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[ooglymoogly.livejournal.com]

Grrrrr...

Okay so I don't suppose anyone here uses Windows Movie Maker at all?

I'm brand new to vid making and, though I've been able to save several projects as movie files, for some reason it's not letting me anymore. It saves to 28% and then just like stops while the "Minutes Remaining" goes up and up and up.

The file I was trying to save was the largest one yet at just over four minutes and was also the first one in which I included a title and credits. But then I opened up some of my smaller projects and the same thing happened, it'd get to 28% and then stop.

This is seriously frustrating me and ANY help/advice/ideas/etc. people could offer would be greatly appreciated!


PROBLEM SOLVED!! ^_^

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[genesisgurl211.livejournal.com]

Sadly, Im still living in primitive times and using Movie Maker as well. That happened to me when I upgraded to Movie Maker 2. I ended up re-installing Windows to go back to the original Movie Maker. Guess it depends on which version you are using, 1 or 2. Try upgrading to MM2 if you are using the original version. Hope this helps!

[ooglymoogly.livejournal.com]

Hi! I just wanted to let you know that I got it saved! I didn't actually have to upgrade to MM2 to do so (I tried out a bunch of simpler suggestions first) but while looking up where I would get it I found the WMM forums! A place that I'm like totally going to be living at now =P. So, again, THANK YOU!

[ooglymoogly.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for commenting! I'm not such which one I'm using actually, whatever came with the comp =P. I just got it last month though so maybe verion 2? Anyway, I will definitely look into this but, one more question, are projects transferable between the two? Like say I do have version one and I get version two would I be able to open up a project I was working on in version one? I just reeeally hate the thought of having to start over from scratch with this :(.

[sweetestdrain]

I used to have that problem. I could generally get it to work if I split the vid into two minute segments before I exported.

Here's what I did : Save the file again under a different name, like "part one", and delete all the clips after a specific point. Then open your original file, save it as "part two" and delete all the clips *before* a particular point. Then export both of them as movies, create a new project and import both part one and part two, import your song again and check that it still lines up nicely with your clips, THEN try exporting. Technically, you will only have two clips, and they will be a smaller file size, and that fools WMM into thinking it can actually export with no problems.

That's the thing, though - you're going to lose a bit of quality that way, and possibly mess up your timing a tiny smidge. WMM is a twitchy bitch.

Anyway - that's what worked for me, (before I switched to Premiere, and then oh glory and wonders no more export problems). Good luck!

[ooglymoogly.livejournal.com]

First of all, thanks soo very much for taking the time to comment! You're SUCH a sweetheart for doing so. Secondly, it worked! I got it saved! *dances* ..lol.. Seriously, you have no idea how happy I am about that! *g*

"WMM is a twitchy bitch."
Ha! So I'm learning =P.

"Anyway - that's what worked for me, (before I switched to Premiere, and then oh glory and wonders no more export problems)."
Ooh, I've heard amazing things about Premiere in my years as a vid-watcher but, seeing as I just started vid-making myself, I have yet to actually research it. :: makes mental note to do so soon ::

Anyway, again, thank muchly for the help! ^_^