A DV-AVI file is about 13 GB in file size for an hour of video.... does you
imported file size align with that?

In Vista you can import using the import wizard or you can import from Movie
Maker. Which one are you using?
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
I already tried to capture from my camcorder and the avi file still doesn't
work, it work if i capture it as wmv but i'm not sure if the quality of
the
video would be good when I burn a dvd. I will try to check the gspot file
although I'm really sure how to do it. My HP laptop with the Vista Home
Premium is new and I'm still trying to learn it. Thanks.
"PapaJohn" wrote:

The clues indicate the file somehow got a corruption... or your Vista
system
slipped a gear. I'd do a couple things

Capture a short test file from the camcorder and see if that one works ok
in
all places.... that would cover Vista and point to something about the
problem file.

Check the file with GSpot to see if you notice anything unusual...
including
testing the codec solution with the MS A/V buttons... if it plays OK in
GSpot, do a conversion to to another DV-AVI file using VirtualDub and the
Panasonic Codec. There are links on my website's Setup MM2 in XP Other
Software page.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
Hi there, since you teach movie maker, maybe you can help me with my
problem.
I have downloaded videos from my sony trv33 using firewire to my hp
laptop
with vista home premium and an .avi file was created. I imported it
into
windows movie maker, edited it, added transitions, and burned a dvd.
It
worked perfectly fine until yesterday. The WMM does not want to play
nor
import the .avi file anymore. It also stopped working in Windows Media
Player and Windows Media Center. I don't know what went wrong, I did
not
change any of it's settings. A message comes out saying that it cannot
import/play .avi because it's not a supported file. How can I correct
this?
It's so frustrating. Would really appreciate your help. thanks.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

each to his own....

give a car to some and it crashes or doesn't work ... give the same
car
to
others and it runs fine.

I teach Movie Maker at my local library. Just before each class they
set
up
the room with a dozen Sony Vaio laptops.... never used for Movie Maker
until
my classes.... and the users are new to the software. The funny thing
is
that in the classes we capture video from my camcorder, make movies,
publish
them, etc. No matter which of the randomly selected computers we use
for
the
class, the movie-making works fine.

There are lots of other video editing software packages to use... I
encourage users to get them for the added features. Movie Maker is
entry-level starter software.

My libary classes use XP, not Vista... but Movie Maker in Vista is
about
the
same as XP.
---
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"Adam Albright" wrote in message
news On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 13:30:37 -0400, "PapaJohn"

wrote:

Only the Home Premium and Ultimate versions of Vista can handle DVDs
an
inputs.... and if it can't then you need to do file conversions. See
my
website's Import Movie Source Files Video Discs page.


Kind of stupid of Microsoft to call it Movie Maker then, don't you
think?

Face it, Movie Maker is basically JUNK that is prone to crash or
simply not work. Even under the best of conditions it doesn't work
well. WHY would anybody in their right mind that wants to try to
make
videos use it, beats me. There are many other applications out there
that are way better and don't crash constantly.

You can either spend your time fighting with Microsoft crap or spend
your time making videos. Kind of obvious which choice smart people
make.

for codecs, you should be able to leave what is installed and use the Tools
Options Compatability tab to uncheck those that might be causing
issues.... but that's a different issue than capturing from your camcorder
to a DV-AVI file, which doesn't need Movie Maker open.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
I checked my computer and it showed that Divx 5.2.1 is installed (came with
the computer). The community codec pack that my husband installed might
have
corrupted my Windows Movie Maker. Do you think it's ok if I download the
Divx 6 from their website to correct my problem. I read about system
restoring in your website and I tried to do it but my problem is I was not
able to make a restore point prior to this day. I wish I have done it
before
I started using my computer. Thanks.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

The clues indicate the file somehow got a corruption... or your Vista
system
slipped a gear. I'd do a couple things

Capture a short test file from the camcorder and see if that one works ok
in
all places.... that would cover Vista and point to something about the
problem file.

