I'm having a problem with WMM that I've never had before. Whenever I try to
play what I have in the timeline the preview screen won't show anything, it
just stays black. I get audio, but not the images. I've used these clips
before too, so I don't think that the clips are the problem. Right now I'm
working with an image and it won't show up either (I've used other images
before and they've worked fine). Now the preview works when the clip isn't in
the timeline, but once I put it in the timeline it won't work anymore. This
has never happened before and I don't really know how to fix it. Can anyone
help me? Thanks!

hello,

Are you using any form of Mpeg video file??? or ASF for that matter??? If
yes then go to www.videohelp.com (best source of info on the WWW) and look
for a converter to the AVI format....use the AVI file in Movie Maker

--
Best Wishes.....John Kelly

Check out the free hosting for your pictures and video at...
www.the-kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk

hi there, thanks for responding! hmmm honestly i'm not sure what type of file
it is. This is probably a stupid question, but what is an Mpeg video file? I
just assumed that if wmm opened a file for me to use that it would be
supported (since there have been files that i've tried to use that wouldn't
work). I just don't understand why it would work one time and not another, i
haven't uninstalled anything.

Would it work if I completely uninstalled the program and then reinstalled
it again?

haaahhhaaa....Been there.....!!!!OK...try his...There are two ways to make a
Video..You can use your JPG-digtial Stills or your PalmCorder Digital
Video..you can even MIX the two together..JPG(jpeg)is a Large File..Digital
Video is a Large File..the JPG's can be Dragged to your project..the
PalmCorder will use a Capture Card to create a Video File(Large File)..WMM2
will accept the Files of jpeg/DV-avi/MP3/.wma/.mov/.wmv/and some others...You
will want to maintain a Large File unitl you are READY to BURN to
DISK....that FILE is a mpeg-2 File for compression to a 4.7 GB
Blank(DVD)..you do not want to compress an already created mpeg-2 file..it
will be OK..but stick to your Large Files..with that simply stated all should
work well..so to say that a DV-avi File is very good to SAVE..it can be
re-edited..and the Defragmentor can also be used(helps smooth it out a
bit)..then its..two types of Blank Media and a compatible BURNER
Drive..so..PLUS or DASH Blank Media is needed..PLUS for PC-playback..DASH for
Home Player playback.."works for me".....other than that...Blank Preview
Screen....??

"DawnFire84" wrote:

> hi there, thanks for responding! hmmm honestly i'm not sure what type of file
> it is. This is probably a stupid question, but what is an Mpeg video file? I
> just assumed that if wmm opened a file for me to use that it would be
> supported (since there have been files that i've tried to use that wouldn't
> work). I just don't understand why it would work one time and not another, i
> haven't uninstalled anything.
>
> Would it work if I completely uninstalled the program and then reinstalled
> it again?
>
>

oh gosh...i'm sorry but i didn't understand any of that. I'm so illiterate
when it comes to the names of all this stuff. I don't rip my own DVDs though,
the files are already on my computer (probably shouldn't say how!) I'm still
just baffled by this, how my files worked fine one time and now they won't
play, and only when they're in the timeline. And not even videos, images too.
I tried to uninstall it but there is no uninstall feature. I appreciate you
taking the time to write all that out though, I'm just sorry that I'm so
illiterate when it comes to this!

"smframe" wrote:

