Re: Saving avi project to movie is taking increasing eternity.....

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I agree, I would also look in the \temp directory of your hard drive,
probably C:\temp, to see what is in there because they don't always end in
the .tmp extension. Check the C:\windows\temp directory as well and remember
to empty your recycle bin since the files you delete end up there.
Another thing to look at is Control Panel -> Add/Remove programs to see if
there are any programs installed that you don't use at all.
-Wojo

"Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Have a check for temp files, it's possible that there are some still there
> and if they are video temp files may be quite large.
> Start
> Search
> All files and folders
> In file name type *.tmp or *.*tmp
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "ocean" <ocean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:C302CA39-C114-49D5-8DF2-64ABAC631F49@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Thank you. Yes, I have been backing up data to dvd discs, and have
>> already
>> deleted the vast majority of larger files. Im a little confused what is
>> now
>> taking up so much of my hard disc space as most of the remaining files on
>> my
>> computer are relatively small text, saved webpages, some image files and
>> only
>> a few smaller video files. I did a scan disc and defrag to try to clear
>> more
>> space, last week. But it didnt really seem to improve space. When i can
>> afford to, i intend to purchase a larger external harddrive to move most
>> data
>> to. That should help.
>> Thanks again
>>
>> "ndsteve24" wrote:
>>
>>> There you go. Looks like most of the specs are ok. I would still be
>>> concerned
>>> about only having 9.8 GB of free space. Even though you may only be
>>> saving
>>> the movie as a lower size file (not a DV-AVI), the space for the temp
>>> build
>>> of the movie may be too large. jpgs and mp3s don't affect every user.
>>> Some
>>> posters say they have no problems, others, these files screw up
>>> everything.
>>> Try chopping off most of the project (make a new one of very small file
>>> size)
>>> eliminating the back 90% or so. Or to be clearer, try working with a
>>> part of
>>> the movie that had a small original file size. Use the smallest original
>>> clip
>>> possible. Try that as a test. Also, see if you can't get rid of some
>>> files
>>> (or move them to another PC) to free up space and defrag. If you had no
>>> problems with the jpgs and mp3 files, best guess is just the amount of
>>> free
>>> space. I try to keep my free space at greater than 30GB so I have enough
>>> free
>>> space for the temp build. If the test works, then make new projects
>>> bigger
>>> and bigger from the one you really want. Don't forget to delete the test
>>> movies you created or you will really run out of space.
>>>
>>> Good luck.
>>>
>>> "ocean" wrote:
>>>
>>> > Thank you ndsteve24 for your reply,
>>> >
>>> > My computer specs are
>>> >
>>> > Windows XP Professional
>>> > Version 2002
>>> > Service Pack 2
>>> >
>>> > Computer:
>>> > Mobile Intel Pentium
>>> > 4 CPU 2.66GHz
>>> > 1.59 GHz,448MB of RAM
>>> >
>>> > NTFS File system
>>> > Memorex DVD 16+/-DL4RWID2 USB Device
>>> > Currently 9.82 GB free after converting an avi file to mpeg
>>> >
>>> > The WMM project contains dvavi footage taken directly from my minidv
>>> > camcorder.
>>> > A few transitions from within wmm, a couple titles and credits at the
>>> > end.
>>> > Yes, I do have a sequence of jpg image files at the endof the movie
>>> > which
>>> > are placed to be like a mini slideshow at the end.
>>> > The confusing part, to me anyway, (aside from jpg being such a common
>>> > and
>>> > usually versatile file format) is that i had saved one of my earlier
>>> > versions
>>> > of this same wmm project into an avi file previously with these same
>>> > jpg
>>> > files in the same way along with a short mp3 soundtrack during the
>>> > sequence
>>> > of 5 second picture clilps, and it saved and played just fine, aside
>>> > from a
>>> > few areas with short frame drop, though that was in the actual video
