Problems and Questions with MM2

[John W]

I am using MM 2.0.3312.0 and I am having troubles.

1. The Storyboard index seams messed up. For example, I click on one
storyboard item, that item shows properly in the previewer. I click on the
next item, the header and timing information changes, but the video does not
show the correct one. Then every item I select after that is off (the video
shown is one behind). Is that due to the transitions?

2. Is there any way to control the size of the saved movie? I have a
video clip that is 480x360. I want the movie saved to the same size? Is
that possible? It appears to save 640x480 or 320x240. Is the resulting
movie based on the codec selected?

3. Anyone know the best way to work with a movie? I.E. I have an AVI
video. I have the Audio track which is separate. I want to merge the two
then add a music track. My concerns are:
a. When I save the AVI (without the audio) using another tool which
lossless codec should I use so when I combine the AVI with the Audio track
the Video quality is not compromised.
b. Then I have to import that Video into MM2 so I can add a music track
and save it.

As you can see, I am dealing with saving the original video (w/o audio),
saving the Video with its Audio, then saving the entire thing with a music
track. Which codec is recommended so I do not progressively loose video
quality?

Unless I am missing something in MM2 and I can work with a video (w/o an
audio track), add the audio track to the storyboard, then add a music track
to the storyboard?

Thanks in advance,

John W

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

Hi John,

A few notes:

1. I see that sometimes... just saw it tonight again. I'm not sure what it's
due to, so I ignore it as my project files seem to be OK even though that
mismatch is occurring.

2. You can opt for any size movie (WMV format), but you might have to use a
custom profile to get it. See the Saving Movies > Custom WMV Profiles page
of my site. Note that WMP will force the saved movie into 4:3 or 16:9 aspect
ratio and won't play it at your custom size, even though the file itself is
that size. An embedded video in a web page will show it right..... and older
versions of WMP will also show it right. The version 9 WMP bases its
playback on the aspect ratio and you can only pick between the two. The two
samples on my web page shows it working fine when embedded there.

3. If you stay in DV-AVI format, you're not losing quality between passes.
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PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org

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