Hi there,
Can Windows Movie Maker capture a video that is playing on my computer
(from
a CD that is in my CD-Rom)? Sort of like a "screen capture"?
No, wish it could. There are programs that will, but there is an easier
way...check out the link on my web site to DVDR-Help and ask for advice on
DivX. Take not though that DivX can mess up Movie Maker. There is a
solution to that issue on my web site. A program called Rename Codecs. See
the tutorial for further info.
I have a CD slideshow someone made with programs I do not have. It will
only play on my computer and I would like to be able to change it (encode
it/recode it?) so I can also play it on my DVD player. I do not have any
way to do this - that I know of at least.
Ah Ha! If the video is just Still images you will be able to capture the
stills using something like Intervideo or Cyberlinks DVD playing software.
If you use either of the "give away" versions of these program, both will
mess up Movie Maker. Same solution as above applies
Once you have your stills you can incorporate them in a Movie Maker project
and create your own DV-AVI file with transitions and effects ready to be
incorporated into a DVD authoring program (Movie Maker can not do this
stage) so that you can later burn your own DVD. If you do not yet have them
you will need a DVD burner installed to your computer and appropriate
software for authoring a DVD
A lower quality VCD (Video CD) or SVCD using an ordinary CD burner...you
would still need extra software capable of taking the output from movie
maker and burning a CD
The format that movie maker creates on a CD is not presently capable of
being played on a domestic DVD machine. When it is, you will need to buy
that newer machine......
Its all down to how much you are prepared to spend.
You could always chat a friend up and get them to copy it for you...that
would depend on exactly what format the files are in.
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Best Wishes.....John Kelly
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