Wojo
Sun Dec 11 09:55:49 CST 2005
Decoders installed or not I would almost guarantee the problem is because of
the MPG files.
Convert them to AVI and I bet the problem goes away.
-Wojo
"MusicLover88" <MusicLover88@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E4BB3283-86A7-4FC5-9F13-6FEDDADDC2A4@microsoft.com...
> Ok...I'm having somewhat of a similar problem...only mine is with videos
> and
> not pictures. A while back ago I imported video into MM and split some of
> the
> clips... just recently now some of the clips are having problems (most
> videos are in . MPG format with the exception of a couple .AVI format)
> Whenever I add the clips to the storyboard, the clip is different. The
> clip
> seems to jump ahead to a later point in the movie and does not match up
> with
> the original clip. Why is this and what can I do to fix it? I have
> decoders
> installed that helps with importing .MPG videos into MM. One other
> thing...whenever I try to save a video, I get a message which says:Windows
> cannot save the movie to the specified location. Verify that the original
> source
> files used in your movie are still avaliable, that the saving location is
> still available, and that there is enough free disk space available , and
> then try again. I have tried saving my video several times and have
> checked
> my source files and everything and nothing has been renamed or deleted.
> There
> is also
> enough disk space. MM was working fine a few days ago but now it's giving
> me
> problems! Please help! Thanks!
> "Wojo" wrote:
>
>> The disk space error also occurs, even though this isn't what the error
>> says, when you use a source file that is causing issues.
>> As far as converting goes, unless you have a lot of MP3's which is
>> unusual,
>> you can convert them and reimport them without much trouble.
>> For the JPG's Papajohn has said you can convert them and simply change
>> the
>> file extensions back from BMP to JPG. If this was to work then you could
>> place them back in the same directory (after backing up the original
>> JPG's
>> just in case) with the JPG extension and you would not need to reimport
>> them
>> into your project.
>> The other possibility that we haven't talked about yet is that the
>> project
>> could simply be too complex for your system in which case you can split
>> the
>> project into sections and save each section.
>>
>> For more information on this go to my website "Movie Maker" section
>> To-Do's ->
>> "How to Split up a Project due to complexity issues"
>> It takes you step by step on how to do it.
>> -- Wojo
>> Wojo's Web:
>>
http://www.remember-christopher.dostweb.com/Wojo's_Place/
>> Also Please visit.....
>>
http://www.remember-christopher.dostweb.com/christopher/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Brenda" <Brenda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:91511F28-0FE6-4582-8242-5229413FE395@microsoft.com...
>> > That's all well and good if it is possible to convert jpeg's to bmp and
>> > mp3
>> > to wma after the project is complete...is it? I've worked a long time
>> > to
>> > import these pictures and songs then place them in the project.
>> >
>> > Also, I am now having problems copying the project onto a CD or even
>> > saving
>> > it onto my computer as it says the following:
>> >
>> > "Troubleshooting saving a movie to My computer
>> > This section covers the following issues when saving a movie to My
>> > computer.
>> >
>> > Movie file exceeds the FAT32 4-gigabyte size limit. Explains what you
>> > can
>> > do
>> > if your movie file cannot be created because it exceeds the 4 GB file
>> > size
>> > limit supported by the FAT32 file system.
>> >
>> > Not enough disk available free disk space. Explains what you can do if
>> > there
>> > is not enough disk space available to save your movie.
>> >
>> > Movie file saving destination does not exist. Explains what to do when
>> > a
>> > movie cannot be saved successfully because the saving destination is no
>> > longer available.
>> >
>> > Source files for movie not found. Explains what to do when a movie
>> > cannot
>> > be
>> > saved because one or more of the original source files cannot be found.
>> > "
>> >
>> > Now, the files size it says it will save to may computer or copy to a
>> > CD
>> > is
>> > 143.99 MB and I know there's enough space so that leaves the last
>> > possibility
>> > which is a problem with source files. I do not believe I've changed
>> > anthing
>> > with any source files and if I have how do I figure out whcih one? And
>> > how
>> > come if MM2 can find all the files in order to play them if the preview
>> > it
>> > can't find them to copy or save?
>> >
>> > Thanks for your help, Brenda
>> > "Wojo" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Well you just named 2 file extensions that have been reported by many
>> >> to
>> >> cause occasional problems with WMM. These are .JPG (Convert to BMP)
>> >> and
>> >> .MP3
>> >> (Convert to WMA or WAV) I have had the experience you are describing a
>> >> few
>> >> times when working with JPG's and MP3's and this is likely to be what
>> >> the
>> >> problem is.
>> >> -Wojo
>> >>
>> >> "Brenda" <Brenda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:ED7C2281-66B1-49DA-8330-9BA2A31936E8@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I'm creating a slide show that's about 20 minutes long with jpeg
>> >> > photos
>> >> > and
>> >> > mp3 music and is currently 5 MB. Every click to move or edit takes a
>> >> > long
>> >> > time. Even loading the project takes 10-15 minutes. Is this problem
>> >> > caused
>> >> > by the same issues as the hang/crash problem? It seems if I rush
>> >> > the
>> >> > program
>> >> > at all by not waiting before clicking ahead it may freeze up so I do
>> >> > try
>> >> > and
>> >> > wait for each step to complete before moving on but this is causing
>> >> > my
>> >> > project to take way to long to complete. I do reboot just before
>> >> > opening
>> >> > the
>> >> > project and have nothing else open while working on it.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks, Brenda
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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