Re: NEED VIDEO IN THREE DAYS FOR MY WEDDING!!!!! HELP!!

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No you can't and shouldn't junk Movie Maker....

the size is right for 15 minutes of DV-AVI file.... the big, big file is why
it's hard to play smoothly. Yes there are apps you can use for 30 days or
longer.... and

I suggest trying the Windows version 9 media encoder....
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx

It should convert a DV-AVI to WMV...
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website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"onthegogirl" <onthegogirl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hey, what do you think about Muvee Autoproducer??? It's a free program I
located on the web that requires DirectX. I'm wondering if I download it,
if
I could plug this project into it. ??? Should I just junk MM off my
computer
before I download anything else?? Help!

"PapaJohn" wrote:

Do you have any options other than Movie Maker to convert the DV-AVI file
into something playable on another computer? Maybe the SUPER converter
that
many use for conversions. Maybe the Riva FLV Encoder to convert it to a
Flash file?

If you can't save a single clip DV-AVI file to a Pocket PC choice in
Movie
Maker, it indicates you have a basic problem with the app.... using
something else for now might be quicker than trying to fix Movie Maker.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"onthegogirl" <onthegogirl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ok. So here's the deal. And let me just tell you, I am about to cry. I
am
so
frustrated.

I saved it to my desktop as a DV-AVI file. I then opened MM and
imported
the
file off my desktop (well actually it ended up in my videos when I went
looking for it but whatever). It played perfectly when I played it in
MM.

Ok, so then, I tried to burn it off MM after loading the AVI file in
there.
I tried first to burn it as a local playback 2.1. It stopped 6% into it
and
said there was an error and MM would have to close. Perfect.

I restarted the computer and started the same process again....loaded
it
into MM and then tried to burn it from MM as a full page video to a
pocket
PC. Same thing happened.

At this point, I don't know what in the hell to do. I even tried to
play
it
off Media Player and burn it that way. I got the error message that the
files
were either ALL corrupt or I didn't have a media license to burn it.

I'm not trying to burn this onto a DVD. I'm trying to just burn it onto
a
CD-R that will play in a laptop. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM HERE?????!!!!!

"PapaJohn" wrote:

I'm kinda saying that.... but a DV-AVI file is a stepping stone to get
to
something else, not an end in itself.

If you're heading to a DVD, it'll be the DVD making software that uses
the
DV-AVI file to make the MPEG2 files needed for the disc.

The DV-AVI is the highest quality file and the most difficult to play
smoothly... whatever you make from it will be appropriate in size and
quality for the environment you play it in.

Your DV-AVI file might just be suffering from being highly fragmented
on
your hard drive.... so a hard drive tuneup would help... but again,
don't
worry about the playing.... if it's the file video you want to go
with,
keep
going. You have more important things to do than to stop for a drive
cleanup.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"onthegogirl" <onthegogirl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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So, are you saying that even if it's REALLY choppy on the saved file
on
my
desktop, when I copy it to a disk, it's going to play ok? Because it
is
REALLY REALLY choppy. I mean the songs skip and the pictures
hang.....ugh!
I'm listening to it right now and it's still playing and hasn't
stopped
completely but I feel like it's just a matter of time. How choppy is
too
choppy in order for it to not copy correctly? Thanks in advance! So
much!

Charity

"PapaJohn" wrote:

As long as the rendering finishes and you can see/hear it all the
way
through including your last scene.... no matter how choppy it
plays,
the
file should be complete. The rendering takes as long as it needs to
get
the
file saved completely. DV-AVI is the highest quality file you can
have
and
is meant for further use, not for playback.

--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"onthegogirl" <onthegogirl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
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Ok. Once the DVI was saved, I went to my desktop where I saved it
and
played
it. Great. It's choppy again. I honestly don't know what to do
here.
I
deleted all the other versions out of My Video folder, thinking
maybe I
have
too much junk on there and it's gumming things up. I changed a
few
transitions and I have just clicked "save project" in MM and it
saved
there.
Now, I am saving it again as a DVI to my desktop to see if it
will
somehow
miraculously work this time.

I am very nervous about breaking it up into sections as one of
you
advised.
I feel like I'm too much of a novice to make that work! I don't
think
it
will
run smoothly! UGH!

So, at this point, IF it saves without being choppy to my
desktop,
I'm
going
to try saving it to the pocket PC option that PapaJohn suggested.
BTW,
I
have
been reading your site for HOURS trying to figure this out.

Question: IF it saves as a DVI and functions properly on my
computer,
won't
saving it as a pocket PC option produce poor quality when played
on
the
laptop?

Please guide me step by step here as if I know nothing about
computers.
I
do
happen to know a little but my brain is so fried right now, I am
feeling
very
insecure about how to do ANYTHING else on this project.

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!! All those around me are indebted!!!!!!!!

"PapaJohn" wrote:

DV-AVI files are large and hard to play smoothly... so your
saved
movie
might be fine.

For a check, import the new DV-AVI file as a single clip in
Movie
Maker
and
save it to one of the pocket PC choices.... and play it... if
it's
complete
and plays smoothly then your file is fine and you can use it to
make
yours
discs.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"onthegogirl" <onthegogirl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Jul 4, 12:01 am, onthegogirl <onthegog...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ok, I'm about to go nuts here.

I am getting married in three days. I have been working on
putting
together a video presentation for the reception and have
spent
no
less
than 60 hours working on this. Mainly because Movie Maker
keeps
screwing everything up!

Ok, I have the 2.1 version. I have 4 songs, I have no idea
how
many
pictures and every picture has a transition with about 4
title
overlays total. I have a DELL 3100 that is relatively new.

Every time I try to save the file and burn it to a CD which
will
be
played on a laptop and projected onto a wall at the
reception, I
have
problems. It will say that is has saved but when I go to
watch
it,
it
stops in the middle or it keeps going with the music but not
the
pictures or just jams up altogether and won't save at all.
UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been reading posts but to be honest, I am so burned
out
at
this
point, I'm ready to scream. I SO want this to work!

I read a post about saving the file as a DVI file to your
hard
drive
and then trying to burn it to a a CD. Does anyone know if
this
will
give me the same quality video for playback as the "local
playback
for
2.1" option you can use when burning to a CD? Because that
quality
is
great...however it won't save all the way.

I'm at 65% saved at this point saving it to my desktop as a
DVI.
But
I'm scared that it's again not going to save correctly or
that
if
it
does, when I try to burn the desktop version to my CD, I'm
again
going
to have problems. Can anyone help me advance troubleshoot?!!!
I
don't
want to start from scratch....in fact, I wouldn't be able to.
There's
no way I'd have time. I need help!!!!!!!!

Ok.....update. I in fact got the video to save to my desktop
as a
DVI.
Now, when I click to play it, the music is choppy and the
pictures
are
too. It's like it's a half beat off all the time on the audio.
Please
someone help me here before I yank all my hair out. I'm a
bride
to
be
who's about to become a bridezilla over this! Please help
spare
those
around me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!















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