Movie Maker 2.x vs 5.x

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BBW

Can some one explain the difference between Movie Maker 2.x and 5.x...?

I see where to get 2.x, but not 5.x...?

Thanks,
Tom...
 
J

John Inzer

BBW said:
Can some one explain the difference between Movie Maker 2.x and
5.x...?
I see where to get 2.x, but not 5.x...?

Thanks,
Tom...
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I never heard of Movie Maker 5.

Movie Maker 2.0 and 2.1 are for Windows XP
and are included in the operating system.

Movie Maker 2.6 and 6.0 are for Vista.

Windows Movie Maker 2.6 for Vista
For Vista users who cannot run the
Vista version of Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/2jqfac
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...328e-4df7-8f9d-068fc0f80cfc&displaylang=en&tm

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LVTravel

John Inzer said:
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I never heard of Movie Maker 5.

Movie Maker 2.0 and 2.1 are for Windows XP
and are included in the operating system.

Movie Maker 2.6 and 6.0 are for Vista.

Windows Movie Maker 2.6 for Vista
For Vista users who cannot run the
Vista version of Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/2jqfac
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...328e-4df7-8f9d-068fc0f80cfc&displaylang=en&tm

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MS Digital Media MVP

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Wasn't the version 5.x what was included in XP MCE? It would "burn" DVDs
IIRC.
 
J

John Inzer

LVTravel said:
Wasn't the version 5.x what was included in XP MCE? It would "burn"
DVDs IIRC.
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No...still Movie Maker 2.1...the DVD Burning was
accomplished with a Sonic DVD burning utility.

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John Inzer

FWIW...WinXP MCE Movie Maker 2.1 does include
a set of 14 Pan/Zoom Effects not included in other
WinXP versions.

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B

BBW

YES...YES... Thank you...!


John Inzer said:
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No...still Movie Maker 2.1...the DVD Burning was
accomplished with a Sonic DVD burning utility.

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John Inzer

BBW said:
YES...YES... Thank you...!
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You're welcome.

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Montagu Douglas Halls

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Monty Halls (Senior) I am having difficulty in downloading moving video from
supported file types (.avi,.wmv, etc) into the time line in MS Movie Maker
2.x. I am not technical and would appreciate a descriptive 'step by step' in
non-technical terms if anyone can please help to resolve this problem. Thanks
- - Monty Halls (Senior)
 
J

John Inzer

Montagu Douglas Halls wrote:
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Monty Halls (Senior) I am having difficulty in downloading moving video from
supported file types (.avi,.wmv, etc) into the time line in MS Movie Maker
2.x. I am not technical and would appreciate a descriptive 'step by step' in
non-technical terms if anyone can please help to resolve this problem.
Thanks
- - Monty Halls (Senior)
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Do you have the timeline selected?

I guess you tried drag and drop into the Video track?


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John Inzer

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No...they are not supported file types.
Have a look at the following articles:

File type compatibility with Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee
or...
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm

Which file type should I use in Movie Maker?
http://tinyurl.com/6n66g3
or...
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/WhichFileTypeInMovieMaker.htm

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Your QuickTime files and Real Player files must
be converted to a compatible format before you
can import them into Movie Maker.

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Montagu Douglas Halls

3rd Oct - 1440 - Thanks very much for your help - - I will try and convert
the video clips to a compatible file type and only get back to you if I
experience a problem - - - your help much appreciated. Monty Halls (Senior)
 
J

John Inzer

Montagu said:
3rd Oct - 1440 - Thanks very much for your help - - I will try and
convert the video clips to a compatible file type and only get back
to you if I experience a problem - - - your help much appreciated.
Monty Halls (Senior)
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Let us know if you require further assistance.

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Digital Media Experience

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Montagu Douglas Halls

I have tried converting the file types to .avi, .wmv or .asf (those listed
as compatible with MSWMM). Even with any of these file-type conversions, the
clips will still not download to MS Windows Movie Maker or MS Powerpoint. I
think that I am going to have to abandon the effort and use Quicktime or
Realplayer as a poor substitute (you cannot include titles or credits). I am
very disappointed that, even with an extended effort, the problem seems to be
without a solution. Thanks for your efforts anyway, Sadly, I am running out
of time in the preparation of the presentations.
 
J

John Inzer

Montagu said:
I have tried converting the file types to .avi, .wmv or .asf (those
listed as compatible with MSWMM). Even with any of these file-type
conversions, the clips will still not download to MS Windows Movie
Maker or MS Powerpoint. I think that I am going to have to abandon
the effort and use Quicktime or Realplayer as a poor substitute (you
cannot include titles or credits). I am very disappointed that, even
with an extended effort, the problem seems to be without a solution.
Thanks for your efforts anyway, Sadly, I am running out of time in
the preparation of the presentations.
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How did you convert he files?

What happens when you try to import
the converted files into Movie Maker?

Do you receive an error?

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Montagu Douglas Halls

Most files are already in .wmv or .avi format. On attempting to 'import into
collections', I invariably receive an error message reading, " c:\Documents
and Settings\Mr Halls\My Documents\My
videos\skiholFeb08videos\skihol\family.wmv could not be imported. Unspecified
error." - - - or something very similar
 
J

John Inzer

Montagu said:
Most files are already in .wmv or .avi format. On attempting to
'import into collections', I invariably receive an error message
reading, " c:\Documents and Settings\Mr Halls\My Documents\My
videos\skiholFeb08videos\skihol\family.wmv could not be imported.
Unspecified error." - - - or something very similar
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I'm guessing you are running Windows XP?

If you have Windows Media Player 11 installed...
it may be worth a try to uninstall it.

The following link is the result of a
Google Groups search for Unspecified
Error, maybe it will be useful;

Movie Maker Unspecified Error
http://tinyurl.com/ebk7j
or...
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...ndowsxp.moviemaker&q=unspecified+error&qt_g=1


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Montagu Douglas Halls

OK Thanks - - I am running Windows XP and will try uninstalling Windows Media
Player
 
J

John Inzer

Montagu said:
OK Thanks - - I am running Windows XP and will try uninstalling
Windows Media Player
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Be sure it's Windows Media Player 11...
to verify the version ...open Windows Media
Player and go to...Help / About.

And...I have seen at least one report that
removing the following update was the fix.

(929399) FIX: Subscription services cannot
extract metering data when the services try to
synchronize metering data on a client computer
that is running the Windows Media Format 11 SDK
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929399/en-us

You'll find it in Add-Remove Programs under:
Windows XP - Software Updates
Hotfix for Windows Media Format 11 SDK (KB929399)

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P

PC Mom

I created a movie maker on a computer running Vista and can't open it on a
computer running XP. Any suggestions?
 

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