Audio mixing in Movie Maker
I'm trying to fade down a music track in a movie to allow the video track to
be heard and then fade the music track back up again. I've found the slide
that switches between the two tracks but whatever changes I make as the movie
progresses aren't saved. It just reverts to whatrever level the slide is left
at. Any clues? Tag: No sound Tag: 42440
Error when I put videos in timeline
Error message:
AppName: moviemk.exe
AppVer: 2.1.4026.0
ModName: mpeg2parser.ax
ModVer: 1.2.0.79
Offset: 000088f2 Tag: No sound Tag: 42439
unable to connect - help
Hi I have Sony DVD Camcorder, I have connected with my computer thro USB.
When I click "Capture from Video Device" I get an error message (A Video
capture device was not detected. But Its connected, I can download using
Sony's software).
Any help to resolve is highly appreciated.
Selva Tag: No sound Tag: 42434
movie maker 2
every time i drop a video into movie maker 2 i get the following message;
Windows Movie Maker has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are
sorry for the inconvenience. I send error report but never get a
responce back.
ERROR REPORT READS ; Error Signature
EventType : BEX P1 : moviemk.exe P2 : 2.0.3312.0 P3 : 3e038613
P4 : comctl32.dll P5 : 6.0.2900.2180 P6 : 4110968c P7 : 0004e183
P8 : c0000409 P9 : 00000000
Files included with error report
C:\DOCUME~1\DRRDMO~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER6930.dir00\moviemk.exe.mdmp
C:\DOCUME~1\DRRDMO~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER6930.dir00\appcompat.txt
My movie maker 2 use to work perfectly, now it does this every time Tag: No sound Tag: 42430
Adjust slide duration to match music length? In PhotoStory?
I want a quick way to throw a bunch of pictures and two songs together
to make a video slideshow. I want the photo duration to be
automatically adjusted to match the length of whatever song(s) I
choose.
Is this possible in MovieMaker? How about in PhotoStory?
I saw a post in this forum from a few months ago suggesting that
PhotoStory3 could do this, but I don't see the option.
Can anyone offer advice?
Or, if not possible, alternative software that is cheap or free?
Thanks!
Matt Kruse Tag: No sound Tag: 42426
Blank space at end of video
I had this problem and tried this newsgroup.
Then I tried all the suggestions made but still had the same result.
I then clicked on "show storyboard" and then clicked the + magnifying glass.
As I scrolled from the end of my video to the end of the blank space, I came
accross a small audio file that some how got stuck near the end of the blank
space. I deleted that file and my video snapped back to the place I expected
it to be. Just when you think you know it all, some other thing pops up.
Finally I am done.
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coop Tag: No sound Tag: 42425
downloadable tutorial book
IS there a tutorial book you can download ? I have to train 6 teachers on
moviemaker 2 and was wondering if there were any good points of reference ?
David Tag: No sound Tag: 42423
Invalid Pointer when opening a Saved File
Hi, does anyone have ANY idea how to resolve this?
When I try to open a previous file, I get an error saying "Invalid Pointer"
and the file doesn't open!
Pls tell me my hours and hours of time on the project has not been deleted :-(
Anyone with any ideas, pls pls post!
Thanks Tag: No sound Tag: 42421
Saving to DVD
I appear to have successfully burnt my .avi MM2 movie to a DVD-R using the
trial version of Ulead Movie Factory. It plays back fine on my computer, but
not on my DVD player,which as far as i can tell accepts DVD-R. I have also
tried to burn on DVD+RW but Ulead does not recognise this. Any ideas please. Tag: No sound Tag: 42420
Want to use Dazzle DVC 80 with Movie Maker but sound is not found
I want to use my Dazzle DVC 80 but although as a video input device it
doesn't work as an audio input. It is shown, but now that I've selected it, I
get an error message telling me it's not supported and when I click ok in the
hopes of changing the setting, it closes out the settings window! Help!! What
to do?
I just had to reformat and I did have it working before. I seem to recall
that the DVC 80 needed to be shoing up in the sound and USB areas and right
now it doesn't. The setup disk for it simply installs Video Wave 4 and I'm
not interested it it. Any help is appreciated!