> haaahhhaaa....Been there.....!!!!OK...try his...There are two ways to make a
> Video..You can use your JPG-digtial Stills or your PalmCorder Digital
> Video..you can even MIX the two together..JPG(jpeg)is a Large File..Digital
> Video is a Large File..the JPG's can be Dragged to your project..the
> PalmCorder will use a Capture Card to create a Video File(Large File)..WMM2
> will accept the Files of jpeg/DV-avi/MP3/.wma/.mov/.wmv/and some others...You
> will want to maintain a Large File unitl you are READY to BURN to
> DISK....that FILE is a mpeg-2 File for compression to a 4.7 GB
> Blank(DVD)..you do not want to compress an already created mpeg-2 file..it
> will be OK..but stick to your Large Files..with that simply stated all should
> work well..so to say that a DV-avi File is very good to SAVE..it can be
> re-edited..and the Defragmentor can also be used(helps smooth it out a
> bit)..then its..two types of Blank Media and a compatible BURNER
> Drive..so..PLUS or DASH Blank Media is needed..PLUS for PC-playback..DASH for
> Home Player playback.."works for me".....other than that...Blank Preview
> Screen....??
>
> "DawnFire84" wrote:
>
> > hi there, thanks for responding! hmmm honestly i'm not sure what type of file
> > it is. This is probably a stupid question, but what is an Mpeg video file? I
> > just assumed that if wmm opened a file for me to use that it would be
> > supported (since there have been files that i've tried to use that wouldn't
> > work). I just don't understand why it would work one time and not another, i
> > haven't uninstalled anything.
> >
> > Would it work if I completely uninstalled the program and then reinstalled
> > it again?
> >
> >

This is not likely to be an installation problem.
It is more likely that your problem is, as John alluded to, a problem with
the filetype your using.
The symptoms you are describing are consistent to what would happen if you
tried using an MPEG video in your project.
To find out what type of file the clip your having problems with is simply
place your mouse pointer over the thumbnail of your clip in your
collections.A yellow tooltip box should come up giving the duration of the
file and the filename with a 3 or 4 digit extension (filename.????) the
extension is what we need to know to assist you further.
-Wojo

"DawnFire84" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news23EA9AE-FD2D-4EF9-B03F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> hi there, thanks for responding! hmmm honestly i'm not sure what type of
> file
> it is. This is probably a stupid question, but what is an Mpeg video file?
> I
> just assumed that if wmm opened a file for me to use that it would be
> supported (since there have been files that i've tried to use that
> wouldn't
> work). I just don't understand why it would work one time and not another,
> i
> haven't uninstalled anything.
>
> Would it work if I completely uninstalled the program and then reinstalled
> it again?
>
>

Thanks for your post! Ok, the majority of the files I have (that also worked
a few months ago) say that they're .avi Then the other files that I have are
..wmv. It's interesting too b/c I imported the amv that I made a few months
ago just to test it (which is also in wmv form) and it doesn't work either.
Also, I don't know if this is important or not, but when I do just make a
short video or whatever just to experiment, even though the preview doesn't
display the images, when I finalize it and play it back in windows media
player, both sound and the images work perfectly

"Wojo" wrote:

> This is not likely to be an installation problem.
> It is more likely that your problem is, as John alluded to, a problem with
> the filetype your using.
> The symptoms you are describing are consistent to what would happen if you
> tried using an MPEG video in your project.
> To find out what type of file the clip your having problems with is simply
> place your mouse pointer over the thumbnail of your clip in your
> collections.A yellow tooltip box should come up giving the duration of the
> file and the filename with a 3 or 4 digit extension (filename.????) the
> extension is what we need to know to assist you further.
> -Wojo
>
> "DawnFire84" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news23EA9AE-FD2D-4EF9-B03F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > hi there, thanks for responding! hmmm honestly i'm not sure what type of
> > file
> > it is. This is probably a stupid question, but what is an Mpeg video file?
> > I
> > just assumed that if wmm opened a file for me to use that it would be
> > supported (since there have been files that i've tried to use that
> > wouldn't
> > work). I just don't understand why it would work one time and not another,
> > i
> > haven't uninstalled anything.
> >
> > Would it work if I completely uninstalled the program and then reinstalled
> > it again?
> >
> >
>
>
>

Well that is interesting.
So then maybe it is that Movie Maker is broken after all but before doing a
reinstall I would try a system restore back to when Movie Maker was still
working properly.

