Help ! Want to transfer this movie to DVD

Guest · Jun 3, 2004

Hey y'all to everyone.....Help !! I am not nearly as experienced as the rest of you it seems so I hope my question doesn't sound too lame. I have made a Movie of app. 600 photos ( along with titles, credits & 10 songs) I have scanned for my sister in-laws wedding gift. I want to put this from my MM2 onto a DVD+R so we can view this at the event in 2 weeks. I don't want to screw this up, or save it and find out I did it wrong and then not be able to redo it.

I have put in some serious blood, sweat & hundreds of tears into this project - any/all help is so very welcome. Please respond

Tiffany

print_maker · Jun 3, 2004

Cool - sounds like a great gift.

First, go to the file menu and "Save Movie" - save it out as a DV-AVI or as
a WMV.

DV-AVI is the highest quality but also the files are HUGE - so be sure you
have 13GB free space if your movie is an hour long vs 1 GB for an hour long
WMV.

Next - Run whatever DVD burning software came with your DVD player, and
import the AVI file (most newer ones take WMV too - but you never know until
you check) (You probably have MyDVD or Ulead or Nero or something)

Burn away.

Tiffany said:
Hey y'all to everyone.....Help !! I am not nearly as experienced as the

rest of you it seems so I hope my question doesn't sound too lame. I have
made a Movie of app. 600 photos ( along with titles, credits & 10 songs) I
have scanned for my sister in-laws wedding gift. I want to put this from my
MM2 onto a DVD+R so we can view this at the event in 2 weeks. I don't want
to screw this up, or save it and find out I did it wrong and then not be
able to redo it.

I have put in some serious blood, sweat & hundreds of tears into this

project - any/all help is so very welcome. Please respond.

Guest · Jun 3, 2004

Now when you say " Run whatever DVD Burning software" came with your DVD player. ARE YOU REFERING TO MY DVD PLAYER ( IN THE HOUSE HOOKED UP TO MY TV ) OR SOMETHING ON MY COMPUTER ??? AAAHH GEEZ __ BY THE WAY< SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS my .... nevermind i fixed it. frustrated but learning
Thanks

----- print_maker wrote: ----

Cool - sounds like a great gift

First, go to the file menu and "Save Movie" - save it out as a DV-AVI or a
a WMV

DV-AVI is the highest quality but also the files are HUGE - so be sure yo
have 13GB free space if your movie is an hour long vs 1 GB for an hour lon
WMV

Next - Run whatever DVD burning software came with your DVD player, an
import the AVI file (most newer ones take WMV too - but you never know unti
you check) (You probably have MyDVD or Ulead or Nero or something

Burn away

Tiffany said:
Hey y'all to everyone.....Help !! I am not nearly as experienced as th

rest of you it seems so I hope my question doesn't sound too lame. I hav
made a Movie of app. 600 photos ( along with titles, credits & 10 songs)
have scanned for my sister in-laws wedding gift. I want to put this from m
MM2 onto a DVD+R so we can view this at the event in 2 weeks. I don't wan
to screw this up, or save it and find out I did it wrong and then not b
able to redo it

PapaJohn \(MVP\) · Jun 3, 2004

Hi Tiffany,

He means the DVD software that came with your DVD burner on your computer.
Most CD and DVD burners have the software bundled with them to be able to
use them.
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org

..

Tiffany said:
Now when you say " Run whatever DVD Burning software" came with your DVD

player. ARE YOU REFERING TO MY DVD PLAYER ( IN THE HOUSE HOOKED UP TO MY
TV ) OR SOMETHING ON MY COMPUTER ??? AAAHH GEEZ __ BY THE WAY< SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS my .... nevermind i
fixed it. frustrated but learning.

Guest · Jun 3, 2004

I figured, while I waited for a response I could do the first part of your message and wait for clarification on the rest. And lo and behold I recieved this stupid warning.... Could not save movie. Verify that the original source files are still available, Verify Saving location still available Make sure there is enough disk space available and try again.

I verified the first 2. Nothing has moved or changed ( I had that happen midway through & had to redo 200 pics -- I didn't make that mistake again) The location I want to save is still there & empty ( have never added anything to that area before. and last but not least When I changed it to DV-AVI the estimated space needed was 14013.75 MB and the available hard drive space is 37.90 GB. So unless I am mistaken I should have plenty of space left. Sooooo frustrated. Thanks for letting me vent. Any suggestions now ?

