saving as an mpg and separate movies in one movie file

[David12846]

I've saved a couple of movies in Windows Media Format. I'd like to save them
as mpg files because I'm more familiar with mpg files. I don't think I can
save movie files in Windows Movie Maker as mpg files though. If I wanted to,
what's the best way to accomplish that?

The reason is, I have a lot of old (well, not THAT old) TV shows from the
80's and 90's on VHS tape. I use WinTV to record the VCR tapes to my hard
drive. I then burn multiple mpg files to CD using Nero Express. I tried
Windows Movie Maker to edit the commercials out, which works great, but I'd
like to save the new movie file as mpg.

Does anyone have thoughts on editing then burning files to CD or DVD? Is WMM
Format the way to go, or should I monkey around with converting a movie file
from WMM to mpg?

Usually I burn multiple mpg files onto one CD. I haven't found anything in
WMM that would allow me to separate a movie into distinct parts so each part
could be selected for viewing from a CD. Because of this, I prefer (so far)
multiple mpg files on a CD. Hmmmmm. Perhaps the better way is to save the WMM
movie file to my hard drive, then burn multiple WMM files with my burner
software to the CD. Is WMM the way to go ?

Sorry for the multiple questions. They are related though.

 

[John Inzer]

I've saved a couple of movies in Windows Media Format. I'd like to
save them as mpg files because I'm more familiar with mpg files. I
don't think I can save movie files in Windows Movie Maker as mpg
files though. If I wanted to, what's the best way to accomplish that?

The reason is, I have a lot of old (well, not THAT old) TV shows from
the 80's and 90's on VHS tape. I use WinTV to record the VCR tapes to
my hard drive. I then burn multiple mpg files to CD using Nero
Express. I tried Windows Movie Maker to edit the commercials out,
which works great, but I'd like to save the new movie file as mpg.

Does anyone have thoughts on editing then burning files to CD or DVD?
Is WMM Format the way to go, or should I monkey around with
converting a movie file from WMM to mpg?

Usually I burn multiple mpg files onto one CD. I haven't found
anything in WMM that would allow me to separate a movie into distinct
parts so each part could be selected for viewing from a CD. Because
of this, I prefer (so far) multiple mpg files on a CD. Hmmmmm.
Perhaps the better way is to save the WMM movie file to my hard
drive, then burn multiple WMM files with my burner software to the
CD. Is WMM the way to go ?

Sorry for the multiple questions. They are related though.

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Movie Maker cannot save as .mpg and it
can have compatibility issues with imported
..mpg files.

Are you running WinXP or Vista?

Save options in XP (Vista below)

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...

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...

Also, you may find it useful to use
a custom profile:

Movie Maker 2 - Saving
Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-SavingMovies-CustomProfiles.html

Creating Custom Profiles
for Windows Movie Maker 2
http://tinyurl.com/cuny7
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/expert/customprofile.mspx

Vista

Windows Vista -
Publish a movie in
Windows Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/2lo4gp
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/4ea4b6cd-0cfe-4d02-8122-16c28828cdf21033.mspx

Movie Maker in Vista -
Publishing / Quality Profiles
http://www.papajohn.org/Vista-Publishing.html

 

[Graham Hughes]

http://www.myvideoproblems.com/ProblemPages/OOS_AV_Mpeg2editing.htm
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/Difference_betwwen_Mpeg_and_DVAVI_files.htm