Gerry Tag: No sound Tag: 42419
Re: six hours of .wmv on a DVD?
Jerry,
All I am trying to do, as I explained, is put six hours of low-
quality video on a DVD and play it in a DVD player, with a menu
to allow selection of up to 14 different segments.
I'm sure I've seen references to doing this, but I have not been
successful in finding the references again.
You said I should review the help files. MyDVD speaks to the
fact that up to 440 minutes of MPEG-1 can be recorded to a DVD if
Dolby Audio is used and not transcoded. However there doesn't seem
to be a way to do that if the source file is .wmv format.
Cari said to burn as a data DVD to test the player. How do I get
a menu to work with the DVD player if all I do is burn an MPEG-1
file as data? What is the required DVD file structure?
The convert query at videohelp.com doesn't find any answers for
the WMV to MPG conversion selection.
Jay
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: six hours of .wmv on a DVD?
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:29:08 -0700
From: Jerry <NoSpamChiefZeke@MSN.com>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker
If you don't understand what Cari said then you had better re-read the help
files for your DVD burner software - or forget trying to do whatever it is
you're tring to do as what was said is understandable.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: six hours of .wmv on a DVD?
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:52:34 -0700
From: Jay O'Brien <jayobrien@att.net>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker
Cari,
I appreciate your response. Now, would someone please explain what
Cari said? I don't have a clue what to do based on Cari's reply.
Also, www.videohelp.com is a great resource, I refer to it a lot.
But just that generic reference doesn't give me any help toward my
goal. I don't know where to go at that site to find the answer I
seek, so I asked here for guidance.
Jay
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: six hours of .wmv on a DVD?
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:52:00 -0700
From: Cari (MS-MVP) <Newsgroups1@coribright.com>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker
If you have a DVD player that plays MPEG files, re-encode them as MPEG1
files and you can fit 4 or 5 hours on one DVD.... you do not burn them as a
Video DVD, but as a Data DVD. But make sure your DVD standalone can cope
first.
Check at www.videohelp.com
- -
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: six hours of .wmv on a DVD?
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 12:07:13 -0700
From: Jay O'Brien <jayobrien@att.net>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker
I have an old VHS tape, recorded in 6-hr mode in 1983, with
14 episodes of 20-25 minutes each. Using a Canopus ADVC-100
to convert the VCR output to firewire input to the computer,
I've made .wmv files of each of the 14 episodes, and edited
in a title to each one using moviemaker. I've saved them in
the "Video for LAN" 768Kbps .wmv format which is 640x480;
the .wmv files range in size from 105 to 153MB, totalling
less than 2GB.
The .wmv files play fine using Windows media player; the
quality is just as "good" as what is recorded on the old VHS
tape. Using MyDVD, I've burned DVDs, each with a maximum of
three episodes on the DVD, with a menu for selecting the
episode to view. They play fine in a DVD player. The problem
is that it takes five DVDs.
How can I put the 6 hours of video, the 14 .wmv files, on
one DVD (or two DVDs), with menu selections, that can be
played in the DVD player? Video quality isn't an issue,
given the available source.
I'm not locked in to MyDVD; I just happen to have it, and it
works as described.
Jay O'Brien
Rio Linda, CA Tag: No sound Tag: 42418
using Ulead Movie Factory to burn DVD
I have used Movie Maker to create my movie, saved it to my computer and have
downloaded Ulead Movie Factory to save to a DVD. My problem is that the
playback on my TV is terrible - very jumpy and the picture is not clear.
What am I doing wrong??? Tag: No sound Tag: 42417
video capture
I am trying to capture video using Movie Maker Capture Wizard and when I get
to 'Video Settings', the option to use DV-AVI is not given (it is greyed out
and not in bold as the other 2 options are). I want to save to a DVD to
playback on a DVD player and I have been told that this is the best setting
to use. Would you know the reason this option is not available, otherwise
what would be the next best setting to use? Tag: No sound Tag: 42415
Re: six hours of .wmv on a DVD?
