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Guest
I know this has probably been discussed but every time I try to open a saved project MM2 shuts down. What can I do to prevent this. I need some info.
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John Kelly
Hello there,
If the project you have saved is in any way corrupt, that could cause
movie maker to close down....more likely though, if your project contains
MPeg, JPeg or MP3 files then the initialisation of the project could cause
movie maker to crash out on you.
The solution for both of the above starts with deleting the project,
then convert all of the file types mentioned above into AVI, BMP and WAV
files respectivly, then re-create your project.
There is also a possibility that you are suffering from a codec problem,
below is my standard reply when I believe that may be the cause of your
trouble together with some additional notes.
There are two root causes and below you will find the solution for each
together with some notes on other issues.
1)
The one stop solution for that is a program called Rename Codecs and it is
available from my web site (Free). Make sure you check out the FAQ, on the
site, on what it does and how to run it (That will take about one minute of
your time!!) All the info you need is on the web site.
This reassuringly safe to use program requires no knowledge on your part
about what it is doing or how it is doing it or what it is doing it too!!!
neither do you need to know where any of these files are or whether it is
safe to rename them or not.....and best of all, ITS FREE !!!
2)
If this does not solve your problem then try the following out...it has
proved to be a successful procedure for a variety of problems.
1) Download the full version of DirectX Ver 9.0b, Media Player 9 and Movie
Maker 2.
2) Reboot you computer and Install DirectX
3) Reboot again and install Windows Media Player 9
4) Reboot yet again and install Movie Maker 2
5) Reboot one more time
Yes it sounds very tedious, but if you want to be certain all file locks
are removed so that the correct files can be installed this is the way you
have to go.
It is very important that you only download the full versions of these
programs and that you DO NOT attempt an install over the internet.
Other Notes
===========
Graphics Acceleration
---------------------
There is advice floating around that you should disable the graphics
acceleration abilities of your graphics card if Movie Maker locks up or
crashes out. Doing this is roughly equivalent to taking out your current
graphics card and replacing it with one that is several years old....this is
not the way forward!
The Graphics card on the machine I edit on is a cut above the average, it
has DV In & Out as well as Video In & Out. It does all sorts of clever
things and it is extremely fast. Then the day came when I tried Movie Maker
2 for the first time. It was a disaster. Knowing what the problem was I
immediately logged on to Microsoft and got the latest driver. There was no
change with the performance of the Graphics card with respect to Movie
Maker. After a lot of messing about I went to the cards manufacturer and
downloaded there most recent driver. I was convinced that the one from
Microsoft was in some way defective. It turned out that I was right but for
the wrong reason.
The version of the driver from Microsoft was more recent than the one on my
system AND more recent than the one from the OEM.BUT, the OEM had made minor
changes to how the card worked and these were not taken into consideration
by the Microsoft update!!!
So, do not get the generic update from Microsoft until you have tried the
latest driver from the manufacturer of your card.
Registration
------------
There is in my view some very bad advice floating around that tells you to
unregister the offending codec. If you take this advise be warned that
unregistering any file and doing it wrong will more than likely stop the
program that file belongs to from working all together and may in an extreme
situation cause your entire XP system to fail. This is true whether you make
a mistake using the Registry editor or the registration program itself, one
mistake and you are potentially in deep trouble. Whatever you unregister in
this manner has to be restored and you should take note that the
registration of a codec can often involve more than one registry entry. If
you are expert in these matters you will have no problem.
I have also found that MP3, Mpeg and Jpeg files can cause problems, So...
Convert all MP3 to WAV
Convert all MPeg to AVI
Convert all Jpeg to BMP
Video Conversion
----------------
For Video Conversion you should also check out the Knowledge Base Section
of my "Great Links" One of the website's in there "Video Help" has the best
collection of useful information I have yet come across on converting
between the various formats together with links to the software needed.
