.MSWMM Converter. . .

[Alicia Harmon]

I have just finished creating a movie using windows movie maker and I was
trying to upload it on to youtube. The problem I encountered was that youtube
didn't support the file type .mswmm. I've downloaded several different
converters, but none of them work. Is there a converter out there to convert
these files?

Thank you,

Alicia

 

[Gord Dibben]

*.mswmm files are just the project files for your movie project.

You must save that *.mswmm as a *.wmv file

No convertors necessary.

See WMM help on saving projects as movies.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:53:00 -0700, Alicia Harmon <Alicia

 

[CK]

Yes, you just go to File->Save Movie As. Follow the prompts and your movie is
automatically saved as .wmv, which can be uploaded to youtube.

 

[Alicia Harmon]

Thank you very much! I thought that it was just another way to save it.

 

[dirtjumperfreak]

Im sorry, i am still confused on how to get the movie to save as .wmv. I
followed the steps below and i still did not get it to save as .wmv. Step by
step would be much appreciated. Thanks

 

[PapaJohn]

see the chart on my website's Saving Movies > Intro page

the Video for LAN (768 Kbps) choice is a good one when heading to YouTube

 

[Gord Dibben]

Open your project *mswmm

File>Save Movie>Save to My Computer>Movie Setting


Gord

 

[Ghossler]

When i press file>save movie i can not choose what kind of file type only
type that i can choose is wswmm?:S

 

[John Inzer]

When i press file>save movie i can not choose what kind of file type
only type that i can choose is wswmm?:S

===================================
To save as an .avi movie file...
(and several other options)
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Show More Choices /
Other Settings /
Open the drop window and choose...DV-AVI /
Next /
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

To save as a .wmv movie file...
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Tick...'Best Quality For My Computer'
Next/
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

Also, you may find it useful to use
a custom profile:

Movie Maker 2 - Saving
Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu

Creating Custom Profiles
for Windows Movie Maker 2
http://tinyurl.com/cuny7

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Gord Dibben]

See John's reply for more detail

John's CTRL + P is equal to File>Save Movie File.

I assume you have your wswmm project file open.


Gord

 

[Bullsbrook]

Hi I just tried the ctrl+P - it wont bring up anything more than a pop up
screen that only offers to "Publish the Movie"
I want to upload to YouTube as well and am having adickens of a job!

 

[Bullsbrook]

I assume you have your wswmm project file open.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yes, I do have my file open and have been so close to ditching the whole two
days work :0((

Bullsbrook

 

[marcoz psycho]

I've done what you say about saving the .mswmm project but i still have to watch the project with windows movie maker and the formats never change to .wmv.How could this be?

 

[John Inzer]

I've done what you say about saving the .mswmm project but i still
have to watch the project with windows movie maker and the formats
never change to .wmv.How could this be?

================================
..mswmm is just the project file. The following
info explains how to save in a movie format:

WinXP:

To save as an .avi movie file...
(and several other options)
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Show More Choices /
Other Settings /
Open the drop window and choose...DV-AVI /
Next /
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

To save as a .wmv movie file...
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Tick...'Best Quality For My Computer'
Next/
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

Also, you may find it useful to use
a custom profile:

Movie Maker 2 - Saving
Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-SavingMovies-CustomProfiles.html

Creating Custom Profiles
for Windows Movie Maker 2
http://tinyurl.com/cuny7
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/expert/customprofile.mspx

For Vista...(it's called Publishing)

Windows Vista -
Publish a movie in
Windows Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/2lo4gp
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/4ea4b6cd-0cfe-4d02-8122-16c28828cdf21033.mspx

Movie Maker in Vista -
Publishing / Quality Profiles
http://www.papajohn.org/Vista-Publishing.html

--

John 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

 

[John Inzer]

hello, I am kinda new to this, when I click Publish Move I click this
computer, then save it to videos.. after that it closes.. I dont get
settings, can you help me ?

========================================
Have you read the following articles:

Windows Vista -
Publish a movie in
Windows Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/2lo4gp
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/4ea4b6cd-0cfe-4d02-8122-16c28828cdf21033.mspx

Movie Maker in Vista -
Publishing / Quality Profiles
http://www.papajohn.org/Vista-Publishing.html

--

John 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

 

[michael]

iv got vista basic and i want to convert a project from .mswmm any other
video file format on windows movie maker i have looked on the coments and i
still cant do it is there any updates of windows movie maker that i dont have
so i can convert it.

 

[John Inzer]

iv got vista basic and i want to convert a project from .mswmm any
other video file format on windows movie maker i have looked on the
coments and i still cant do it is there any updates of windows movie
maker that i dont have so i can convert it.

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..mswmm is your project file...you
do not need to 'Convert' it. All you
need to do it 'Publish' your movie.

Have a look at the following articles:

Windows Vista -
Publish a movie in
Windows Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/2lo4gp
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/4ea4b6cd-0cfe-4d02-8122-16c28828cdf21033.mspx

Movie Maker in Vista -
Publishing / Quality Profiles
http://www.papajohn.org/Vista-Publishing.html

--


John 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

 

[John Inzer]

No, this does not work.

=================================
Are you saying you cannot open a .mswmm
project file in Movie Maker and then publish /
save it as a .wmv movie file?

Try the following steps In Windows XP...
(scroll down for Vista)

To save as a .wmv movie file...
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Tick...'Best Quality For My Computer'
Next/
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

Also, you may find it useful to use
a custom profile:

Movie Maker 2 - Saving
Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-SavingMovies-CustomProfiles.html

Creating Custom Profiles
for Windows Movie Maker 2
http://tinyurl.com/cuny7
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/expert/customprofile.mspx


Save/Publish as .wmv in Windows Vista -

Publish a movie in
Windows Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/2lo4gp
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/4ea4b6cd-0cfe-4d02-8122-16c28828cdf21033.mspx

Movie Maker in Vista -
Publishing / Quality Profiles
http://www.papajohn.org/Vista-Publishing.html

--

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