To do that find the System Restore program (it should be Accessories ->
Administrative Tools -> System Restore) and open it.
Next make sure "Restore my computer to an earlier time" is selected and
click "NEXT".
The next screen will show a calendar. The days that are in BOLD type are
days that have restore points available.
Select a day back to when you believe Movie Maker was still working
properly.
The 2nd box (to the right of the calendar) will list all the restore points
from that day. Sometimes there is more than one if programs were installed
or your system was altered in some way. This is a good way to also see what
programs or system changes were made in case you forgot about something,
somebody else did something, or something changed without your knowledge.
Select a restore point from the list and click "NEXT"
Click "NEXT" one more time and the process will begin.
Be warned though that any changes you made to your system after the restore
point you chose will be lost. This means any programs you installed will
need to be reinstalled, any Windows Updates will also need to be done again,
etc...
The computer will let you know when the restoration is complete and will
then reboot.
Sometimes, depending on some of the file permissions etc..., it will need to
reboot twice to complete the process.
With any luck this will fix the problem and if it still doesn't work then
maybe reinstalling SP2 will be the way to go.
--
Wojo
http://www.remember-christopher.dostweb.com/Wojo's_Place/


"DawnFire84" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:860C7457-B4A8-4AE0-B041-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for your post! Ok, the majority of the files I have (that also
> worked
> a few months ago) say that they're .avi Then the other files that I have
> are
> .wmv. It's interesting too b/c I imported the amv that I made a few months
> ago just to test it (which is also in wmv form) and it doesn't work
> either.
> Also, I don't know if this is important or not, but when I do just make a
> short video or whatever just to experiment, even though the preview
> doesn't
> display the images, when I finalize it and play it back in windows media
> player, both sound and the images work perfectly
>
> "Wojo" wrote:
>
>> This is not likely to be an installation problem.
>> It is more likely that your problem is, as John alluded to, a problem
>> with
>> the filetype your using.
>> The symptoms you are describing are consistent to what would happen if
>> you
>> tried using an MPEG video in your project.
>> To find out what type of file the clip your having problems with is
>> simply
>> place your mouse pointer over the thumbnail of your clip in your
>> collections.A yellow tooltip box should come up giving the duration of
>> the
>> file and the filename with a 3 or 4 digit extension (filename.????) the
>> extension is what we need to know to assist you further.
>> -Wojo
>>
>> "DawnFire84" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news23EA9AE-FD2D-4EF9-B03F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > hi there, thanks for responding! hmmm honestly i'm not sure what type
>> > of
>> > file
>> > it is. This is probably a stupid question, but what is an Mpeg video
>> > file?
>> > I
>> > just assumed that if wmm opened a file for me to use that it would be
>> > supported (since there have been files that i've tried to use that
>> > wouldn't
>> > work). I just don't understand why it would work one time and not
>> > another,
>> > i
>> > haven't uninstalled anything.
>> >
>> > Would it work if I completely uninstalled the program and then
>> > reinstalled
>> > it again?
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>

It didn't work I found a date where it says that WMM2 was installed back
in May (though that seemed weird to me b/c I don't remember doing that) and I
went to the day before that and restored it to then, but the program still
says that it's WMM2 and still won't play the images in the preview screen.
I'm at such a loss, I don't get why this didn't work either. When was WMM2
released anyway? See, it's hard b/c I haven't really used this program in a
long time, so I don't really know when this problem started. System Restore
only goes back to April too, and then there are no restore points in April.

Is it unsafe and a bad idea to reinstall SP2? Could something bad happen by
doing that? Would that remove wmm all together so I could reinstall it?