>>> > section
>>> > rather then the jpg slideshow like portion at the end. So WMM handled
>>> > the
>>> > jpgs as well as the one mp3 file fine, at least initially.
>>> >
>>> > I have recentl installed the TMPGE convertor, as i discovered that a
>>> > couple
>>> > other avi files that i was unable to burn to dvd before were then
>>> > burnable to
>>> > dvd after converting them with this program.
>>> >
>>> > And i have both SonicMYDvd as well as Nero Vision Express6 suite.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "ndsteve24" wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Your posts just get too damn long to read. Graham, Inzer, Wojo and
>>> > > myself are
>>> > > regular readers and posters on this board. Some are way more
>>> > > technical than I
>>> > > am. I have never had a problem with MM. Although I installed a
>>> > > webcam last
>>> > > night and saw a new codec pack was loaded, so I'm curious to find
>>> > > out if I
>>> > > will have any issues. Codec issues are some of the biggest problems
>>> > > with MM.
>>> > >
>>> > > Here's the bottom line. What you may think is a 'simple' movie, may
>>> > > not be
>>> > > so after all. I would make sure you aren't using JPEGs or MPEGs in
>>> > > your
>>> > > movie. As was stated, MM is a free, simple movie editor that likes
>>> > > BMPs for
>>> > > stills and DV-AVI for video. Also use WMAs not MP3s as they may
>>> > > cause
>>> > > trouble.
>>> > >
>>> > > Somwhere deep in your posts you refered to having a brand new car
>>> > > and asked
>>> > > should it break down etc. Answer is no. But if you install yourself
>>> > > an alarm
>>> > > system and/or a remote starter and then you start having electrical
>>> > > problems,
>>> > > whose fault is it. You can't go running to the car manufacturer
>>> > > complaining
>>> > > about their car.
>>> > >
>>> > > So what I see with you is that on an 80GB notebook, you only have
>>> > > 10gb free.
>>> > > Sounds like you have a lot of 'stuff' on a lower end machine
>>> > > (notebooks are
>>> > > slower than desktops). Video editing is CPU intensive. You need
>>> > > space for MM
>>> > > to build your movie. Here's an example. I have 1 hr of a DV-AVI. It
>>> > > takes up
>>> > > about 13 GB. If I build a project to edit this video, MM will need
>>> > > not only
>>> > > another 13 GB for the final movie, but I'm guessing another 13 gb or
>>> > > so to
>>> > > work on it. I could be wrong on that number. So you should probably
>>> > > expect to
>>> > > need 2-3 times the space of the original video or size of file you
>>> > > are
>>> > > working with. 10 GB may sound like a lot, but in the video editing
>>> > > world, it
>>> > > just may not cut it.
>>> > >
>>> > > I have a P4 3.0 GHz
>>> > > 512 MB RAM
>>> > > 60 GB HD with 30-40 GB free
>>> > > I move all my DV-AVI to a second 200 GB HD.
>>> > >
>>> > > Give us your PC specs. Speed, RAM etc. What specific file types are
>>> > > in your
>>> > > project? is the internet running or anti-virus running while you are
>>> > > saving
>>> > > movie? Understand, the more you load on your pc the more things can
>>> > > go wrong
>>> > > (codec conflicts, etc. which I haven't had any and hopfully won't).
>>> > >
>>> > > It's not the car, its what you do to it after you pull out of the
>>> > > lot.
>>> > > Programs conflict with programs, and people come here to find out
>>> > > how to
>>> > > resolve them. Not just to bitch that they exist.
>>> > >
>>> > > Even though I have no problems, I read the board regularly and help
>>> > > when i
>>> > > can. I've even helped people who installed a second drive and didn't
>>> > > realize
>>> > > that the transfer mode was not set correctly after install of the
>>> > > 2nd drive.
>>> > > It was a situation I came across myself.
>>> > >
>>> > > Sometimes the fixes are extreme and sometimes they are so simple.
>>> > > You just
>>> > > have to be patient and get over that first hurdle before you can
>>> > > enjoy a
>>> > > program like this.
>>> > >
>>> > > Steve
>>> > >
>>> > >
>
>


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