Re: Can't add transition

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walter wrote:
Would you be so kind as to elaborate on what you mean by a project
becoming "too complex"?
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Be aware I'm no expert and the best info
is found at the following sites:

PapaJohn
http://www.papajohn.org/

Movie Makers.
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/

Anyway...(in a nutshell) when your system
resources choke on it...it's too complex.
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Does the WMM program have limitations in and of itself as to the
physical size of the project, number of transistions, effects added,
etc. or does the complexity of the project have more to do with the
machine it's being built with?
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Your system resources dictate your limits.
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In other words, (picking numbers out of thin air here) if person "A"
has 512MB of RAM and 5 gigs free on the HD, is he more likely to run
into a project complexity issue than person "B", who has 4GB of RAM
and 100 gigs free HD space?
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No doubt...the more RAM and free space...
the less likely it is that you will encounter
resource issues.

A user with 512 MB of RAM and 5 GB free
Hard Drive space probably should not be
considering a hobby of video editing.

As for free space...my personal suggestion
is that your hard drive be at 'least' 50% free.
Currently...my 400GB system disk has
348 GB free.

These days with huge external hard drives
available at reasonable prices there is no
reason to fill your system drive with your
collection of personal files.
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I'm asking only about project size/contents here. Not burning. I am
aware that limited free RAM and HD space can result in "bad" burns. Been
there, done that, made the coasters. :-)

Thanks for your time.
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System resource issues and source file
compatiblity issues comprise the bulk of
Movie Maker problems.

Just a personal opinion...I find that most
viewers are more interested in the real
content of a video presentation and not
all the bells and whistles that are merely
added to impress...Special Effects...as
it were. And...creating extremely long
projects is an excellent way to put your
viewers to sleep.

--


John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk


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