Movie Maker Windows XP

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Hi, In my "My Videos" Folder, I identify each one with a photograph, but I
don't seem to be able to customize the lastest video I made. It is a MSWMM
file. I'd like to make this a folderwith a photo like the other ones.
Hope this makes sense.
Any ideas , anyone.
thank you in advance
 
thistle said:
Hi, In my "My Videos" Folder, I identify each one with a photograph,
but I don't seem to be able to customize the lastest video I made.
It is a MSWMM file. I'd like to make this a folderwith a photo like
the other ones. Hope this makes sense.
Any ideas , anyone.
thank you in advance
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..mswmm is not a video file...it is your
project file and does not include the
source files (pictures, music, videos).

You can add a picture to a folder if
you place a copy of a picture in the
folder and rename it folder.jpg.

--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
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I'm not quite sure how to proceed with this, John. Can you tell me how to
get the source files into that project. I appreciate your help. thank you
 
thistle said:
I'm not quite sure how to proceed with this, John. Can you tell me
how to get the source files into that project. I appreciate your
help. thank you
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Re-open the .mswmm project file in
Movie Maker and save the file in a
movie format...as follows...

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...
(and several other options)
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...

For more detailed info on managing
your source files...go to the following
link and choose...Manage Your Files /
Source Files in the left pane.

Movie Maker - Photo Story
www.papajohn.org

--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

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Hi, I've made the movie 2 more times, and I still get the MSWMM file. I
followed the directions to a "T" so I will try it one more time.
thank you John
 
thistle said:
Hi, I've made the movie 2 more times, and I still get the MSWMM file.
I followed the directions to a "T" so I will try it one more time.
thank you John
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Sorry...but I don't see how you could use
the steps I posted and wind up with
a .mswmm project file.

Is it possible that the .wmv movie saved
in a different folder and you are accessing
the .mswmm file that you already had?

--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

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Hi John, sorry, my mistake, I was jumping ahead, and I finally saw that
"project File" and "Movie File" were different things, so I gave it another
try with success, saving it to a WMV file. It's in the My Videos folder,
but now I'm still trying to make it a "folder" with photo on the front. Can
you tell me how to change it. I've tried to rename it but it tells me if I
do that, the file may becaome unusable. thank you once again for helping me.
 
thistle said:
Hi John, sorry, my mistake, I was jumping ahead, and I finally saw
that "project File" and "Movie File" were different things, so I gave
it another try with success, saving it to a WMV file. It's in the
My Videos folder, but now I'm still trying to make it a "folder" with
photo on the front. Can you tell me how to change it. I've tried
to rename it but it tells me if I do that, the file may becaome
unusable. thank you once again for helping me. "John Inzer" wrote:
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You cannot change the video file into
a folder...don't alter the video file...

What you can do is create a new folder
and insert the video file into it.

In your My Videos folder...go to...File /
New / Folder.

Name the folder....(type a name)

Place the video file in the new folder.

If you don't see a picture on the New
Folder...you can add one by using the
steps I previously posted for you.

You can add a picture to a folder if
you place a copy of a picture in the
folder and rename it folder.jpg.

--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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
 
thistle said:
Thank you so much. This worked great and I appreciate your time
helping me.
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You're welcome.

Thanks for the update.
--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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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