Re: Saving movie problems, even after reading PapaJohn's stuff

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"jdiedforu" <jdiedforu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Alright, after countless hours of retrying, it finally worked! There must
> have been something wrong with the pictures and their transitions because
> the
> nearly 1 hr 45 minutes of video clips rendered beautifully! I can't even
> believe the video came off of a High 8 tape! The dv-avi file looks
> superb!
> (I did a "pass through" of the High 8 tape using my Digital 8 Camcorder.)
> Now to find out where the slideshow portion takes a dump! Oh well, I
> won't
> sweat that one. I can always use photostory and import something like
> that
> later. My RAM always stayed well above the peak. Now I'll use NERO to
> burn
> it to DVD.
>
> THIS FORUM HAS TAUGHT ME A HECKUVA LOT IN THE PAST DAY. A big thanks to
> everyone, especially Papajohn and his cool website for helping us newbies
> to
> MovieMaker out!
>
> Jdiedforu, and me
>
> "jdiedforu" wrote:
>
>> If splitting the file doesn't work, I will try using the "high quality"
>> wmv,
>> but I was hoping to use dv-avi. I spent a buttload on my computer for
>> this
>> very thing (oh, and to kill lots of aliens in Half-Life 2 of course!),
>> and I
>> figure I should get the best out of it.
>> ...keeping my fingers crossed!
>> Larry B
>>
>> "KDE" wrote:
>>
>> > could be a codec problem with one of your audio files (near the end of
>> > the
>> > movie) or it is not uncommon to have it hang on a particular photo or
>> > transition. personally I've never had alot of success in working with
>> > DV-AVI (I know, I know... everyone says to use this for the quality)
>> > but I
>> > have much less trouble, and takes much less space to save as the high
>> > quality .wmv (2.1)
>> > Nero and MyDvd both work great with these files and I really don't
>> > notice
>> > much difference in the final quality of the DVD.
>> >
>> >
>> > "jdiedforu" <jdiedforu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:9D512DC5-3CE4-4C7B-BFDF-2894E4CA6123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > | Also, in the Windows Event Viewer, i get the following text in the
>> > Error
>> > | messages:
>> > |
>> > | Faulting application moviemk.exe, version 2.1.4026.0, faulting module
>> > | qdv.dll, version 6.5.2600.2180, fault address 0x0000aad5.
>> > |
>> > | Then another error: Fault bucket 129654624.
>> > |
>> > | Then another: Faulting application drwtsn32.exe, version 5.1.2600.0,
>> > | faulting module dbghelp.dll, version 5.1.2600.2180, fault address
>> > 0x0001295d.
>> > |
>> > | Then this: Hanging application moviemk.exe, version 2.1.4026.0, hang
>> > module
>> > | hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.
>> > |
>> > | AND finally, this: Fault bucket 115810024.
>> > |
>> > | Don't know if you know what that means, I'm figuring Movie Maker got
>> > hung
>> > up
>> > | somehow, along with Dr. Watson, which I'm not very familiar with
>> > other
>> > than
>> > | it's something in Windows.
>> > |
>> > | I don't know if that can help anyone identify what's happening.
>> > | Larry B
>> > |
>> > |
>> > |
>> > | "jdiedforu" wrote:
>> > |
>> > | >
>> > | >
>> > | > "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
>> > | >
>> > | > > I meant 'not a source file problem'.. but it seems like you know
>> > what
>> > I
>> > | > > mean.
>> > | > > --
>> > | > > PapaJohn
>> > | > >
>> > | > > Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 - www.papajohn.org
>> > | > > Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
>> > | > > ..
>> > | > > "jdiedforu" <jdiedforu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> > message
>> > | > > news:6E2BD21B-781A-448F-85DD-FF78AEE6E527@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > | > > > Sorry, first, yes, I've got 120 GB of free space on the
>> > secondary
>> > drive,
>> > | > > > and
>> > | > > > 50 free on the first. But I'm using the second HD for the temp
>> > storage
>> > | > > > space.
>> > | > > > I just tried it for a third time and everything was rendering
>> > fine.
