movie maker hangs when movie over 2mins

[Guest]

I used to have a camera that recored 640x480 vid files. I've used movie maker
2.1 to make movies up to 1hr in length.(great!)

But, I have just upgraded my video camera. It records at 1280x720 mjpeg avi
movie files. The files are large. Movie maker imports them no problem but
just quits (hangs) when the movies get above about 2 mins (in time line) To
try to solve the problem I've saved the under 2min movies/s as 856x480 .wmv
25fps files, and then re-import them(alot smaller file size).But the same
problem happens at roughly the 2min mark. I've tried the same movies on my
work laptop movie maker and it has no problems with the same files. (it has
the same 1.5gb memory as my home pc but faster processor) (both running XP,
service pack 2, movie maker 2.1)

I've tried most of the papahohn stuff, but it still hangs.(extending cache
etc) Anybody got any more ideas how to solve this as I really like moviemaker
(could my Hp laptops graphic card have anything to do with it?)

Thanks for your time

/Jon

 

[Graham Hughes]

mjpeg is a file type not normally known for working in MM, so somehow your
laptop's copy of MM is able to bring in the right codec and work propery
with the file.

You need work out whch app has supplied the codec, or if you downloaded it
specially, and then try to install it in the pc adn hope it works.

If not, it's convert the file to wmv and then edit.
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/WebPages/UsefulProgrammes.htm

 

[Guest]

Many thanks for your help.

If it was a Codec problem, then I shouldn't be able to load any of the file?
However, I'm able to import it and then add it to my time movie time line,
it's just when i hit around 2mins (on my time mm timline) it hangs (for both
for the original mjpeg files and then for the converted .wmv files that I've
also created and then reinported (which have to be under 2mins)

 

[Guest]

Hi again Graham

update. you where right. I've unchecked some of the codecs in mm and now it
doesn't crash at the 2min mark. Bad codecs!

Thanks very much!

 

[Graham Hughes]

I like being right......

Thanks for the feedback, it's always great when people let us know the
result.