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From: Marilyn on 3 Apr 2010 23:41
The video plays fine until I drag it to the storyboard then it starts and
stops like it is going from still to still photo. However, the audio
continues to run fine.

Do I need more RAM? I deleted temporary files and closed everything that was
running.

Other suggestions?

Thanks.
Marilyn

From: John Inzer on 3 Apr 2010 23:47
Marilyn wrote:
> The video plays fine until I drag it to the storyboard then it starts
> and stops like it is going from still to still photo. However, the
> audio continues to run fine.
>
> Do I need more RAM? I deleted temporary files and closed everything
> that was running.
>
> Other suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
> Marilyn
==================================
Could be that your project is getting too complex
for your system resources and in that case...yes,
more RAM would be worth a try.

And...maybe there is a compatibility issue with the
video files.

Many formats are reportedly compatible with Movie
Maker but the most reliable choices are:

Photos - bmp
Video - wmv or dv-avi
Music - wma, wav, wmv


--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk


From: John Inzer on 4 Apr 2010 00:21
If this is a large project...it would be worth a try to create
several smaller projects...save each one in the .wmv movie
format and then reimport the collection of .wmv files and
drag them to the timeline for combining into a final movie.

Increasing the size of your Virtual Memory Paging File
might be worth a try also.

See the following articles:

(308417) HOW TO: Set Performance Options
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308417

Virtual Memory in Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm


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J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

==================================


> Marilyn wrote:
>> The video plays fine until I drag it to the storyboard then it starts
>> and stops like it is going from still to still photo. However, the
>> audio continues to run fine.
>>
>> Do I need more RAM? I deleted temporary files and closed everything
>> that was running.
>>
>> Other suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Marilyn
> ==================================
> Could be that your project is getting too complex
> for your system resources and in that case...yes,
> more RAM would be worth a try.
>
> And...maybe there is a compatibility issue with the
> video files.
>
> Many formats are reportedly compatible with Movie
> Maker but the most reliable choices are:
>
> Photos - bmp
> Video - wmv or dv-avi
> Music - wma, wav, wmv




From: Marilyn on 4 Apr 2010 00:48
Thanks again, John.
My guess is that I need more RAM although I'll check the compatibilty. I
think the videos are AVI.
You've been really helpful. I appreciate your time.
Marilyn

"John Inzer" wrote:

> Marilyn wrote:
> > The video plays fine until I drag it to the storyboard then it starts
> > and stops like it is going from still to still photo. However, the
> > audio continues to run fine.
> >
> > Do I need more RAM? I deleted temporary files and closed everything
> > that was running.
> >
> > Other suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Marilyn
> ==================================
> Could be that your project is getting too complex
> for your system resources and in that case...yes,
> more RAM would be worth a try.
>
> And...maybe there is a compatibility issue with the
> video files.
>
> Many formats are reportedly compatible with Movie
> Maker but the most reliable choices are:
>
> Photos - bmp
> Video - wmv or dv-avi
> Music - wma, wav, wmv
>
>
> --
>
> J. Inzer MS-MVP
> Digital Media Experience
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
> .
>
From: John Inzer on 4 Apr 2010 09:00
Marilyn wrote:
> Thanks again, John.
> My guess is that I need more RAM although I'll check the
> compatibilty. I think the videos are AVI.
> You've been really helpful. I appreciate your time.
> Marilyn
=====================================
Another thought...even though the video starts
and stops when played from the timeline in Movie
Maker...it may be worth a try to save the project in
the .wmv format and see if it will play correctly in
Windows Media Player.

There are many types of .avi files and you may
have compatibility issues.

Might be worth a try to convert the .avi files to
the .wmv format before importing into Movie Maker.

The following freeware can do the conversion:

(FWIW...it's always a good idea to create a System
Restore point before installing software or updates)

Format Factory
http://www.pcfreetime.com/
(FWIW...when installing...you may want to uncheck
'all' of the boxes on the final screen)

After downloading and installing Format Factory...
open the program and choose an Output Folder...
(this is where you will find your files after they are
converted)

Drag/drop your .avi video clips onto the
main screen...

Select 'All to WMV' / OK...

Click...Start...on the toolbar...

That should do it...

Good luck.

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk


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