Cari,
I appreciate your response. Now, would someone please explain what
Cari said? I don't have a clue what to do based on Cari's reply.
Also, www.videohelp.com is a great resource, I refer to it a lot.
But just that generic reference doesn't give me any help toward my
goal. I don't know where to go at that site to find the answer I
seek, so I asked here for guidance.
Jay
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: six hours of .wmv on a DVD?
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:52:00 -0700
From: Cari (MS-MVP) <Newsgroups1@coribright.com>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker
If you have a DVD player that plays MPEG files, re-encode them as MPEG1
files and you can fit 4 or 5 hours on one DVD.... you do not burn them as a
Video DVD, but as a Data DVD. But make sure your DVD standalone can cope
first.
Check at www.videohelp.com
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: six hours of .wmv on a DVD?
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 12:07:13 -0700
From: Jay O'Brien <jayobrien@att.net>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker
I have an old VHS tape, recorded in 6-hr mode in 1983, with
14 episodes of 20-25 minutes each. Using a Canopus ADVC-100
to convert the VCR output to firewire input to the computer,
I've made .wmv files of each of the 14 episodes, and edited
in a title to each one using moviemaker. I've saved them in
the "Video for LAN" 768Kbps .wmv format which is 640x480;
the .wmv files range in size from 105 to 153MB, totalling
less than 2GB.
The .wmv files play fine using Windows media player; the
quality is just as "good" as what is recorded on the old VHS
tape. Using MyDVD, I've burned DVDs, each with a maximum of
three episodes on the DVD, with a menu for selecting the
episode to view. They play fine in a DVD player. The problem
is that it takes five DVDs.
How can I put the 6 hours of video, the 14 .wmv files, on
one DVD (or two DVDs), with menu selections, that can be
played in the DVD player? Video quality isn't an issue,
given the available source.
I'm not locked in to MyDVD; I just happen to have it, and it
works as described.
Jay O'Brien
Rio Linda, CA Tag: No sound Tag: 42413
six hours of .wmv on a DVD?
I have an old VHS tape, recorded in 6-hr mode in 1983, with
14 episodes of 20-25 minutes each. Using a Canopus ADVC-100
to convert the VCR output to firewire input to the computer,
I've made .wmv files of each of the 14 episodes, and edited
in a title to each one using moviemaker. I've saved them in
the "Video for LAN" 768Kbps .wmv format which is 640x480;
the .wmv files range in size from 105 to 153MB, totalling
less than 2GB.
The .wmv files play fine using Windows media player; the
quality is just as "good" as what is recorded on the old VHS
tape. Using MyDVD, I've burned DVDs, each with a maximum of
three episodes on the DVD, with a menu for selecting the
episode to view. They play fine in a DVD player. The problem
is that it takes five DVDs.
How can I put the 6 hours of video, the 14 .wmv files, on
one DVD (or two DVDs), with menu selections, that can be
played in the DVD player? Video quality isn't an issue,
given the available source.
I'm not locked in to MyDVD; I just happen to have it, and it
works as described.
Jay O'Brien
Rio Linda, CA Tag: No sound Tag: 42409
How do you get .avi files onto movie maker?
I can't get my .avi files to play on movie maker. The audio codec is mpeg-3,
if that helps any. What do I do? Tag: No sound Tag: 42408
green screen
I looked at the moviemakers.net forum, and found a "solution". Someone says
to "use inverse video to get video in text, change the text, (now background)
to green, and make a clip of the text with video and a green background to
use for green screen". can some one simplify that? I mean, what's inverse
video?
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needhelp911 Tag: No sound Tag: 42404
Green Screen
My question is: Is it possible to acheive a green screen effect in windows
movie maker?
Thanks a bunch!
