Right - I think what I was meant to do was to open the .avi file in Movie
Maker, drag all the clips (unedited) onto the film strip and then save that
movie in a .wmv format. Does it matter which format I choose ? I tried a
random one (sorry forgotten which format but it resulted in a 800Mb file, as
opposed to the 12GB .avi file). However I could not link it to my orginal
project file - same message as before when I tried to link the .avi file to
my project saying different format etc. Looks like I have to do all my
editing again - unless I choose the wrong format to save my movie in ? Could
you recommend which format I need to choose to get it to work ?
"PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
> Hi Bram,
>
> My Managing > Source Files page has info about what files can be substituted
> for others... my testing shows you could convert the DV-AVI file to a higher
> quality WMV file, using Movie Maker, and then use the new WMV as a
> substitute for the original.
>
> I shouldn't have said that USB was for analog... it's also for other kinds
> of digital video than DV.
> --
> PapaJohn
> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
>
>
> "Bram" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:15A3418F-1886-4403-BA71-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank you - apologies if this was a trivial issue.
> >
> > Anyway I have now managed to capture my video in avi format. I was hoping
> > that I could simply delete the old wmv format, open my project, browse for
> > missing file and then link it to the new avi file. Sadly that doesn't work
> > as
> > the file format is different (something to do with the way it makes the
> > clips). So my question is - is there a quick way to do this or do I have
> > to
> > re-edit my video all over again ?
> >
> > Bram
> >
> > "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >> because it only works with a firewire connection (iLink in your Sony
> >> manual).... USB is for analog capture and DV-AVI is a digital file.
> >> --
> >> PapaJohn
> >> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
> >>
> >>
> >> "Bram" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:CD4CA68B-EBDD-45DC-B715-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >I am trying to capture video from my Sony digital camera connected to my
> >> > computer with a USB cable (at least on the computer side it is
> >> > different
> >> > on
> >> > the camera side). However the DV-AVI import format is greyed out and I
> >> > can
> >> > not select this format. Why not ?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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