"Wojo" wrote:

> Well that is interesting.
> So then maybe it is that Movie Maker is broken after all but before doing a
> reinstall I would try a system restore back to when Movie Maker was still
> working properly.
>
> To do that find the System Restore program (it should be Accessories ->
> Administrative Tools -> System Restore) and open it.
> Next make sure "Restore my computer to an earlier time" is selected and
> click "NEXT".
> The next screen will show a calendar. The days that are in BOLD type are
> days that have restore points available.
> Select a day back to when you believe Movie Maker was still working
> properly.
> The 2nd box (to the right of the calendar) will list all the restore points
> from that day. Sometimes there is more than one if programs were installed
> or your system was altered in some way. This is a good way to also see what
> programs or system changes were made in case you forgot about something,
> somebody else did something, or something changed without your knowledge.
> Select a restore point from the list and click "NEXT"
> Click "NEXT" one more time and the process will begin.
> Be warned though that any changes you made to your system after the restore
> point you chose will be lost. This means any programs you installed will
> need to be reinstalled, any Windows Updates will also need to be done again,
> etc...
> The computer will let you know when the restoration is complete and will
> then reboot.
> Sometimes, depending on some of the file permissions etc..., it will need to
> reboot twice to complete the process.
> With any luck this will fix the problem and if it still doesn't work then
> maybe reinstalling SP2 will be the way to go.
> --
> Wojo
> http://www.remember-christopher.dostweb.com/Wojo's_Place/
>
>
> "DawnFire84" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:860C7457-B4A8-4AE0-B041-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thanks for your post! Ok, the majority of the files I have (that also
> > worked
> > a few months ago) say that they're .avi Then the other files that I have
> > are
> > .wmv. It's interesting too b/c I imported the amv that I made a few months
> > ago just to test it (which is also in wmv form) and it doesn't work
> > either.
> > Also, I don't know if this is important or not, but when I do just make a
> > short video or whatever just to experiment, even though the preview
> > doesn't
> > display the images, when I finalize it and play it back in windows media
> > player, both sound and the images work perfectly
> >
> > "Wojo" wrote:
> >
> >> This is not likely to be an installation problem.
> >> It is more likely that your problem is, as John alluded to, a problem
> >> with
> >> the filetype your using.
> >> The symptoms you are describing are consistent to what would happen if
> >> you
> >> tried using an MPEG video in your project.
> >> To find out what type of file the clip your having problems with is
> >> simply
> >> place your mouse pointer over the thumbnail of your clip in your
> >> collections.A yellow tooltip box should come up giving the duration of
> >> the
> >> file and the filename with a 3 or 4 digit extension (filename.????) the
> >> extension is what we need to know to assist you further.
> >> -Wojo
> >>
> >> "DawnFire84" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news23EA9AE-FD2D-4EF9-B03F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > hi there, thanks for responding! hmmm honestly i'm not sure what type
> >> > of
> >> > file
> >> > it is. This is probably a stupid question, but what is an Mpeg video
> >> > file?
> >> > I
> >> > just assumed that if wmm opened a file for me to use that it would be
> >> > supported (since there have been files that i've tried to use that
> >> > wouldn't
> >> > work). I just don't understand why it would work one time and not
> >> > another,
> >> > i
> >> > haven't uninstalled anything.
> >> >
> >> > Would it work if I completely uninstalled the program and then
> >> > reinstalled
> >> > it again?
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

System restore only goes back as far as harddrive space allows (you can tell
Windows how much space to use) but April is plenty far enough back anything
further would almost certainly cause other problems.
No reinstalling SP2 isn't a problem it is just a step that is usually not
necessary. If you uninstall it first (Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs)
then run Windows update it will reinstall automatically along with WMM. I
also recommend ordering a free SP2 disk from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx
This way when a need to reinstall arises you do not need to download SP2 all
over again.
--
Wojo
http://www.remember-christopher.dostweb.com/Wojo's_Place/