Check the file with GSpot to see if you notice anything unusual...
including
testing the codec solution with the MS A/V buttons... if it plays OK in
GSpot, do a conversion to to another DV-AVI file using VirtualDub and the
Panasonic Codec. There are links on my website's Setup MM2 in XP Other
Software page.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
Hi there, since you teach movie maker, maybe you can help me with my
problem.
I have downloaded videos from my sony trv33 using firewire to my hp
laptop
with vista home premium and an .avi file was created. I imported it
into
windows movie maker, edited it, added transitions, and burned a dvd.
It
worked perfectly fine until yesterday. The WMM does not want to play
nor
import the .avi file anymore. It also stopped working in Windows Media
Player and Windows Media Center. I don't know what went wrong, I did
not
change any of it's settings. A message comes out saying that it cannot
import/play .avi because it's not a supported file. How can I correct
this?
It's so frustrating. Would really appreciate your help. thanks.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

each to his own....

give a car to some and it crashes or doesn't work ... give the same
car
to
others and it runs fine.

I teach Movie Maker at my local library. Just before each class they
set
up
the room with a dozen Sony Vaio laptops.... never used for Movie Maker
until
my classes.... and the users are new to the software. The funny thing
is
that in the classes we capture video from my camcorder, make movies,
publish
them, etc. No matter which of the randomly selected computers we use
for
the
class, the movie-making works fine.

There are lots of other video editing software packages to use... I
encourage users to get them for the added features. Movie Maker is
entry-level starter software.

My libary classes use XP, not Vista... but Movie Maker in Vista is
about
the
same as XP.
---
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"Adam Albright" wrote in message
news On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 13:30:37 -0400, "PapaJohn"

wrote:

Only the Home Premium and Ultimate versions of Vista can handle DVDs
an
inputs.... and if it can't then you need to do file conversions. See
my
website's Import Movie Source Files Video Discs page.


Kind of stupid of Microsoft to call it Movie Maker then, don't you
think?

Face it, Movie Maker is basically JUNK that is prone to crash or
simply not work. Even under the best of conditions it doesn't work
well. WHY would anybody in their right mind that wants to try to
make
videos use it, beats me. There are many other applications out there
that are way better and don't crash constantly.

You can either spend your time fighting with Microsoft crap or spend
your time making videos. Kind of obvious which choice smart people
make.

Yes, the DV-AVI is about 13 GB /hr of video and I usually import using the
import wizard. I also tried importing avi from the Movie Maker yesterday and
it's still not working. I'm so frustrated already about it because it was
all working before. I was able to burn 4 sets of dvd using .avi and edited
it in Windows Movie Maker last July 7.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

A DV-AVI file is about 13 GB in file size for an hour of video.... does you
imported file size align with that?

In Vista you can import using the import wizard or you can import from Movie
Maker. Which one are you using?
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
I already tried to capture from my camcorder and the avi file still doesn't
work, it work if i capture it as wmv but i'm not sure if the quality of
the
video would be good when I burn a dvd. I will try to check the gspot file
although I'm really sure how to do it. My HP laptop with the Vista Home
Premium is new and I'm still trying to learn it. Thanks.
"PapaJohn" wrote:

The clues indicate the file somehow got a corruption... or your Vista
system
slipped a gear. I'd do a couple things

Capture a short test file from the camcorder and see if that one works ok
in
all places.... that would cover Vista and point to something about the
problem file.

Check the file with GSpot to see if you notice anything unusual...
including
testing the codec solution with the MS A/V buttons... if it plays OK in
GSpot, do a conversion to to another DV-AVI file using VirtualDub and the
Panasonic Codec. There are links on my website's Setup MM2 in XP Other
Software page.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
Hi there, since you teach movie maker, maybe you can help me with my
problem.
I have downloaded videos from my sony trv33 using firewire to my hp
laptop
with vista home premium and an .avi file was created. I imported it
into
windows movie maker, edited it, added transitions, and burned a dvd.
It
worked perfectly fine until yesterday. The WMM does not want to play
nor
import the .avi file anymore. It also stopped working in Windows Media
Player and Windows Media Center. I don't know what went wrong, I did
not
change any of it's settings. A message comes out saying that it cannot
import/play .avi because it's not a supported file. How can I correct
this?
It's so frustrating. Would really appreciate your help. thanks.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

each to his own....

give a car to some and it crashes or doesn't work ... give the same
car
to
others and it runs fine.

I teach Movie Maker at my local library. Just before each class they
set
up
the room with a dozen Sony Vaio laptops.... never used for Movie Maker
until
my classes.... and the users are new to the software. The funny thing
is
that in the classes we capture video from my camcorder, make movies,
publish
them, etc. No matter which of the randomly selected computers we use
for
the
class, the movie-making works fine.

There are lots of other video editing software packages to use... I
encourage users to get them for the added features. Movie Maker is
entry-level starter software.

My libary classes use XP, not Vista... but Movie Maker in Vista is
about
the
same as XP.
---
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"Adam Albright" wrote in message
news On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 13:30:37 -0400, "PapaJohn"

wrote:

Only the Home Premium and Ultimate versions of Vista can handle DVDs
an
inputs.... and if it can't then you need to do file conversions. See
my
website's Import Movie Source Files Video Discs page.


Kind of stupid of Microsoft to call it Movie Maker then, don't you
think?

Face it, Movie Maker is basically JUNK that is prone to crash or
simply not work. Even under the best of conditions it doesn't work
well. WHY would anybody in their right mind that wants to try to
make
videos use it, beats me. There are many other applications out there
that are way better and don't crash constantly.

You can either spend your time fighting with Microsoft crap or spend
your time making videos. Kind of obvious which choice smart people
make.

There's no porblem in the importing. I tried it also yesterday and the
wizard was able to import the avi file. It even plays while it's importing.
I was able to play it using quicktime just to see if the videos are complete
but when I try to open it using WMM, WMP and WMC, it doesn't play although I
see the thumbnails. I tried to burn the video I imported using the DVD maker
but it keeps saying that the .avi file is not a supported file. I will try to
uncheck the files in the compatibility tab and try to import now.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

for codecs, you should be able to leave what is installed and use the Tools
Options Compatability tab to uncheck those that might be causing
issues.... but that's a different issue than capturing from your camcorder
to a DV-AVI file, which doesn't need Movie Maker open.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
I checked my computer and it showed that Divx 5.2.1 is installed (came with
the computer). The community codec pack that my husband installed might
have
corrupted my Windows Movie Maker. Do you think it's ok if I download the
Divx 6 from their website to correct my problem. I read about system
restoring in your website and I tried to do it but my problem is I was not
able to make a restore point prior to this day. I wish I have done it
before
I started using my computer. Thanks.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

The clues indicate the file somehow got a corruption... or your Vista
system
slipped a gear. I'd do a couple things

Capture a short test file from the camcorder and see if that one works ok
in
all places.... that would cover Vista and point to something about the
problem file.

Check the file with GSpot to see if you notice anything unusual...
including
testing the codec solution with the MS A/V buttons... if it plays OK in
GSpot, do a conversion to to another DV-AVI file using VirtualDub and the
Panasonic Codec. There are links on my website's Setup MM2 in XP Other
Software page.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
Hi there, since you teach movie maker, maybe you can help me with my
problem.
I have downloaded videos from my sony trv33 using firewire to my hp
laptop
with vista home premium and an .avi file was created. I imported it
into
windows movie maker, edited it, added transitions, and burned a dvd.
It
worked perfectly fine until yesterday. The WMM does not want to play
nor
import the .avi file anymore. It also stopped working in Windows Media
Player and Windows Media Center. I don't know what went wrong, I did
not
change any of it's settings. A message comes out saying that it cannot
import/play .avi because it's not a supported file. How can I correct
this?
It's so frustrating. Would really appreciate your help. thanks.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

each to his own....

give a car to some and it crashes or doesn't work ... give the same
car
to
others and it runs fine.

I teach Movie Maker at my local library. Just before each class they
set
up
the room with a dozen Sony Vaio laptops.... never used for Movie Maker
until
my classes.... and the users are new to the software. The funny thing
is
that in the classes we capture video from my camcorder, make movies,
publish
them, etc. No matter which of the randomly selected computers we use
for
the
class, the movie-making works fine.

There are lots of other video editing software packages to use... I
encourage users to get them for the added features. Movie Maker is
entry-level starter software.

My libary classes use XP, not Vista... but Movie Maker in Vista is
about
the
same as XP.
---
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"Adam Albright" wrote in message
news On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 13:30:37 -0400, "PapaJohn"

wrote:

Only the Home Premium and Ultimate versions of Vista can handle DVDs
an
inputs.... and if it can't then you need to do file conversions. See
my
website's Import Movie Source Files Video Discs page.


Kind of stupid of Microsoft to call it Movie Maker then, don't you
think?

Face it, Movie Maker is basically JUNK that is prone to crash or
simply not work. Even under the best of conditions it doesn't work
well. WHY would anybody in their right mind that wants to try to
make
videos use it, beats me. There are many other applications out there
that are way better and don't crash constantly.

You can either spend your time fighting with Microsoft crap or spend
your time making videos. Kind of obvious which choice smart people
make.

Can I assume it also doesn't play in the Photo Gallery player?
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
There's no porblem in the importing. I tried it also yesterday and the
wizard was able to import the avi file. It even plays while it's
importing.
I was able to play it using quicktime just to see if the videos are
complete
but when I try to open it using WMM, WMP and WMC, it doesn't play although
I
see the thumbnails. I tried to burn the video I imported using the DVD
maker
but it keeps saying that the .avi file is not a supported file. I will try
to
uncheck the files in the compatibility tab and try to import now.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

for codecs, you should be able to leave what is installed and use the
Tools
Options Compatability tab to uncheck those that might be causing
issues.... but that's a different issue than capturing from your
camcorder
to a DV-AVI file, which doesn't need Movie Maker open.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
I checked my computer and it showed that Divx 5.2.1 is installed (came
with
the computer). The community codec pack that my husband installed
might
have
corrupted my Windows Movie Maker. Do you think it's ok if I download
the
Divx 6 from their website to correct my problem. I read about system
restoring in your website and I tried to do it but my problem is I was
not
able to make a restore point prior to this day. I wish I have done it
before
I started using my computer. Thanks.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

The clues indicate the file somehow got a corruption... or your Vista
system
slipped a gear. I'd do a couple things

Capture a short test file from the camcorder and see if that one works
ok
in
all places.... that would cover Vista and point to something about the
problem file.

Check the file with GSpot to see if you notice anything unusual...
including
testing the codec solution with the MS A/V buttons... if it plays OK
in
GSpot, do a conversion to to another DV-AVI file using VirtualDub and
the
Panasonic Codec. There are links on my website's Setup MM2 in XP
Other
Software page.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
Hi there, since you teach movie maker, maybe you can help me with my
problem.
I have downloaded videos from my sony trv33 using firewire to my hp
laptop
with vista home premium and an .avi file was created. I imported it
into
windows movie maker, edited it, added transitions, and burned a dvd.
It
worked perfectly fine until yesterday. The WMM does not want to
play
nor
import the .avi file anymore. It also stopped working in Windows
Media
Player and Windows Media Center. I don't know what went wrong, I
did
not
change any of it's settings. A message comes out saying that it
cannot
import/play .avi because it's not a supported file. How can I
correct
this?
It's so frustrating. Would really appreciate your help. thanks.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

each to his own....

give a car to some and it crashes or doesn't work ... give the
same
car
to
others and it runs fine.

I teach Movie Maker at my local library. Just before each class
they
set
up
the room with a dozen Sony Vaio laptops.... never used for Movie
Maker
until
my classes.... and the users are new to the software. The funny
thing
is
that in the classes we capture video from my camcorder, make
movies,
publish
them, etc. No matter which of the randomly selected computers we
use
for
the
class, the movie-making works fine.

There are lots of other video editing software packages to use... I
encourage users to get them for the added features. Movie Maker is
entry-level starter software.

My libary classes use XP, not Vista... but Movie Maker in Vista is
about
the
same as XP.
---
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"Adam Albright" wrote in message
news On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 13:30:37 -0400, "PapaJohn"

wrote:

Only the Home Premium and Ultimate versions of Vista can handle
DVDs
an
inputs.... and if it can't then you need to do file conversions.
See
my
website's Import Movie Source Files Video Discs page.


Kind of stupid of Microsoft to call it Movie Maker then, don't
you
think?

Face it, Movie Maker is basically JUNK that is prone to crash or
simply not work. Even under the best of conditions it doesn't
work
well. WHY would anybody in their right mind that wants to try to
make
videos use it, beats me. There are many other applications out
there
that are way better and don't crash constantly.

You can either spend your time fighting with Microsoft crap or
spend
your time making videos. Kind of obvious which choice smart
people
make.

Personlaly I'd remove the codec pack and tell him not to install any again.
Single codecs when you require tehm for a purpose, are ok, and only get tehm
from the manufacturers site, so go to divx for a divx codec, but packs can
contains lots of codecs, most you'll never need and can cause problems like
this. Also, unscrupulous people put all sorts of spyware/malware in
packs!!!!

--

Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
I checked the programs installed after the time It was last working and I
saw
that my husband installed a game (company of hereos) and a codec pack
(combined community codec pack 2006-12-15). Do you think I should remove
those programs? Thanks.

"Graham Hughes" wrote:

Might also be a problem caused by adding or subtracting some other
software
which is interfereing, have you done this at all?

--

Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com


"PapaJohn" wrote in message
...
The clues indicate the file somehow got a corruption... or your Vista
system slipped a gear. I'd do a couple things

Capture a short test file from the camcorder and see if that one works
ok
in all places.... that would cover Vista and point to something about
the
problem file.

Check the file with GSpot to see if you notice anything unusual...
including testing the codec solution with the MS A/V buttons... if it
plays OK in GSpot, do a conversion to to another DV-AVI file using
VirtualDub and the Panasonic Codec. There are links on my website's
Setup
MM2 in XP Other Software page.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
Hi there, since you teach movie maker, maybe you can help me with my
problem.
I have downloaded videos from my sony trv33 using firewire to my hp
laptop
with vista home premium and an .avi file was created. I imported it
into
windows movie maker, edited it, added transitions, and burned a dvd.
It
worked perfectly fine until yesterday. The WMM does not want to play
nor
import the .avi file anymore. It also stopped working in Windows
Media
Player and Windows Media Center. I don't know what went wrong, I did
not
change any of it's settings. A message comes out saying that it
cannot
import/play .avi because it's not a supported file. How can I correct
this?
It's so frustrating. Would really appreciate your help. thanks.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

each to his own....

give a car to some and it crashes or doesn't work ... give the same
car
to
others and it runs fine.

I teach Movie Maker at my local library. Just before each class they
set
up
the room with a dozen Sony Vaio laptops.... never used for Movie
Maker
until
my classes.... and the users are new to the software. The funny thing
is
that in the classes we capture video from my camcorder, make movies,
publish
them, etc. No matter which of the randomly selected computers we use
for
the
class, the movie-making works fine.

There are lots of other video editing software packages to use... I
encourage users to get them for the added features. Movie Maker is
entry-level starter software.

My libary classes use XP, not Vista... but Movie Maker in Vista is
about
the
same as XP.
---
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"Adam Albright" wrote in message
news On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 13:30:37 -0400, "PapaJohn"

wrote:

Only the Home Premium and Ultimate versions of Vista can handle
DVDs
an
inputs.... and if it can't then you need to do file conversions.
See
my
website's Import Movie Source Files Video Discs page.


Kind of stupid of Microsoft to call it Movie Maker then, don't you
think?

Face it, Movie Maker is basically JUNK that is prone to crash or
simply not work. Even under the best of conditions it doesn't work
well. WHY would anybody in their right mind that wants to try to
make
videos use it, beats me. There are many other applications out
there
that are way better and don't crash constantly.

You can either spend your time fighting with Microsoft crap or
spend
your time making videos. Kind of obvious which choice smart people
make.

Yup, it also doesn't play there. I t works now though. I uninstalled
everything my husband installed in my laptop since the last it worked and now
it's fine. Now my problem is that whenever I play a dvd in the media center,
there's no sound but it works perfectly well in media player. I guess I
can't really make everything work at the same time. Thanks a lot for your
help.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

Can I assume it also doesn't play in the Photo Gallery player?
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
There's no porblem in the importing. I tried it also yesterday and the
wizard was able to import the avi file. It even plays while it's
importing.
I was able to play it using quicktime just to see if the videos are
complete
but when I try to open it using WMM, WMP and WMC, it doesn't play although
I
see the thumbnails. I tried to burn the video I imported using the DVD
maker
but it keeps saying that the .avi file is not a supported file. I will try
to
uncheck the files in the compatibility tab and try to import now.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

for codecs, you should be able to leave what is installed and use the
Tools
Options Compatability tab to uncheck those that might be causing
issues.... but that's a different issue than capturing from your
camcorder
to a DV-AVI file, which doesn't need Movie Maker open.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
I checked my computer and it showed that Divx 5.2.1 is installed (came
with
the computer). The community codec pack that my husband installed
might
have
corrupted my Windows Movie Maker. Do you think it's ok if I download
the
Divx 6 from their website to correct my problem. I read about system
restoring in your website and I tried to do it but my problem is I was
not
able to make a restore point prior to this day. I wish I have done it
before
I started using my computer. Thanks.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

The clues indicate the file somehow got a corruption... or your Vista
system
slipped a gear. I'd do a couple things

Capture a short test file from the camcorder and see if that one works
ok
in
all places.... that would cover Vista and point to something about the
problem file.

Check the file with GSpot to see if you notice anything unusual...
including
testing the codec solution with the MS A/V buttons... if it plays OK
in
GSpot, do a conversion to to another DV-AVI file using VirtualDub and
the
Panasonic Codec. There are links on my website's Setup MM2 in XP
Other
Software page.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"mijc2007" wrote in message
...
Hi there, since you teach movie maker, maybe you can help me with my
problem.
I have downloaded videos from my sony trv33 using firewire to my hp
laptop
with vista home premium and an .avi file was created. I imported it
into
windows movie maker, edited it, added transitions, and burned a dvd.
It
worked perfectly fine until yesterday. The WMM does not want to
play
nor
import the .avi file anymore. It also stopped working in Windows
Media
Player and Windows Media Center. I don't know what went wrong, I
did
not
change any of it's settings. A message comes out saying that it
cannot
import/play .avi because it's not a supported file. How can I
correct
this?
It's so frustrating. Would really appreciate your help. thanks.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

each to his own....

give a car to some and it crashes or doesn't work ... give the
same
car
to
others and it runs fine.

I teach Movie Maker at my local library. Just before each class
they
set
up
the room with a dozen Sony Vaio laptops.... never used for Movie
Maker
until
my classes.... and the users are new to the software. The funny
thing
is
that in the classes we capture video from my camcorder, make
movies,
publish
them, etc. No matter which of the randomly selected computers we
use
for
the
class, the movie-making works fine.

There are lots of other video editing software packages to use... I
encourage users to get them for the added features. Movie Maker is
entry-level starter software.

My libary classes use XP, not Vista... but Movie Maker in Vista is
about
the
same as XP.
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website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"Adam Albright" wrote in message
news On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 13:30:37 -0400, "PapaJohn"

wrote:

Only the Home Premium and Ultimate versions of Vista can handle
DVDs
an
inputs.... and if it can't then you need to do file conversions.
See
my
website's Import Movie Source Files Video Discs page.


Kind of stupid of Microsoft to call it Movie Maker then, don't
you
think?

Face it, Movie Maker is basically JUNK that is prone to crash or
simply not work. Even under the best of conditions it doesn't
work
well. WHY would anybody in their right mind that wants to try to
make
videos use it, beats me. There are many other applications out
there
that are way better and don't crash constantly.

You can either spend your time fighting with Microsoft crap or
spend
your time making videos. Kind of obvious which choice smart
people
make.

Hi, I recently started using windows movie maker. I haev 3 GB of RAM and I was trying to create one movie out of several dozens of clips and pictures with mp3 songs and effects. The movie is about 22 minutes long. When I published the movie and opened it, I just couldn't see the movies. However, when it came to the point when images are loaded, that part was fine. Bottomline is, I can not see the short movies which were combined to make one big movie of 22 minutes. What could be the possible solution or problem?

Mehul