----- Tiffany wrote: ----

Now when you say " Run whatever DVD Burning software" came with your DVD player. ARE YOU REFERING TO MY DVD PLAYER ( IN THE HOUSE HOOKED UP TO MY TV ) OR SOMETHING ON MY COMPUTER ??? AAAHH GEEZ __ BY THE WAY< SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS my .... nevermind i fixed it. frustrated but learning
Thanks

----- print_maker wrote: ----

Cool - sounds like a great gift

First, go to the file menu and "Save Movie" - save it out as a DV-AVI or a
a WMV

DV-AVI is the highest quality but also the files are HUGE - so be sure yo
have 13GB free space if your movie is an hour long vs 1 GB for an hour lon
WMV

Next - Run whatever DVD burning software came with your DVD player, an
import the AVI file (most newer ones take WMV too - but you never know unti
you check) (You probably have MyDVD or Ulead or Nero or something

Burn away

Tiffany said:
Hey y'all to everyone.....Help !! I am not nearly as experienced as th

rest of you it seems so I hope my question doesn't sound too lame. I hav
made a Movie of app. 600 photos ( along with titles, credits & 10 songs)
have scanned for my sister in-laws wedding gift. I want to put this from m
MM2 onto a DVD+R so we can view this at the event in 2 weeks. I don't wan
to screw this up, or save it and find out I did it wrong and then not b
able to redo it

PapaJohn \(MVP\) · Jun 3, 2004

There's a number of things it could be. See the Problem Solving > Can't Save
a Movie page of my site.

With a project as big as yours, it might just be the overall complexity....
check your ability to save a small movie (a couple minutes) in both WMV and
DV-AVI formats.
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org

..

Tiffany said:
I figured, while I waited for a response I could do the first part of your

message and wait for clarification on the rest. And lo and behold I recieved
this stupid warning.... Could not save movie. Verify that the original
source files are still available, Verify Saving location still available
Make sure there is enough disk space available and try again.

I verified the first 2. Nothing has moved or changed ( I had that happen

midway through & had to redo 200 pics -- I didn't make that mistake again)
The location I want to save is still there & empty ( have never added
anything to that area before. and last but not least When I changed it to
DV-AVI the estimated space needed was 14013.75 MB and the available hard
drive space is 37.90 GB. So unless I am mistaken I should have plenty of
space left. Sooooo frustrated. Thanks for letting me vent. Any suggestions
now ??

----- Tiffany wrote: -----

Now when you say " Run whatever DVD Burning software" came with your

DVD player. ARE YOU REFERING TO MY DVD PLAYER ( IN THE HOUSE HOOKED UP TO MY
TV ) OR SOMETHING ON MY COMPUTER ??? AAAHH GEEZ __ BY THE WAY< SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS my .... nevermind i
fixed it. frustrated but learning.

print_maker · Jun 3, 2004

Sorry, meant to say "...came with your DVD burner" - but my hands and brain
are a few feet apart and the signal must not be getting through clearly...

PapaJohn can read my mind thankfully.

Tiffany said:
Now when you say " Run whatever DVD Burning software" came with your DVD

player. ARE YOU REFERING TO MY DVD PLAYER ( IN THE HOUSE HOOKED UP TO MY
TV ) OR SOMETHING ON MY COMPUTER ??? AAAHH GEEZ __ BY THE WAY< SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS my .... nevermind i
fixed it. frustrated but learning.

Guest · Jun 4, 2004

You both are AWESOME !!! Thank you for the help ! My movie saved. "doing the happy dance here"... Thanks again on that part.
But as far as a program that came with my dvd burner, I see no such programs on my computer. I have searched and looked, and when I do a system scan on any/all files programs with "dvd" in the name my comp shows like 98 ( but I find nothing in the programs)???? Last bit o' help.... please..

Thanks again
Tif

----- print_maker wrote: ----

Sorry, meant to say "...came with your DVD burner" - but my hands and brai
are a few feet apart and the signal must not be getting through clearly..

PapaJohn can read my mind thankfully

Tiffany said:
Now when you say " Run whatever DVD Burning software" came with your DV

player. ARE YOU REFERING TO MY DVD PLAYER ( IN THE HOUSE HOOKED UP TO M
TV ) OR SOMETHING ON MY COMPUTER ??? AAAHH GEEZ __ BY THE WAY< SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS my .... nevermind
fixed it. frustrated but learning

PapaJohn \(MVP\) · Jun 4, 2004

Some of the DVD software can be downloaded and used in a trial period....
maybe that's your next step until you know what software you want.

I have links on each of the pages in the DVD Software section of my site.
Sonic, ULead and TMPGEnc are good brands (that doesn't mean that the others
are not), but I don't know which ones offer the free trial period.... I see
that ULead does.
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org

..

Tiffany said:
You both are AWESOME !!! Thank you for the help ! My movie saved. "doing

the happy dance here"... Thanks again on that part.

But as far as a program that came with my dvd burner, I see no such

programs on my computer. I have searched and looked, and when I do a system
scan on any/all files programs with "dvd" in the name my comp shows like 98
( but I find nothing in the programs)???? Last bit o' help.... please...

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