Windows Movie Maker 2

[Avalon Drew 0]

And if so, does anyone know why it crashes every time I try to put a clip into the timeline?

[Rocky 1,224]

There is a crash bug when trying to put an effect into clips, but none I know about for putting clips in.

There is a windows newsgroup I used to read that has some pretty good WMM support, if you can't find it I'll try and locate it.

[wombat50 545]

Your trouble sounds like something other then to many open programs while using MSMM. I found the fewer open the less freezes and crashes I have with MSMM.

But even with no open programs, I have freezes.

There are many video formats available, and I read that some in particular crash

MSMM. I use mostly .avi and some others and had have pretty good luck. Virtual Dub is something I need to use in the future as those avi files add up into gigabytes pretty quick. Maybe you can find something here:

http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Forums/Default.aspx

[Avalon Drew 0]

I'm a member of Windows Movie Makers, even those guys can't figure it out.

My movies can't go anywhere because of this now, and I'm starting to get kind of upset, as I have almost all of the mission recorded, I just can't get them edited and compressed. -shrugs-. I'm going to try recording in different formats. I mean, one of them HAS to work. Eventually. Hopefully.

[Rocky 1,224]

I'm a member of Windows Movie Makers, even those guys can't figure it out.

My movies can't go anywhere because of this now, and I'm starting to get kind of upset, as I have almost all of the mission recorded, I just can't get them edited and compressed. -shrugs-. I'm going to try recording in different formats. I mean, one of them HAS to work. Eventually. Hopefully.

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I wondered why there had been no new movie. That sucks WMM is giving you a headache.

To get past this in the short term and get your movie out, why not download the trial for Ulead's Videostudio 9 and use that.

[Avalon Drew 0]

I've been thinking about using a different program, but I don't really know what.

I'll start with Ulead, and if anyone has any other reccomended video editing programs, let me know.

Thanks!

[Rocky 1,224]

Videostudio is easy to use, get the timeline showing at the bottom, and it is just like WMM with more options and features.

[Avalon Drew 0]

I'm downloading the trial of Videostudio now.

[Rocky 1,224]

If you need a hand with the early learning curve give me a shout. Once you know how to get going making a video takes no time at all.

[Avalon Drew 0]

Okay, well, I figured it out, and it was working great, until I tried splitting video clips. I'm uploading what the rendered movie looks like right now.

[Rocky 1,224]

The thing about VS is that when you "split" clips, and select which parts of a larger clip you want to use, that VS does not diegard or delete anything, it just remembers not to use the discarded selections in the final compilation. Hope that made sense.

So in the timeline, you can move the marker to the start of a section you want to keep, or apply an effect to, hit the split (scissors) button, and it will cut the video at that point. Repeat to mark the end of that section, then apply your effect, or hit delete if you do not want that section.

[Avalon Drew 0]

Whoops.

Thanks.

-is re-editing the clip now-.

Oh, and Contact!.

About one quarter of the way through, it goes all audio. I'm working on fixing that now.

Thanks for the advice, Rocky!

Edit: I just tried it, and it still doesn't work.

[Rocky 1,224]

I'm on MSN if I can help.