If the project you have saved is in any way corrupt, that could cause
movie maker to close down....more likely though, if your project contains
MPeg, JPeg or MP3 files then the initialisation of the project could cause
movie maker to crash out on you.
The solution for both of the above starts with deleting the project,
then convert all of the file types mentioned above into AVI, BMP and WAV
files respectivly, then re-create your project.
There is also a possibility that you are suffering from a codec problem,
below is my standard reply when I believe that may be the cause of your
trouble together with some additional notes.
There are two root causes and below you will find the solution for each
together with some notes on other issues.
1)
The one stop solution for that is a program called Rename Codecs and it is
available from my web site (Free). Make sure you check out the FAQ, on the
site, on what it does and how to run it (That will take about one minute of
your time!!) All the info you need is on the web site.
This reassuringly safe to use program requires no knowledge on your part
about what it is doing or how it is doing it or what it is doing it too!!!
neither do you need to know where any of these files are or whether it is
safe to rename them or not.....and best of all, ITS FREE !!!
2)
If this does not solve your problem then try the following out...it has
proved to be a successful procedure for a variety of problems.
1) Download the full version of DirectX Ver 9.0b, Media Player 9 and Movie
Maker 2.
2) Reboot you computer and Install DirectX
3) Reboot again and install Windows Media Player 9
4) Reboot yet again and install Movie Maker 2
5) Reboot one more time
Yes it sounds very tedious, but if you want to be certain all file locks
are removed so that the correct files can be installed this is the way you
have to go.
It is very important that you only download the full versions of these
programs and that you DO NOT attempt an install over the internet.
Other Notes
===========
Graphics Acceleration
---------------------
There is advice floating around that you should disable the graphics
acceleration abilities of your graphics card if Movie Maker locks up or
crashes out. Doing this is roughly equivalent to taking out your current
graphics card and replacing it with one that is several years old....this is
not the way forward!
The Graphics card on the machine I edit on is a cut above the average, it
has DV In & Out as well as Video In & Out. It does all sorts of clever
things and it is extremely fast. Then the day came when I tried Movie Maker
2 for the first time. It was a disaster. Knowing what the problem was I
immediately logged on to Microsoft and got the latest driver. There was no
change with the performance of the Graphics card with respect to Movie
Maker. After a lot of messing about I went to the cards manufacturer and
downloaded there most recent driver. I was convinced that the one from
Microsoft was in some way defective. It turned out that I was right but for
the wrong reason.
The version of the driver from Microsoft was more recent than the one on my
system AND more recent than the one from the OEM.BUT, the OEM had made minor
changes to how the card worked and these were not taken into consideration
by the Microsoft update!!!
So, do not get the generic update from Microsoft until you have tried the
latest driver from the manufacturer of your card.
Registration
------------
There is in my view some very bad advice floating around that tells you to
unregister the offending codec. If you take this advise be warned that
unregistering any file and doing it wrong will more than likely stop the
program that file belongs to from working all together and may in an extreme
situation cause your entire XP system to fail. This is true whether you make
a mistake using the Registry editor or the registration program itself, one
mistake and you are potentially in deep trouble. Whatever you unregister in
this manner has to be restored and you should take note that the
registration of a codec can often involve more than one registry entry. If
you are expert in these matters you will have no problem.
I have also found that MP3, Mpeg and Jpeg files can cause problems, So...
Convert all MP3 to WAV
Convert all MPeg to AVI
Convert all Jpeg to BMP
Video Conversion
----------------
For Video Conversion you should also check out the Knowledge Base Section
of my "Great Links" One of the website's in there "Video Help" has the best
collection of useful information I have yet come across on converting
between the various formats together with links to the software needed.
G
Guest
I have saved projects before. But now when I save a project (not as a
movie), and when I come back, all the pictures show a big red X.
Why does this happen? All pictures are jpg.
movie), and when I come back, all the pictures show a big red X.
Why does this happen? All pictures are jpg.