>> > I paid
>> > | > > > attention to the Task Manager Performance Screen and, again,
>> > RIGHT
>> > AT 95
>> > | > > > percent with 17 minutes left.... 55 percent CPU usage, then
>> > | > > > FLATLINE_________
>> > | > > > 2 percent for sys idle!!!! ARRRGH. Then the "MM has
>> > encountered an
>> > error
>> > | > > > and needs to close, sorry for the inconvenience." Thanks for
>> > being
>> > so
>> > | > > > kind
>> > | > > > Microsoft :)
>> > | > > > I'm going to try and render it in something small to verify
>> > that
>> > it's a
>> > | > > > problem source file.. Thanks for the tip. To be continued....
>> > | > > >
>> > | > > > Larry B
>> > | > > >
>> > | > > > "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
>> > | > > >
>> > | > > >> You don't mention free disc space... 2hrs is about 25 GB for a
>> > DV-AVI
>> > | > > >> file,
>> > | > > >> and you need the same amount for temp space... so 50 total
>> > needed.
>> > | > > >>
>> > | > > >> Is your temp storage space on a drive with enough room? if
>> > not,
>> > change it
>> > | > > >> in
>> > | > > >> MM2 > Tools > Options.
>> > | > > >>
>> > | > > >> Can you render the whole project so a WMV format like a pocket
>> > PC... for
>> > | > > >> a
>> > | > > >> quick render... to be sure you're running into problem source
>> > file?
>> > | > > >>
>> > | > > >> --
>> > | > > >> PapaJohn
>> > | > > >>
>> > | > > >> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 - www.papajohn.org
>> > | > > >> Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
>> > | > > >> ..
>> > | > > >> "jdiedforu" <jdiedforu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> > message
>> > | > > >> news:DCD26F2C-370B-493E-8FBA-C4827BDFF655@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > | > > >> > Alright, I've got a problem with saving the movie file as an
>> > DV-AVI.
>> > | > > >> > The
>> > | > > >> > file is almost 2 hours long (I know it's long). However, I
>> > thought I
>> > | > > >> > had
>> > | > > >> > enough RAM and CPU for the job.
>> > | > > >> >
>> > | > > >> > I'm running a Dell 8300, 3.2 Ghz Extreme Edition, 1 GB
>> > SDRAM,
>> > 120 GB
>> > | > > >> > Primary HD, 300 GB Hitachi Deskstar Secondary HD. The file
>> > stopped
>> > | > > >> > responding 3 times, anywhere within the 95 to 97 percent
>> > finished
>> > | > > >> > range.
>> > | > > >> > The
>> > | > > >> > estimated completion time always is 310 (i think) minutes.
>> > | > > >> >
>> > | > > >> > After reading the stuff here and at PapaJohn's site (and the
>> > DV
>> > site)
>> > | > > >> > I've
>> > | > > >> > adjusted the page file to max (forgot actual number). Also
>> > my
>> > Commit
>> > | > > >> > Charge
>> > | > > >> > (K) in the Task Manager is at:
>> > | > > >> > Total: 574264, Limit: 4095876, Peak, 646056, so I should
>> > have
>> > MORE than
>> > | > > >> > enough memory. CPU usage very rarely goes up towards 89
>> > percent
>> > and
>> > | > > >> > is
>> > | > > >> > generally in the 55 to 60 percent range.
>> > | > > >> >
>> > | > > >> > The only thing I haven't tried is breaking up the parts of
>> > the
>> > movie.
>> > | > > >> > I
>> > | > > >> > don't know how many transitions and effects I've made, but
>> > they're
>> > | > > >> > many.
>> > | > > >> > Is
>> > | > > >> > there any other thing except having to break it up that I
>> > still
>> > need to
>> > | > > >> > do?
>> > | > > >> > Any help would be much appreciated. The other smaller
>> > files
>> > I've
>> > | > > >> > saved
>> > | > > >> > worked fine. I'm not running out of memory.
>> > | > > >> > Thanks,
>> > | > > >> > Larry B.
>> > | > > >>
>> > | > > >>
>> > | > > >>
>> > | > >
>> > | > >
>> > | > >
>> >
>> >
>> >


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