Video as an alert

[Maurice]

I have set a rule so that a file created in microsoft moviemaker plays.
After testing, I find that the application is opened but the movie is not
played. Not sure it this is the correct forum but no better discussion group
was found. Guidance sought

 

[John Inzer]

I have set a rule so that a file created in microsoft moviemaker
plays.
After testing, I find that the application is opened but the movie is
not played. Not sure it this is the correct forum but no better
discussion group was found. Guidance sought

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Did you actually save the file as an .avi or
..wmv video or just a .mswmm project file?

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

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

 

[Maurice]

Much thanks for the timely reply. With the "save as" option, I found that
there were no extensions other than *.MSWMM. If there is a way to change the
extension the information would be appreciated.

 

[John Inzer]

Much thanks for the timely reply. With the "save as" option, I found
that there were no extensions other than *.MSWMM. If there is a way
to change the extension the information would be appreciated.

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The .mswmm file is a project file only compatible
with Movie Maker and used for additional editing
purposes.

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
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

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

 

[Sebastian]

===================================
The .mswmm file is a project file only compatible
with Movie Maker and used for additional editing
purposes.

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
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

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

Ya i'm having my own problems
you see i want to use .avi videos but for some reason it will not work with
Windows Movie Maker. Also when i try to make it work with Windows Media
Player it just plays the sound and not the video because if i was able to get
that to work i would be able to use the videos in Windows Movie maker alls i
have to do while its playing with Windows Media Player i just have to save
it. How ever this is not the case.

Basically what i am saying is how can i get .avi files to work with Windows
Media Player and Windows Movie Maker 2.1