Cannot burn a DVD

[Guest]

I have a movie I saved to my computer in AVI format. I want to burn this
movie to a DVD disc in DVD format so I can play it on most regular home DVD
players. When I tried to do this with Movie Maker, it took 2 hours to burn it
and when I tried to play the movie on my DVD player, the DVD player showed it
as an MP3 and it wouldn't play the movie. Upon reading through the FAQ on
Microsoft's website, I see that you have to save the movie in DVD format
before burning it but the trouble is I didn't have that option. The FAQ
showed Movie Maker has 20-30 formats you could save your movie in, one of
those being DV format, and my Movie Maker program is only showing about 10 of
these. How do I get the rest of them and will this solve my problem?

Many thanks!

 

[John Inzer]

I have a movie I saved to my computer in AVI format. I want to burn
this movie to a DVD disc in DVD format so I can play it on most
regular home DVD players. When I tried to do this with Movie Maker,
it took 2 hours to burn it and when I tried to play the movie on my
DVD player, the DVD player showed it as an MP3 and it wouldn't play
the movie. Upon reading through the FAQ on Microsoft's website, I see
that you have to save the movie in DVD format before burning it but
the trouble is I didn't have that option. The FAQ showed Movie Maker
has 20-30 formats you could save your movie in, one of those being DV
format, and my Movie Maker program is only showing about 10 of these.
How do I get the rest of them and will this solve my problem?

Many thanks!

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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...

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...

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


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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

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

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