Movie Maker stalls

[Jerry]

I can acess movie maker and go thru the capture from video screens until I
get to the video settings screen and it stalls out.
My camera shows up on the list of devices ok.
Does anyone have any ideas why the stall out?
Thanks Jerry

 

[John Inzer]

I can acess movie maker and go thru the capture from video screens
until I get to the video settings screen and it stalls out.
My camera shows up on the list of devices ok.
Does anyone have any ideas why the stall out?
Thanks Jerry

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Are you connected via IEEE-1394 (FireWire, i.Link)?

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J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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

 

[Jerry]

Hi John
I am sorry, all I know , it is a gear head web cam with usb port connection.
I have a HP m9600t desk top. Would the IEEE-1394 show up on my list of
hardware some way?
The camera icon shows up so I was hoping it was connecting.
Thanks for your reply. If you can give me any more help it is appreciated.
Jerry

 

[John Inzer]

Hi John
I am sorry, all I know , it is a gear head web cam with usb port
connection. I have a HP m9600t desk top. Would the IEEE-1394 show up
on my list of hardware some way?
The camera icon shows up so I was hoping it was connecting.
Thanks for your reply. If you can give me any more help it is
appreciated. Jerry

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Downloading video to Movie Maker via USB is hit and
miss even when it tries to work. I doubt that the camera
you describe has a firewire port.

Anyway...the following article shows some graphics that
may help you identify the port if your computer has one:

Download video from your camera to your computer
http://tinyurl.com/knj9k
or.....
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/DLmovies.mspx

Your best bet may be to download the video to a folder
on your hard drive / convert it to the .wmv format and then
import it into Movie Maker.

The following freeware can do the conversion:

(FWIW...it's always a good idea to create a System
Restore point before installing software or updates)

Format Factory
http://www.pcfreetime.com/
(FWIW...when installing...you may want to uncheck
all the boxes on the final screen)

Good luck...

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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

 

[Jerry]

Hi John
This is how I do it now. Was just hoping to elimate one step.

"Your best bet may be to download the video to a folder

on your hard drive / convert it to the .wmv format and then
import it into Movie Maker.'

Thanks for the try
Jerry