G
Graham Hughes
It means the pictures have either been deleted from, or moved on the pc. If
they are still on the pc, just right click one picture and browse to it's
location, the rest should then be found automatically if in the same
location as the first. If you've deleted them, it's start again I'm afraid.
--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
they are still on the pc, just right click one picture and browse to it's
location, the rest should then be found automatically if in the same
location as the first. If you've deleted them, it's start again I'm afraid.
--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
Bendelmac said:I have saved projects before. But now when I save a project (not as a
movie), and when I come back, all the pictures show a big red X.
Why does this happen? All pictures are jpg.
G
Guest
thanks for your note. But, I click on the red X, and it does not come back.
I recieved the pictures originally from a DVD. So what you are saying is, if
I want to add from another DVD, save it, and then come back, all the pictures
will be gone.
Is there any way to save with pictures and then come back to the project and
add again, say from another DVD?
Thanks
I recieved the pictures originally from a DVD. So what you are saying is, if
I want to add from another DVD, save it, and then come back, all the pictures
will be gone.
Is there any way to save with pictures and then come back to the project and
add again, say from another DVD?
Thanks
Graham Hughes said:It means the pictures have either been deleted from, or moved on the pc. If
they are still on the pc, just right click one picture and browse to it's
location, the rest should then be found automatically if in the same
location as the first. If you've deleted them, it's start again I'm afraid.
--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
Bendelmac said:I have saved projects before. But now when I save a project (not as a
movie), and when I come back, all the pictures show a big red X.
Why does this happen? All pictures are jpg.
P
PapaJohn \(MVP\)
clicking on the red X isn't enough... you need to browse to the missing
file, pointing Movie Maker to where it is now located.
--
PapaJohn
Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
MM2 Tips and Tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
file, pointing Movie Maker to where it is now located.
--
PapaJohn
Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
MM2 Tips and Tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
G
Guest
so what you are telling me, is that once one has it all set up, there is NO
way to save the project with all the pictures prior to burning a DVD.
If I use one than one DVD to take my pictures from, it will show a big Red X
for the first batch, until which time I have finished with the second.
Then when I am ready to burn the DVD, I will have to have both the DVD
sources available prior to burning.
Seems like a lousy program to me. One should be able to save it all
(pictures included) and then come back and add more etc.
way to save the project with all the pictures prior to burning a DVD.
If I use one than one DVD to take my pictures from, it will show a big Red X
for the first batch, until which time I have finished with the second.
Then when I am ready to burn the DVD, I will have to have both the DVD
sources available prior to burning.
Seems like a lousy program to me. One should be able to save it all
(pictures included) and then come back and add more etc.
PapaJohn (MVP) said:clicking on the red X isn't enough... you need to browse to the missing
file, pointing Movie Maker to where it is now located.
--
PapaJohn
Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
MM2 Tips and Tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
Bendelmac said:thanks for your note. But, I click on the red X, and it does not come
back.
I recieved the pictures originally from a DVD. So what you are saying is,
if
I want to add from another DVD, save it, and then come back, all the
pictures
will be gone.
Is there any way to save with pictures and then come back to the project
and
add again, say from another DVD?
Thanks
P
PapaJohn \(MVP\)
It's movie making software... when you're done putting all the pix and music
together, save the movie (which is different than the project).
The movie is a single file with all your stuff in it... take that file to
your DVD software, not all the files that went into making the movie.
You can do what you want... just a little learning about how to use it.
--
PapaJohn
Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
MM2 Tips and Tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
together, save the movie (which is different than the project).
The movie is a single file with all your stuff in it... take that file to
your DVD software, not all the files that went into making the movie.
You can do what you want... just a little learning about how to use it.
--
PapaJohn
Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
MM2 Tips and Tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
W
Wojo
If you are using pictures from more than one DVD all in the same project
then you need to copy them to your harddrive and import them from there to
WMM then create your project.
-Wojo
then you need to copy them to your harddrive and import them from there to
WMM then create your project.
-Wojo