Can I convert Windows Movie Maker 2 (*.mswmm) format to
MPEG-2 in order to burn my video capture clips to DVD
format which should enable me to play them on DVD players.
There is no option in Windows Movie Maker to save files as
MPEG-2.

I would appreciate any assistance you can offer.

Thanks very much

Frank

Hi there,

mswmm is not a format, it is just the extension name of the file that
stores the instructions on how to play/create a video. Movie Maker itself
can not create files for use on a dvd machine

If your intention is to eventually put your work onto a standard DVD for
playing on domestic equipment you should click on File > Save Movie and
create a DV-AVI file.

DV-AVI is the best quality that you can get out of Movie Maker, and it is
also the most widely accepted format for importing into the necessary
software for creating a DVD for home use.

The creation of DVD's requires additional software. After first getting two
duff packages I eventually settled on Dazzle DVD Complete, it allows
creation of pretty good DVD's

Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.org

Thanks Joh

Tried what you suggested but unfortuataley it doesn't let me select the DVI option as it doesn't highlight when I click on to it.

Frank

Hi Frank,

That's a pain in the rear end. I'm not sure if we are on the same page
here...you have refered to it as DVI previously. I'm talking DV-AVI an
option in "Save Movie " If we are on the same page then my guess would be
that something about the project you want to turn into a video file that
means you cannot create a DV-AVI file.

Do you have the ability to save to a WMV file (All options 2.1MB etc)

Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.co.uk
www.the-kellys.org

"Frank" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks John
>
> Tried what you suggested but unfortuataley it doesn't let me select the
DVI option as it doesn't highlight when I click on to it.
>
> Frank

Thanks again John for your reply

I know its a real bumber. You're right, I did mean DVI-AVI file

What's happening is that when I select capture video, I select PAL_B in camera settings (this formatt is used in Australia I have been told) however, the Digital device format (DVI-AVI) is not highlighted so I use best quaility. I am capturing through an S-video port in my video graphics card. No worries about capturing, as it plays ok in Media player and can burn using Nero as a movie file to a CDR, but not as a DVD, and can play it back through Media Player.

The only option I have when selecting "Save Project as" is Window Movie Maker Projects (*MSWMM)

I would really like to be able to play to DVD.....could you suggest some other software that may do the job.

Kindest regard

Frank

Within Movie Maker, you can capture as NTSC DV-AVI, and then toggle the
setting to PAL before saving to your hard drive. Then save the movie as
DV-AVI (PAL). The process within Movie Maker should let you get to DVD in
either PAL or NTSC environments.
--
PapaJohn
www.papajohn.org


"Frank" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:951F7B1A-F932-44CC-A6AF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks again John for your reply.
>
> I know its a real bumber. You're right, I did mean DVI-AVI file.
>
> What's happening is that when I select capture video, I select PAL_B in
camera settings (this formatt is used in Australia I have been told)
however, the Digital device format (DVI-AVI) is not highlighted so I use
best quaility. I am capturing through an S-video port in my video graphics
card. No worries about capturing, as it plays ok in Media player and can
burn using Nero as a movie file to a CDR, but not as a DVD, and can play it
back through Media Player.
>
> The only option I have when selecting "Save Project as" is Window Movie
Maker Projects (*MSWMM).
>
> I would really like to be able to play to DVD.....could you suggest some
other software that may do the job.
>
> Kindest regards
>
> Frank.
>
>

Hi There Frank,

Ah Ha ! the magic Pal-B...its Pal-I here....OK...PAL-I or B or whichever
has nothing to do with Digital Video at all, and it does not matter I have
found what you have set for NTSC or PAL. It would not in any case be a good
idea to change it to NTSC as that is a 30 frame per second environment and
PAL is 25. Saving A Pal video to an NTSC format will give you that odd look
we see over here when we watch an American video that has been converted to
PAL...Basically going from 25 to 30 fp/s requires extrapolation of data and
going back to PAL would require Interpolation...end result....ODD

You, with present equipment/situation, are never get your input of video
to the computer to actually be Digital. Fortunately that does not matter.
Simply capture the video to your harddrive using the highest resolution you
can.

Now get the Windows Media Encoder from Microsoft and load your captured
video file into that. DO NOT select any options within Media Encoder other
than the save file option....Media Encoder will INDEX the file as it saves
it......you now have a digital file at the same quality as previously
captured that should then enable the option of saving to DV-AVI from within
Movie Maker.

So, load this new file into Movie Maker, edit it as desired and then
save the resulting project using the File > Save Movie option, and away you
go....

You should take note though...saving a file in the DV-AVI format simply
gives you a file that conforms to certain standards....If I understand you
properly, to put it onto a disk as a DVD, you will need appropriate software
to create the final DVD format with menus etc etc and of course a DVD writer
and disks.

Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk


"Frank" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:951F7B1A-F932-44CC-A6AF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks again John for your reply.
>
> I know its a real bumber. You're right, I did mean DVI-AVI file.
>
> What's happening is that when I select capture video, I select PAL_B in
camera settings (this formatt is used in Australia I have been told)
however, the Digital device format (DVI-AVI) is not highlighted so I use
best quaility. I am capturing through an S-video port in my video graphics
card. No worries about capturing, as it plays ok in Media player and can
burn using Nero as a movie file to a CDR, but not as a DVD, and can play it
back through Media Player.
>
> The only option I have when selecting "Save Project as" is Window Movie
Maker Projects (*MSWMM).
>
> I would really like to be able to play to DVD.....could you suggest some
other software that may do the job.
>
> Kindest regards
>
> Frank.
>
>

"John Kelly" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<4Xsfc.4107$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Hi Frank,
>
> That's a pain in the rear end. I'm not sure if we are on the same page
> here...you have refered to it as DVI previously. I'm talking DV-AVI an
> option in "Save Movie " If we are on the same page then my guess would be
> that something about the project you want to turn into a video file that
> means you cannot create a DV-AVI file.
>
> Do you have the ability to save to a WMV file (All options 2.1MB etc)
>
> Best Wishes.....John Kelly
> www.the-kellys.co.uk
> www.the-kellys.org
>
> "Frank" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:840DC08F-3E6A-4972-AA3E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thanks John
> >
> > Tried what you suggested but unfortuataley it doesn't let me select the
> DVI option as it doesn't highlight when I click on to it.
> >
> > Frank

try videoedit converter pro
http://www.viscomsoft.com/products/v...tconverterpro/

Thanks John and PapaJoh

Really appreicate your time helping me out

I will try your recommendations in the next few days and will get back to you with the results

Regard

Frank

Hi Joh

Have downloaded Windows Media Encoder Ver9 with all its utitlties as you suggested. It appears to be a handy piece of software

Can't seem to import my saved Movie Maker files in to it ....the only file type it allows file extension it offers the (*.wme) when I select open from the file menu

I have tried several different things and have read the help file. It appers that you can only convert from *wme to mswmm

Again thanks for your time, your assistance is much appreciated...learning a lot as I go.

Thanks

Fran