Cannot operate the slider bars of Windows Moviemaker.

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I am replaying movies copied from TV, but when I play them with Moviemaker
it is not possible to adjust the brightness/contrast.
Please help, Frank

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They are "mpeg movie files" and they are the result of recording TV movies.

These recorded movies are always darker than the originals and so need
brightness and contrast adjustment.
Do I have to convert the file to some other type?




"Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@dvds2treasure.co.uk> wrote in message
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> What file type are they? MM works best with dv-avi and wmv files, others
> like mpeg and compressed avi's can cause problems.
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "Frank Martin" <paul@colonel.com.au> wrote in message
> news:eY5toe%23iFHA.3336@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>I am replaying movies copied from TV, but when I play them with Moviemaker
>>it is not possible to adjust the brightness/contrast.
>> Please help, Frank
>>
>
>

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I changed the file fom mpg to AVI and this fixed it, but the resulting file
was about twice the size.
Why is this?


"Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@dvds2treasure.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Yes, try changing them to dv-avi, or wmv.
>
> Graham
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "Frank Martin" <paul@colonel.com.au> wrote in message
> news:u8Zu0uKjFHA.3784@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> They are "mpeg movie files" and they are the result of recording TV
>> movies.
>>
>> These recorded movies are always darker than the originals and so need
>> brightness and contrast adjustment.
>> Do I have to convert the file to some other type?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@dvds2treasure.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:%23poLdBDjFHA.320@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> What file type are they? MM works best with dv-avi and wmv files, others
>>> like mpeg and compressed avi's can cause problems.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Graham Hughes
>>> MVP Digital Media
>>> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
>>> www.dvds2treasure.com
>>> www.simplydv.com
>>>
>>>
>>> "Frank Martin" <paul@colonel.com.au> wrote in message
>>> news:eY5toe%23iFHA.3336@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>I am replaying movies copied from TV, but when I play them with
>>>>Moviemaker it is not possible to adjust the brightness/contrast.
>>>> Please help, Frank
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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Thanks, I'll remember all this.


"Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@dvds2treasure.co.uk> wrote in message
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> avi is not as compressed as mpeg. If you wnat quality, then always capture
> as dv-avi, then compress to mpeg or whatever at the very final stage.
>
> Graham
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "Frank Martin" <paul@colonel.com.au> wrote in message
> newsad6pZajFHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>I changed the file fom mpg to AVI and this fixed it, but the resulting
>>file was about twice the size.
>> Why is this?
>>
>>
>> "Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@dvds2treasure.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:uWCvYNLjFHA.3316@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Yes, try changing them to dv-avi, or wmv.
>>>
>>> Graham
>>>
>>> --
>>> Graham Hughes
>>> MVP Digital Media
>>> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
>>> www.dvds2treasure.com
>>> www.simplydv.com
>>>
>>>
>>> "Frank Martin" <paul@colonel.com.au> wrote in message
>>> news:u8Zu0uKjFHA.3784@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>> They are "mpeg movie files" and they are the result of recording TV
>>>> movies.
>>>>
>>>> These recorded movies are always darker than the originals and so need
>>>> brightness and contrast adjustment.
>>>> Do I have to convert the file to some other type?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@dvds2treasure.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23poLdBDjFHA.320@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>> What file type are they? MM works best with dv-avi and wmv files,
>>>>> others like mpeg and compressed avi's can cause problems.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Graham Hughes
>>>>> MVP Digital Media
>>>>> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
>>>>> www.dvds2treasure.com
>>>>> www.simplydv.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Frank Martin" <paul@colonel.com.au> wrote in message
>>>>> news:eY5toe%23iFHA.3336@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>I am replaying movies copied from TV, but when I play them with
>>>>>>Moviemaker it is not possible to adjust the brightness/contrast.
>>>>>> Please help, Frank
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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