avi file only runs properly from Movie Maker's Storyboard.

[s.fowler]

Hi,

In the past I have made several avi files by importing video from my
miniDV
camcorder over a Firewire connection using Movie Maker.

If I now import one of these avi files into Movie Maker it's displayed
in the Contents
pane as a thumbnail. When I run the avi file from the Contents pane
the video looks
horrible with poor detail and with the colors very over saturated, for
example, peoples
faces are bright red.

If I drag and drop the clip onto the Storyboard and run the video from
there, it's
fine. If I run the same avi file using Windows Media Player, Apple
Quicktime or
Winamp I get the same horrible results. There are no error messages.
The only way
any of these files will run properly is from the Storyboard of Movie
Maker.

What is going on?

Briefly, I had the opportunity to run one of my avi files on another
computer using
Media Player and also Quicktime and it was perfect. It seems to be my
computer but I
have no idea what the problem might be.

Any advice or ideas you might have, would be very welcome.

Many thanks!

 

[John Inzer]

Hi,

In the past I have made several avi files by importing video from my
miniDV
camcorder over a Firewire connection using Movie Maker.

If I now import one of these avi files into Movie Maker it's displayed
in the Contents
pane as a thumbnail. When I run the avi file from the Contents pane
the video looks
horrible with poor detail and with the colors very over saturated, for
example, peoples
faces are bright red.

If I drag and drop the clip onto the Storyboard and run the video from
there, it's
fine. If I run the same avi file using Windows Media Player, Apple
Quicktime or
Winamp I get the same horrible results. There are no error messages.
The only way
any of these files will run properly is from the Storyboard of Movie
Maker.

What is going on?

Briefly, I had the opportunity to run one of my avi files on another
computer using
Media Player and also Quicktime and it was perfect. It seems to be my
computer but I
have no idea what the problem might be.

Any advice or ideas you might have, would be very welcome.

Many thanks!

=======================================
If you reduce your Graphics Hardware Acceleration
as per the instructions in the following article and
realize an improvement, it's an indication that you
need to update your video driver:

(263391) How to Change the Graphics
Hardware Acceleration Setting in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=263391

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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

 

[Guest]

I have the same problem with my movie. I thought it might be the transition
from high res to 640x480.

I tried the link but received the following result: "The Knowledge Base (KB)
Article You Requested Is Currently Not Available"

 

[John Inzer]

I have the same problem with my movie. I thought it might be the
transition from high res to 640x480.

I tried the link but received the following result: "The Knowledge
Base (KB) Article You Requested Is Currently Not Available"

========================================
Sorry, I usually check those links before
posting them....

Try this one:

(272193) PI: How to Troubleshoot
Graphics Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272193
(scroll down to: 'Reduce the graphics
hardware acceleration setting')

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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

 

[s.fowler]

Hi John,

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I'll give what you suggest a
try.

 

[John Inzer]

Hi John,

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I'll give what you suggest a
try.

=======================
You're welcome.

Let us know the result.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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

 

[s.fowler]

Hi John,

The short answer is, yes, it was a video driver problem and
uninstalling the old nvidia graphics driver and installing their
latest version, solved the problem.

Many thanks!

Stephen

 

[John Inzer]

Hi John,

The short answer is, yes, it was a video driver problem and
uninstalling the old nvidia graphics driver and installing their
latest version, solved the problem.

Many thanks!

Stephen

======================
You're welcome.

Thanks for the update.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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