--
needhelp911 Tag: No sound Tag: 42399
Big time Help needed writing To Camera
Dear Forum/PapaJohn,
I am still having problems wrting to tape when finishing a movie. The
camcorder is activated ie. it reads that it is recording but it never stops
recording and there is nothing on the tape. I tried to use th WinDv program
to correct the problem but even that did the same. Any suggestions anybody
Signed
A desperate Nicky B! Tag: No sound Tag: 42395
Writing to Tape Big Time Help Needed Please
Dear Forum/PapaJohn,
I am still having problems finishing the movie and writing to tape. The
camcorder is activated ie. it records but does not stop and there is nothing
recorded on the tape. I tried the WinDV download but even that did the same
as the above. Any suggestions??
Thank you for any help you can give
Nicky B Tag: No sound Tag: 42394
trouble saving, not covered before
i have a video made that is 10 minutes, and it just doesnt save i dont get an
error, but it says time remaining 1643 minutes, which is reterded because my
movies that were 5 minutes saved in under 5 minutes. so why is it doing this? Tag: No sound Tag: 42387
Date and Time On Screen Display (on DVD Conversion from DI-8 Recording)
Hi,
I am using the DI-8 Camcorder With Movie Maker on Windows XP.
When I play the cassette on camcorder it display date and time on the
corner of screen. But in the moviemaker it only creates the links to
time and date.
How can I make DVD from DI-8 recordings (using Movie Maker), to display
the date and time on the screen all the time.
It will be great idea to have option to display the date-time with some
option like subtitles.
With Rgds,
BJ. Tag: No sound Tag: 42386
Saving video files help
I just got a Logitech web cam. I have stitched together some videos
recorded with the web cam using Movie Maker. How do I save the
resulting video in anything other than the movie maker file extension.
The .wmv extension would be nice so other poeple can open the file if I
send it to them.
Thanks for your help
pk Tag: No sound Tag: 42385
Importing files without index??
I have downloaded an old newsreel from the internet and want to import it
into movie maker. However everytime I try it tells me that it cannot open the
file because it is not indexed. How can I index the file?? Also, when I play
the file in movie player I can't fast forward or rewind, I have to go back to
the begining of the film. Are these problems linked? Tag: No sound Tag: 42384
Creating collage of stills in movie
Is there a function or technique I can use to create a movie sequence that
shows a collage of stills?
I have a set of still photos and want them to appear seemingly randomly
overlaying each other on parts of the screen in rapid succession.
Any ideas would be greatly welcome! Tag: No sound Tag: 42383
Animated Movie using Movie Maker 2
I'm trying to create a simple animated feature using, hopefully, Movie Maker
2. What I need help with is moving a graphic within the frame. For example,
let's say that there is a static background image and I want to move a small
graphic across this background image. These images would be hand drawn, say
in gif/png/jpeg format. If it's possible, how would I go about do that?
Thanks in advance. Tag: No sound Tag: 42382
How add narration or music?
My basic movie is done but needs better narration in spots and I'd like
to add music. My book on Windows XP doesn't cover this procedure very
well. How do you do it? Tag: No sound Tag: 42378
editing music clips
Is there a way to cut the middle of a music clip and keep the beginning and
the end? I can only seem to make it cut off the beginning or end, but not
the middle. Tag: No sound Tag: 42377
Saving Trouble
Hello,
Whenever I try to save a Video File from Movie Maker, it *stops* at 93, 97,
or even 99 percent. The program doesn't freeze, and I can click cancel with
no worries, but I can't save any videos!
Help! Tag: No sound Tag: 42376
Juddery preview when creating 2nd film- OK for 1st
My first film with MM2.1 went flawlessly; I capured over 30GB of DV footage
and created a 18min widescreen film, burned it to DVD - easy! I am trying to
create a second film using some new captured DV footage (about 20gb), my
computer is doing nothing else and has over 60GB of free HDD but I cannot
even get past the first two seconds of the film without huge judder as if my
HDD or system was struggling to cope (this is within MM using a small preview
screen). I have defragged my HDD and my computer is two months old, with all
other apps working fine. I even deleted the orginal captured DV footage fopr
my first film to ensure that I have suffient HDD space. What am I missing
here? HELP! Tag: No sound Tag: 42373
Missing Codec
Have captured an analog video using my Sony VAIO Laptop's GigaPocket Utility.
