Re: Windows Movie Maker Problems

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White Sugar wrote:
Here is my problem. I have downloaded on my computer some movies that
I would like to burn with WMM. The problem is the following...Some of
the movies I have downloaded appear in a folder, inside the folder
there is a AVI file. When I import it into WMM, the AVI Movie Logo
turns into what looks like a 35mm negative. When I drag it into the
video timeline, all is fine and I can burn my dvd. Other movies that
I download, also appear with the AVI logo but not in a folder. When I
import it into WMM, it remains as the AVI logo and does not turn into
the 35mm negative. When I try to drag it into the video timeline, it
will not permit me to do so but instead it will go into the
Audio/Music timeline. When I do try to burn the dvd, all I get is
sound and funky abstract colors on my dvd player. Yet when I open
either AVI files with Windows Media Player...there is no problem
viewing it from my computer. I am running Windows Vista and I am
using DIVX. Can someone please help me as this is driving me crazy?

Thanks

White Sugar
================================
Assuming you have Windows DVD Maker...
you don't have to use Movie Maker...

Have a look at the following articles:

Beginner's Guide To Windows DVD Maker
http://www.windowsdvdmaker.com/guides/Beginner/

Windows Vista -
Burn pictures and movies to DVD-Video
disc using Windows DVD Maker
http://tinyurl.com/3xtcfs
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/5633ddcd-46a8-4d8e-82e1-2506401a60261033.mspx

Windows Vista -
DVD-Video burning:
frequently asked questions
http://tinyurl.com/65gywn
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/f605df6c-0dfe-4f6c-b8e2-866d8cb362251033.mspx

Windows Vista -
Change Windows DVD
Maker DVD-Video settings
http://tinyurl.com/2sop4p
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/04ed3370-ae1d-4a8d-827f-2b1058f853781033.mspx


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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk


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