playing movies with windows media player

[Guest]

I recently made a movie using Windows Movie Maker 2. I want to play it using
Windows Media Player 11 and also sync it to my mp3 player. Whenever I try to
play the video, an error message appears saying "Windows Media Player cannot
play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not
support the codec that was used to compress the file." A similar message
occurs when I try to sync it to my mp3 player. How do I fix this? Please
help.

 

[John Inzer]

I recently made a movie using Windows Movie Maker 2. I want to play
it using Windows Media Player 11 and also sync it to my mp3 player.
Whenever I try to play the video, an error message appears saying
"Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not
support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to
compress the file." A similar message occurs when I try to sync it
to my mp3 player. How do I fix this? Please help.

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Is this file saved in a movie format? .wmv or .avi?
Or are you trying to play the .mswmm project file
which is only used for editing in Movie Maker?

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 / Next.
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

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...

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

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

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
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