File has been exported to the desktop as an MPEG-2 file. Movie plays OK in
Windows Media Player but is not recognized by Windows Movie Maker when
attempting to import it into a new "collection" for editing. An error window
pops up indicating a missing codec. How can this problem be resolved? Tag: No sound Tag: 42371
What's different behavior between AMCAP.exe and Movie Maker
Hi,
1.AMCAP.exe doesn't call Flip of DD_SURFACECALLBACKS function but Movie
maker does. Why?
2.After I enter the Movie Maker AP and click the "Capture from video device
..",it'll immediately call Flip function to flip the surface ,but on that
time we doesn't see anything and we haven't make any setting before it
preview,it's a little unusual.
3.It seems go software flip flow,but it has DDVP_AUTOFLIP flag when it call
DdVideoPortUpdate function ,how can I distinguish the Hardware Flip or
Software flip in Movie Maker?
Best regards. Tag: No sound Tag: 42360
OPENMG SECURE MODULE
When I save a project I can not open it again, think I have to install OPENMG
SECURE MODULE, but don't know how. Could anyone help me please!!!! Tag: No sound Tag: 42358
creating a powerpoint with movie maker
I have created a powerpoint with pictures for a wedding with Windows Movie
Maker. Now I am ready to burn it. It says to burn on CD-RW. Can I burn it on
a DVD and will it work on our DVD player properly. I have a DVD burner. Tag: No sound Tag: 42357
Random Transitions
I am trying to make a movie that has a lot of pictures. Is there a way I can
simply have movie maker add the transitions randomly? I read a great thread
on how to add the same transitions to all the slides but I wanted to spice it
up a bit. Thanks! Tag: No sound Tag: 42350
saving to mini dv
I have a movie that I am trying to save to my panasonic mini dv. I have the
ieee1394 firewire. When I try to save to the camcorder, I dont get an error
message, but it wont let me save it. I have read all the trouble shooting
stuff and I think I have that covered. I have modified the size of the file
when I save to CD or desktop and it will let me. I think the file is too
large when I create my movie. I have 9 songs and approx 1200 images. The file
shows only 254 meg before I save my movie. I cant see where I can change the
bit rate from the pc to the camcorder. I can save the file just fine and view
it in media player after changing the bit rate when going to the CD. Am I
just out of luck because the file is too big when recording to the camcorder?
Please help. Tag: No sound Tag: 42328
Speed up clip TIP and questions
I wanted to speed up a clip in WMM2 more than the default 2X; so I doubled
the speed, saved the clip as an AVI then imported it back into Collections,
sped it up again (2X), saved it to an AVI, re-imported it again and then
finally applied a 2X Video Effect to give me a very speedy clip (without
apparent loss of frames or introducing very choppy video).
The question I have, is there any loss in AVI quality the more I apply this
technique to a set of clips?
Also, I have been reading on PapaJohn's website that WMM uses AVI-I versus
AVI-II, what do DV camcorders typically save to tape, AVI-I or AVI-II?
Is there any consumer way of editing AVI-II or is that left to the
professional equipment?
Any advantage to using AVI-II or is it lossy, the more you import and save
back to AVI-II (if you can)?
Thanks,
PJ Tag: No sound Tag: 42327
mm help!! PLEASE!!!
I need to get my mm project file burned to a cd that i can play in my home cd
player....i need it for a wedding this weekend and am running out of
time...please help! Tag: No sound Tag: 42326
Using Overlays
I was just reading about using overlays in MM and it sounds like an
interesting idea. However, when I try to drag my png to the overlay part of
the timeline, it stops dead in the video section and won't go where I want
it.
Could someone explain to me simply how to use overlays over images? Or can
they only be over transitions?
Thank you!
Rach Tag: No sound Tag: 42323
Creating DVD's with CD-R's or CD-RW's
I have created and edited a movie on Windows Movie Maker 2 and want to make a
DVD to play on a DVD player. I only have a CD-RW burner and DVD ROM drive on
my computer. Can I burn a DVD using a CD-R or CD-RW with my existing drive or
do I have to use a DVD-R or DVD-RW with a DVD burner?
