Converting MSWMM To MP3:

I need to know where I can find a utility, if one exists, that converts Windows Movie Maker files (.MSWMM) into MP3s

If something like this exists, great. If it doesn't, why the heck not? Not everyone has Windows Movie Maker to play back on, ... or a system that supports it. Who was the genius who said you could only import these formats for the materials to a new file, but you cannot export to the source format

I want to share my files with friends who don't have the Movie Maker, and things like Media Player don't recognize MSWMMs. What the heck is that supposed to be, anyway. Why can't it just make and save in a normal, mainstream format?

There isn't any such utility. The MSWMM file is the project file, not the
movie or music file. When you have a project file open in Movie Maker, you
make the movie or music file by choosing 'Save Movie File' from the menu.

The saved WMV, WMA or DV-AVI file doesn't need Movie Maker on the computer
that plays it back... Windows Media Player can play them all.

The basics of how to use Movie Maker are on references in online tutorials,
the help file, books, etc.
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PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org

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"Aurora" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:215F0A2A-DA22-4653-B60C-D37965790080@microsoft.com...
> I need to know where I can find a utility, if one exists, that converts
Windows Movie Maker files (.MSWMM) into MP3s.
>
> If something like this exists, great. If it doesn't, why the heck not? Not
everyone has Windows Movie Maker to play back on, ... or a system that
supports it. Who was the genius who said you could only import these formats
for the materials to a new file, but you cannot export to the source format?
>
> I want to share my files with friends who don't have the Movie Maker, and
things like Media Player don't recognize MSWMMs. What the heck is that
supposed to be, anyway. Why can't it just make and save in a normal,
mainstream format?

I don't know about that

See, I tried to use the Media Player, but it could not find the file, even in tho' it was looking in the right folder. I had to use "Open ALL Files", then when I clicked on that, it gave me an Error Message that it couldn't read the file, etc, etc, etc

Seems more trouble than its worth. >.<

Right, Media Player can't play a Movie Maker project file.... nothing can...
only Movie Maker.

You have to make a movie file in order to view it in other players.
--
PapaJohn
Movie Maker 2: www.papajohn.org
PhotoStory 2: www.photostory.papajohn.org
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"Aurora" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9F82A3A8-70E5-494B-8689-171FF658B156@microsoft.com...
> I don't know about that.
>
> See, I tried to use the Media Player, but it could not find the file, even
in tho' it was looking in the right folder. I had to use "Open ALL Files",
then when I clicked on that, it gave me an Error Message that it couldn't
read the file, etc, etc, etc.
>
> Seems more trouble than its worth. >.<