"DawnFire84" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:F4F8634F-64A6-4B2F-ACB6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> It didn't work I found a date where it says that WMM2 was installed
> back
> in May (though that seemed weird to me b/c I don't remember doing that)
> and I
> went to the day before that and restored it to then, but the program still
> says that it's WMM2 and still won't play the images in the preview screen.
> I'm at such a loss, I don't get why this didn't work either. When was WMM2
> released anyway? See, it's hard b/c I haven't really used this program in
> a
> long time, so I don't really know when this problem started. System
> Restore
> only goes back to April too, and then there are no restore points in
> April.
>
> Is it unsafe and a bad idea to reinstall SP2? Could something bad happen
> by
> doing that? Would that remove wmm all together so I could reinstall it?
>
> "Wojo" wrote:
>
>> Well that is interesting.
>> So then maybe it is that Movie Maker is broken after all but before doing
>> a
>> reinstall I would try a system restore back to when Movie Maker was still
>> working properly.
>>
>> To do that find the System Restore program (it should be Accessories ->
>> Administrative Tools -> System Restore) and open it.
>> Next make sure "Restore my computer to an earlier time" is selected and
>> click "NEXT".
>> The next screen will show a calendar. The days that are in BOLD type are
>> days that have restore points available.
>> Select a day back to when you believe Movie Maker was still working
>> properly.
>> The 2nd box (to the right of the calendar) will list all the restore
>> points
>> from that day. Sometimes there is more than one if programs were
>> installed
>> or your system was altered in some way. This is a good way to also see
>> what
>> programs or system changes were made in case you forgot about something,
>> somebody else did something, or something changed without your knowledge.
>> Select a restore point from the list and click "NEXT"
>> Click "NEXT" one more time and the process will begin.
>> Be warned though that any changes you made to your system after the
>> restore
>> point you chose will be lost. This means any programs you installed will
>> need to be reinstalled, any Windows Updates will also need to be done
>> again,
>> etc...
>> The computer will let you know when the restoration is complete and will
>> then reboot.
>> Sometimes, depending on some of the file permissions etc..., it will need
>> to
>> reboot twice to complete the process.
>> With any luck this will fix the problem and if it still doesn't work then
>> maybe reinstalling SP2 will be the way to go.
>> --
>> Wojo
>> http://www.remember-christopher.dostweb.com/Wojo's_Place/
>>
>>
>> "DawnFire84" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:860C7457-B4A8-4AE0-B041-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Thanks for your post! Ok, the majority of the files I have (that also
>> > worked
>> > a few months ago) say that they're .avi Then the other files that I
>> > have
>> > are
>> > .wmv. It's interesting too b/c I imported the amv that I made a few
>> > months
>> > ago just to test it (which is also in wmv form) and it doesn't work
>> > either.
>> > Also, I don't know if this is important or not, but when I do just make
>> > a
>> > short video or whatever just to experiment, even though the preview
>> > doesn't
>> > display the images, when I finalize it and play it back in windows
>> > media
>> > player, both sound and the images work perfectly
>> >
>> > "Wojo" wrote:
>> >
>> >> This is not likely to be an installation problem.
>> >> It is more likely that your problem is, as John alluded to, a problem
>> >> with
>> >> the filetype your using.
>> >> The symptoms you are describing are consistent to what would happen if
>> >> you
>> >> tried using an MPEG video in your project.
>> >> To find out what type of file the clip your having problems with is
>> >> simply
>> >> place your mouse pointer over the thumbnail of your clip in your
>> >> collections.A yellow tooltip box should come up giving the duration of
>> >> the
>> >> file and the filename with a 3 or 4 digit extension (filename.????)
>> >> the
>> >> extension is what we need to know to assist you further.
>> >> -Wojo
>> >>
>> >> "DawnFire84" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news23EA9AE-FD2D-4EF9-B03F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > hi there, thanks for responding! hmmm honestly i'm not sure what
>> >> > type
>> >> > of
>> >> > file
>> >> > it is. This is probably a stupid question, but what is an Mpeg video
>> >> > file?
>> >> > I
>> >> > just assumed that if wmm opened a file for me to use that it would
>> >> > be
>> >> > supported (since there have been files that i've tried to use that
>> >> > wouldn't
>> >> > work). I just don't understand why it would work one time and not
>> >> > another,
>> >> > i
>> >> > haven't uninstalled anything.
>> >> >
>> >> > Would it work if I completely uninstalled the program and then
>> >> > reinstalled
>> >> > it again?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>