--
Sincerely,
Keith Tag: No sound Tag: 42321
Ever see a stray frame/image copied into a transition??
I am editing an hour-long video with about 100 clips. I think I am
encountering an error in WMM, but not sure.
When I split a long clip into two clips, and then delete one of the clips,
sometimes a single image/frame from the deleted clip appears in the
"transition" for the next clip. It is only a single frame/image, but it
ruins the video because it is out-of-context. My video appears choppy, with
a single image spliced between two clips.
My question is "where is this single image stored?" It seems to be stored
in the "transition" between clips. As I scroll through the video frame by
frame, the stray image appears "between" two clips. If I view the storyboard
screen and click on the transition box, I can see the stray image/frame. I
wish I could delete it. I am not using any transitions in this video. The
menus do not allow me to delete the transition because WMM thinks I have not
specified any transitions.
Has anyone seen this?
Thanks!! Tag: No sound Tag: 42317
MM2
I feel sick to my stomach!! How do i burn a movie I made in MM to play on my
home dvd player....i have tried to install MM2 but everytime i go to run it
nothing happens.....i''ve been working on this for two days and have a
slideshow i need bunrded for a wedding..please help! Tag: No sound Tag: 42316
How to Burn Movie Maker Project File to DVD??
I have a completed Movie Maker Project File and am unable to burn or transfer
to my Sony DVD Burner with Sonic MYDVD software ( which came with my Sony DVD
Burner DRX-3OUL). Error message says my DVD does not support this file type.
I have done this before with no problems.
What are the steps to finalize my movie and convert the movie maker project
file to a format that will transfer to this DVD.
Please help, trying to present to my dad this afternoon for his 70th
BDAY...didn't anticipate any problems transferring... Tag: No sound Tag: 42310
Question for Papa John
Hi Papa John,
You have helped me before, so I wanted to ask you this question.
I have made a movie in Movie Maker, burned it to a DVD. Then I deleted it
from my computer in order to free up disc space. SO, I was wondering - is
there a way to put the files back on the computer from the DVD so that I
could EDIT it?
Hope that makes sense. Please let me know.Thanks a million.
BB Tag: No sound Tag: 42305
Can't Capture Video
I have a JVC DV camcorder that I am trying to capture video from. I have a
firewire card and cable that are new and I have already captured three tapes
worth of video with. Now I am running into a problem. I can connect the
camcorder and it automatically open WMM and its capturing utility. I go
through all of the set up and select either capture whole tape or capture
manually. Preview is on. Then when I go to Start Capture WMM will control the
camcorder but nothing appears in the preview, the size of file always shows
as 5K i believe but the time displays as zero. When I stop the Capture it
gives me an error that the device might not be connected properly or the
program isn't correct.
I have uninstalled the firewire driver twice, I even removed the card all
together.
Any info would be great
Thanks
Sean Tag: No sound Tag: 42301
Beg. Questions
I have many photo's that I scanned up at 300dpi and would like to put on both
a CD and DVD.
1) Have read alot on here about 16:9 ratio but am confused. They are in
Paperport format right now (.max) for best quality should I save in .jpg or
.bmp?
I have Paint Shop Pro so I can resize them. But what do I resize them to for
burning to both CD and DVD.
2) "Video Impression program" came with my Canon digital camera and save's
the video to .avi and slideshows save to .slw . Do I then need another
program to burn the video or slide show and if so does Windows movie maker do
this? If I do need another program which to you recommend that does both CD
and DVD that is very affordable.
Any help 4 this newbie would be appreciated... as I have been reading up on
the internet for about 7 days about video authoring and my brain is now in
melt down.
Sinc Deb Tag: No sound Tag: 42300
Audio
How many audio tracks are there to work on with Movie Maker software? Is it
easy to control the level of the audio and do fade in's and out's and cross
fades and stuff? How many video tracks are there to work on. Tag: No sound Tag: 42298
I dont get any sound if I play the movie I made in a home DVD player, but it
works fine in my computer.