > music from collections and place over narration on Audio/Music line. Neither
> > seem to work.1) When trying to drag music from end of narration line it
> > refuses to drag over the narration. It stops when it meets the end of the
> > narration. 2) When draging from collections and dropping on narration, the
> > narration disapears and all I have left is music.
> > > Thanks for any help
> > > --
> > > randy
> >
> >
> >

richard01
Thu Mar 31 08:57:06 CST 2005

Thanks Graham for the tip. I have spent hours trying to figure a way of
adding narration to just a few of about 100 stills in a short movie I made
while keeping the background music continuing to run. I tried your trick and
it worked. Now all I have to do is find out how to adjust the relative
volumes of the two in the final product. Many thanks.

"Jojoman" wrote:

> They both CAN coexist on that same audio track---just not playing at the same
> time. When your narration fades out, you can fade in the music, etc. Pretty
> limiting, and they had better fix it for MM3!!! Enough to nearly force you
> to Imovie on the Mac.
> JG
>
> "randy" wrote:
>
> > Thanks Graham. I did as you suggested. The imported avi file had the narration track missing and the video audio was still on the audio timeline. I must have done something wrong.
> > The Microsoft Windows White Paper entitled "Add Narration and Music to your Slideshows with Windows Movie Maaker 2 forWindows XP, dated Jan. 7 2003 indicates that the narration and music background can both be on the Audio/music track. Does this does not apply to vidio clips that have audio on the audio track?
> > Look foward to your reply.
> > randy
> >
> >
> > "Graham Hughes, MVP Digital Media" wrote:
> >
> > > Before adding the music, save the movie as a dv-avi file. Start a new
> > > project, import this avi file and then add the music where you want as the
> > > audio track will be free again.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Graham Hughes
> > > MVP Digital Media
> > > www.simplydv.co.uk
> > > "randy" <randy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:1270752A-5C38-4DFA-81B1-033485C67B3E@microsoft.com...
> > > > Have completed 30 min MM2 video back to tape with camera audio on audio
> > > line and narration on audio/music line OK. But when I try to add music
> > > background to narration on audio/music line it won't let me. I have tryed
> > > both ways that Microsoft white papers have said would work. 1)Place musc at
> > > end of narration on audio/ music line and drag music over narration, 2)Drag
> > > music from collections and place over narration on Audio/Music line. Neither
> > > seem to work.1) When trying to drag music from end of narration line it
> > > refuses to drag over the narration. It stops when it meets the end of the
> > > narration. 2) When draging from collections and dropping on narration, the
> > > narration disapears and all I have left is music.
> > > > Thanks for any help
> > > > --
> > > > randy
> > >
> > >
> > >

Graham
Thu Mar 31 15:02:11 CST 2005

You need to adjust the backfround music iof overlayed first before saving to
dv-avi, there should be a volume slider for you to make the changes.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
Laird of Glencairn
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"richard01" <richard01@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7CC19267-D6EB-472F-A442-AEC39770AC64@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Graham for the tip. I have spent hours trying to figure a way of
> adding narration to just a few of about 100 stills in a short movie I made
> while keeping the background music continuing to run. I tried your trick
and
> it worked. Now all I have to do is find out how to adjust the relative
> volumes of the two in the final product. Many thanks.
>
> "Jojoman" wrote:
>
> > They both CAN coexist on that same audio track---just not playing at the
same
> > time. When your narration fades out, you can fade in the music, etc.
Pretty
> > limiting, and they had better fix it for MM3!!! Enough to nearly force
you
> > to Imovie on the Mac.
> > JG
> >
> > "randy" wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Graham. I did as you suggested. The imported avi file had the
narration track missing and the video audio was still on the audio timeline.
I must have done something wrong.
> > > The Microsoft Windows White Paper entitled "Add Narration and Music to
your Slideshows with Windows Movie Maaker 2 forWindows XP, dated Jan. 7 2003
indicates that the narration and music background can both be on the
Audio/music track. Does this does not apply to vidio clips that have audio
on the audio track?
> > > Look foward to your reply.
> > > randy
> > >
> > >
> > > "Graham Hughes, MVP Digital Media" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Before adding the music, save the movie as a dv-avi file. Start a
new
> > > > project, import this avi file and then add the music where you want
as the
> > > > audio track will be free again.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Graham Hughes
> > > > MVP Digital Media
> > > > www.simplydv.co.uk
> > > > "randy" <randy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:1270752A-5C38-4DFA-81B1-033485C67B3E@microsoft.com...
> > > > > Have completed 30 min MM2 video back to tape with camera audio on
audio
> > > > line and narration on audio/music line OK. But when I try to add
music
> > > > background to narration on audio/music line it won't let me. I have
tryed
> > > > both ways that Microsoft white papers have said would work. 1)Place
musc at
> > > > end of narration on audio/ music line and drag music over narration,
2)Drag
> > > > music from collections and place over narration on Audio/Music line.
Neither
> > > > seem to work.1) When trying to drag music from end of narration line
it
> > > > refuses to drag over the narration. It stops when it meets the end
of the
> > > > narration. 2) When draging from collections and dropping on
narration, the
> > > > narration disapears and all I have left is music.
> > > > > Thanks for any help
> > > > > --
> > > > > randy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >