Movie Maker is making my hair fall out please help

I have searched through the threads to see if I can find help but no
luck.

I have a year of small home video clips all Avi. I imported them to
windows movie maker and made a story board. I can watch the movie. When
I hit publish to dvd it takes me to windows dvd movie maker. I hit burn.
The latest video which works in a dvd player only did the first three
frames then the whole dvd was black with no sound. I did a windows
update today, still the same

I have also tried to publish the movie to my computer it always
crashes. I do not have an option to save as and place it elsewhere its
always a movie maker file prompt.

I tried using nero but my videos are all over the place where as
windows movie maker there all in sequence as I imported them there.

I know this sounds confusing , my video gift is two weeks late
already

I do not understand codecs etc ....

so if anyone who can help me in basic terms that would be appreciated


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kez
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For starters, if you make a new project with just a couple of your avi
files, can you sucessfully save it to a movie (wmv file) and play it?
--
PapaJohn
www.papajohn.org


"kez" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I have searched through the threads to see if I can find help but no
> luck.
>
> I have a year of small home video clips all Avi. I imported them to
> windows movie maker and made a story board. I can watch the movie. When
> I hit publish to dvd it takes me to windows dvd movie maker. I hit burn.
> The latest video which works in a dvd player only did the first three
> frames then the whole dvd was black with no sound. I did a windows
> update today, still the same
>
> I have also tried to publish the movie to my computer it always
> crashes. I do not have an option to save as and place it elsewhere its
> always a movie maker file prompt.
>
> I tried using nero but my videos are all over the place where as
> windows movie maker there all in sequence as I imported them there.
>
> I know this sounds confusing , my video gift is two weeks late
> already
>
> I do not understand codecs etc ....
>
> so if anyone who can help me in basic terms that would be appreciated
>
>
> --
> kez
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

PapaJohn;1626472 Wrote:
> For starters, if you make a new project with just a couple of your avi
> files, can you sucessfully save it to a movie (wmv file) and play it?
> --
> PapaJohn
> 'PapaJohn.org' (http://www.papajohn.org)
>
>
> "kez" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> >
> > I have searched through the threads to see if I can find help bu
> no
> > luck.
> >
> > I have a year of small home video clips all Avi. I imported them to
> > windows movie maker and made a story board. I can watch the movie
> When
> > I hit publish to dvd it takes me to windows dvd movie maker. I hi
> burn.
> > The latest video which works in a dvd player only did the firs
> three
> > frames then the whole dvd was black with no sound. I did a windows
> > update today, still the same
> >
> > I have also tried to publish the movie to my computer it always
> > crashes. I do not have an option to save as and place it elsewher
> its
> > always a movie maker file prompt.
> >
> > I tried using nero but my videos are all over the place where as
> > windows movie maker there all in sequence as I imported them there.
> >
> > I know this sounds confusing , my video gift is two weeks late
> > already
> >
> > I do not understand codecs etc ....
> >
> > so if anyone who can help me in basic terms that would b
> appreciated
> >
> >
> > --
> > kez
> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
> >

thanks Papa Jon for quick response

I opened up a new project and hit save as, it only allows me to save i
as a windows movie maker project- there is no option for other format
such as wmv.
The problem I have in my wmm the film is in order ,to use anothe
software such as nero etc... I will have to sort through all my video
again which was extremely time consuming.

I tried to make another dvd with a smaller film and the same thin
happened first two minutes was fine thent he screen was black with n
sound. so it is burning but then stops.

How can I change the whole wmm project which is approc 60 minutes long
Can it be copied and pasted into another program (not nero tried that)

any help is thankful

happy holiday

--
ke
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In Vista's Movie Maker 6, you use the publish option to make a movie from
your project, not the save one.

--
PapaJohn
www.papajohn.org


"kez" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> PapaJohn;1626472 Wrote:
>> For starters, if you make a new project with just a couple of your avi
>> files, can you sucessfully save it to a movie (wmv file) and play it?
>> --
>> PapaJohn
>> 'PapaJohn.org' (http://www.papajohn.org)
>>
>>
>> "kez" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>> >
>> > I have searched through the threads to see if I can find help but
>> no
>> > luck.
>> >
>> > I have a year of small home video clips all Avi. I imported them to
>> > windows movie maker and made a story board. I can watch the movie.
>> When
>> > I hit publish to dvd it takes me to windows dvd movie maker. I hit
>> burn.
>> > The latest video which works in a dvd player only did the first
>> three
>> > frames then the whole dvd was black with no sound. I did a windows
>> > update today, still the same
>> >
>> > I have also tried to publish the movie to my computer it always
>> > crashes. I do not have an option to save as and place it elsewhere
>> its
>> > always a movie maker file prompt.
>> >
>> > I tried using nero but my videos are all over the place where as
>> > windows movie maker there all in sequence as I imported them there.
>> >
>> > I know this sounds confusing , my video gift is two weeks late
>> > already
>> >
>> > I do not understand codecs etc ....
>> >
>> > so if anyone who can help me in basic terms that would be
>> appreciated
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > kez
>> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>> >
>
> thanks Papa Jon for quick response
>
> I opened up a new project and hit save as, it only allows me to save it
> as a windows movie maker project- there is no option for other formats
> such as wmv.
> The problem I have in my wmm the film is in order ,to use another
> software such as nero etc... I will have to sort through all my videos
> again which was extremely time consuming.
>
> I tried to make another dvd with a smaller film and the same thing
> happened first two minutes was fine thent he screen was black with no
> sound. so it is burning but then stops.
>
> How can I change the whole wmm project which is approc 60 minutes long?
> Can it be copied and pasted into another program (not nero tried that)
>
> any help is thankful
>
> happy holidays
>
>
> --
> kez
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

PapaJohn;1626507 Wrote:
> In Vista's Movie Maker 6, you use the publish option to make a movi
> from
> your project, not the save one.
>
> --
> PapaJohn
> 'PapaJohn.org' (http://www.papajohn.org)
>
>
> "kez" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> >
> > PapaJohn;1626472 Wrote:
> >> For starters, if you make a new project with just a couple of you
> avi
> >> files, can you sucessfully save it to a movie (wmv file) and pla
> it?
> >> --
> >> PapaJohn
> >> 'PapaJohn.org' ('PapaJohn.org' (http://www.papajohn.org))
> >>
> >>
> >> "kez" <> wrote in message
> >> news:...
> >> >
> >> > I have searched through the threads to see if I can find hel
> but
> >> no
> >> > luck.
> >> >
> >> > I have a year of small home video clips all Avi. I imported the
> to
> >> > windows movie maker and made a story board. I can watch th
> movie.
> >> When
> >> > I hit publish to dvd it takes me to windows dvd movie maker.
> hit
> >> burn.
> >> > The latest video which works in a dvd player only did the first
> >> three
> >> > frames then the whole dvd was black with no sound. I did
> windows
> >> > update today, still the same
> >> >
> >> > I have also tried to publish the movie to my computer it always
> >> > crashes. I do not have an option to save as and place i
> elsewhere
> >> its
> >> > always a movie maker file prompt.
> >> >
> >> > I tried using nero but my videos are all over the place where as
> >> > windows movie maker there all in sequence as I imported the
> there.
> >> >
> >> > I know this sounds confusing , my video gift is two weeks late
> >> > already
> >> >
> >> > I do not understand codecs etc ....
> >> >
> >> > so if anyone who can help me in basic terms that would be
> >> appreciated
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > kez
> >> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
> >> >
> >
> > thanks Papa Jon for quick response
> >
> > I opened up a new project and hit save as, it only allows me to sav
> it
> > as a windows movie maker project- there is no option for othe
> formats
> > such as wmv.
> > The problem I have in my wmm the film is in order ,to use another
> > software such as nero etc... I will have to sort through all m
> videos
> > again which was extremely time consuming.
> >
> > I tried to make another dvd with a smaller film and the same thing
> > happened first two minutes was fine thent he screen was black wit
> no
> > sound. so it is burning but then stops.
> >
> > How can I change the whole wmm project which is approc 60 minute
> long?
> > Can it be copied and pasted into another program (not nero trie
> that)
> >
> > any help is thankful
> >
> > happy holidays
> >
> >
> > --
> > kez
> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
> >

Hi Jon,
I have published it to my computer as well as published to a dvd to n
avail. I am not sure what vista movie maker it is it came with my lapto
Hp 2 years ago
thanks
Ke

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