Pad said:
I imported Camcorder movie clips to Windows Movie maker
After completion of work, I saved and closed
Later I am trying to open the project, the the squares shows a big
RED X
and will not open. Why??
Also I notice that there is no site to burn/write the project to a CD
or DVD. Am I missing something.
Please help
Pad
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Red Xs indicate that the source files....pictures,
movie clips, music files, etc...are no longer
available in the original locations. If the files
have been moved...you can right click the Red Xs
and browse to the new location.
Reason being that the .mswmm project file does
not include the source files it only records the path.
If you are on XP you need DVD authoring software
if you wish to burn a DVD. The Home Premium and
Ultimate versions of Vista include Windows DVD
Maker.
Here are a couple of freebies and some tutorial info:
DVD Flick
http://www.dvdflick.net/
Be sure to read the Guide:
http://www.dvdflick.net/guide.php
If you have problems downloading DVD Flick...
try the following direct link:
http://tinyurl.com/6gt7p2
or...
http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/dvdflick/dvdflick_setup_1.3.0.4.exe
Save the file to a folder on your hard drive and
install from there.
Tutorials:
DVD Flick Tutorial
http://beginwithsoftware.com/videoguides/dvd-flick-guide.html
Burn Any PC Video Format into DVD
http://www.freevideoworkshop.com/dvdflicktutorial.htm
To create a basic Video DVD that should play in a free
standing DVD player...try the following...
Good luck.
First...read the DVD Flick Guide to familiarize yourself
with the program.
Open DVD Flick and insert a blank DVD in your burner.
If your computer's Autoplay window opens....just close it.
Click the Project Settings button and go to...Video /
Target format...residents of USA...choose...NTSC /
Accept.
Left click the Add title button and browse to your
Movie Clips and select the ones you want on the DVD.
You can arrange them by selecting one and then use
the Move Up and Move Down buttons.
Left click the Create DVD button / OK / Yes / Yes.
Wait while the DVD is created.
When the text "Finished Successfully" appears you
may close DVD Flick. Now you can eject your DVD
and play it in your DVD player.
At some point you may wish to purchase more
advanced software like Nero, Roxio, Ulead, etc...but
at least this is a start.
Another app:
Free Videos To DVD / Free Video Converter
http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html
Burn Your Photo Stories to DVD for Free
using Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows
http://pctoby.com/DVDPhotoStory.aspx
(works for Movie Maker videos also)
--
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
