Re: WMM crashes when importing video

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If you're saying that Movie Maker crashes when you try to open it and it has
nothing to do with capturing from your device... see the Problem Solving
section of my website.

If Movie Maker opens and it's an issue with your device... you need to tell
us the camcorder model..
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PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
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"7375" <7375@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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PapaJohn-

Thanks for trying to help. However, I haven't gotten to the point to
where
I can even connect a device. Connected or unconnected, no matter what,
WMM
crashes and tells me it has to close.

Any thoughts on a fix or workaround? Any way to capture video other than
through WMM?

Thanks again,

-Mike

"PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:

if it's a mini-DV or digital 8 model, you should connect by
iLink/firewire... if other models, use the software that came with the
camcorder and convert it to AVI to get it into Movie Maker.
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PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
MM2 Tips and Tricks:
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx


"7375" <7375@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It's a Sony digital video cam connecting via USB. However, WMM shut
down
before I ever tried to connect a device. Very frustrating.

Are there Windows alternatives to WMM to for capturing video? Or any
good
freeware?

Thanks very much for your reply.

-Mike


"PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:

That's a different issue. What's the device brand and model... and
what
are
you connecting to it.

Movie Maker is great at getting video from digital camcorders via
firewire,
and spotty with other devices.
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
MM2 Tips and Tricks:
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters:
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx


"7375" <7375@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm having a similar issue when I try to capture video from a
device.
As
soon as I click the "Capture video from device" link I get the same
"WMM
has
to close" screens. All I've been able to get from eMachines is that
I
need
to reload my system disks, which is problematic given that I'll have
to
back
up tons of stuff.

Any thoughts? And can you capture video from a device in any other
way
than
through WMM?

Thanks in advance for any help you may be willing to give.

-Mike

"PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:

check the Importing Movie Source Files > Video > AVI page of my
website.

AVI is a pretty generic name... so it depends on the compression
codecs
used
to make it.
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
MM2 Tips and Tricks:
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters:
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx


"marriedhsdad" <marriedhsdad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
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I've been trying for weeks to compose a movie with Windows Movie
Maker.
The
problem I have is that every time I try to import a video (*.avi)
file,
I
get
an error: Windows Movie Maker has encountered a problem and needs
to
close.
We are sorry for the inconvenience. It then asks if I want to
send
an
error
report. I recently installed a new mother board with new memory,
so
that's
not the problem. Searching through the help files doesn't seem to
give
me
any
clue as to what is wrong or what can be done. I'd appreciate any
help
anyone
could give me.

HS Dad











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