Re: HELP! Saved project not playing on DVD player

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jokigaetvibo wrote:
I have made 2 movies using MM and everything was great! Finished a
new project and tried saving to CD but my computer locks up towards
the end of burning (it also ejects the CD) and I always have to
reboot my pc...I tried playing playing the CD on my DVD player but
getting an error message "no data on disk"...

Does it sound like I have to uninstall MM and then reinstall it from
Microsoft website?

Thanks for any and all advice!

jokigaetvibo
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It may be worth a try to save the movie to
your hard drive and use your regular burning
software to burn the CD. BTW...if you plan
to play a movie on a free standing DVD player
you must create a VCD (Video CD) or a
Video DVD. Most DVD players should play
either one.

Most DVD authoring software such as...Nero,
Roxio, ULead, WinDVD Creator, ProShow Gold....
will have an option to create a VCD.

More info.....

To play a movie on a DVD player...you
need software that can create a VCD...
(this assumes you do not have a DVD
burner...then you might create a DVD)

First you would save your Movie Maker
project to a folder on your hard drive as
a movie...

To save as a .wmv movie file...
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next / Next.
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

To save as an .avi movie file...
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Show More Choices /
Other Settings /
Open the drop window and choose...DV-AVI /
Next /
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

Next...you need to import the completed
..wmv or .avi movie file into a software
program that will create a VCD. Most
DVD players will play a VCD...check
the manual for your DVD player for
compatibility. A VCD is a Video Disk
created on a CD instead of a DVD.

I've had success with a program called
'InterVideo WinDVD Creator'...there are
many others...'NeroVision Express'...is
another example. The main thing is the
program must be able to create a VCD
from a .wmv or .avi video file.

--

John Inzer
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