Windows Movie Maker

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Rather than try to spend time fixing a problem which may not be needed......

Do you want to play this cd on a dvd player at home? If so MM will not make
a cd which is viewable on home dvd players, as it uses a different format.
Answer first question and I'll follow through with answers for either
hopefully!!

There is a windowsxp.moviemaker NG, but carry on here for now.

Graham

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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
"Bob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I am new here so if I am in the wrong place please
> forgive me and advise.
> I am trying to save a movie file to a cd with windows
> movie maker and it keeps telling me that I do not have a
> cd in the drive or there is no drive to write a cd. Yet I
> have a Sony DVD that write CDs with no difficulty. Does
> anyone recognize this problem and feel they can advise me
> about a solution? This was my first attempt at this so I
> am probably doing something stupid but I think I am
> following all of the steps as Windows Movie Maker lays
> them out.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Moviemaker is not ideal just for picture shows. Often it will work,
sometimes not, for best chance of a result use bitmap pictures not jpeg's.
If you have any music added, do not use mp3's, wma instead. To display it,
depnds on what you have, dvd player and tv? If so, make a vcd/svcd using the
likes of nero. Check www.dvdrhelp.com to see if the dvd player will play
this type of disc. You could play back via WMP and a projector.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
"Jeff" <jaban@centurytel.net> wrote in message
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> I didn't see an answer to this question but mine is
> basically the same. I want to be able to make a movie
> (misc pictures, etc.) in movie maker and be able to
> display it somehow for a 25th wedding aniversary.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Rather than try to spend time fixing a problem which may
> not be needed......
> >
> >Do you want to play this cd on a dvd player at home? If
> so MM will not make
> >a cd which is viewable on home dvd players, as it uses a
> different format.
> >Answer first question and I'll follow through with
> answers for either
> >hopefully!!
> >
> >There is a windowsxp.moviemaker NG, but carry on here
> for now.
> >
> >Graham
> >
> >--
> >Graham Hughes
> >MVP Digital Media
> >www.dvds2treasure.com
> >www.simplydv.com
> >"Bob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:661d01c493b3$2d09c2e0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I am new here so if I am in the wrong place please
> >> forgive me and advise.
> >> I am trying to save a movie file to a cd with windows
> >> movie maker and it keeps telling me that I do not have
> a
> >> cd in the drive or there is no drive to write a cd.
> Yet I
> >> have a Sony DVD that write CDs with no difficulty. Does
> >> anyone recognize this problem and feel they can advise
> me
> >> about a solution? This was my first attempt at this so
> I
> >> am probably doing something stupid but I think I am
> >> following all of the steps as Windows Movie Maker lays
> >> them out.
> >
> >
> >.
> >