Shadow on font

[Carol Macherey]

I created a slide show in XP and all was fine. Now I have a new computer...
VISTA Ultimate... copied slide show to new computer.

When I play it now, most of the title screens display a "shadow" on the
lettering that wasn't there with the original show.

I can't find a way to change/eliminate the shadow. Anyone have any
suggestions?

Many thanks!

Carol
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[John Inzer]

I created a slide show in XP and all was fine. Now I have a new
computer... VISTA Ultimate... copied slide show to new computer.

When I play it now, most of the title screens display a "shadow" on
the lettering that wasn't there with the original show.

I can't find a way to change/eliminate the shadow. Anyone have any
suggestions?

Many thanks!

Carol
The Starfish Story Store
http://www.cafepress.com/starfishstory
Support Greyhound adoption and those who do it!

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Slide Show? Still shots only?

Which program created the Slide Show
and what format is it saved in?

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[Carol Macherey]

It's just still shots - a simple slide show. I made it on my old computer,
running XP, using the resident Windows Movie Maker ver. 2.1.4026.0 and saved
as a mswmm file. I copied that to a disc, and saved it on my new computer
running Vista Ultimate.

I've watched it there as a mswmm file and as an avi file. The "shadow" is
present in both formats.

Another really odd thing is that when I try to view the original mswmm slide
show directly in Movie Maker, it doesn't allow it - says "codec not loaded".
But, if I find it through Explorer and double click it, it pops into Movie
Maker and loads perfectly.

Is there a problem going from XP to Vista with mswmm files? The shadow is a
separate problem, I think.

Carol

 

[John Inzer]

It's just still shots - a simple slide show. I made it on my old
computer, running XP, using the resident Windows Movie Maker ver.
2.1.4026.0 and saved as a mswmm file. I copied that to a disc, and
saved it on my new computer running Vista Ultimate.

I've watched it there as a mswmm file and as an avi file. The
"shadow" is present in both formats.

Another really odd thing is that when I try to view the original
mswmm slide show directly in Movie Maker, it doesn't allow it - says
"codec not loaded". But, if I find it through Explorer and double
click it, it pops into Movie Maker and loads perfectly.

Is there a problem going from XP to Vista with mswmm files? The
shadow is a separate problem, I think.

Carol

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The .mswmm file is your Project File...
and is not a Viewable video file because
it does not include the source files.

The .mswmm files should work OK on
Vista when opened in Movie Maker if
your source files are available.

The .avi file that was saved on your XP
machine...should look the same on your
Vista machine. I can't explain the *shadow*
you described.

FWIW...PhotoStory 3...is a better app
for still shots.

PhotoStory 3 For Windows
http://tinyurl.com/4f869

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[John Inzer]

FYI....if you create .mswmm project files
on your Vista machine...they will not be
compatible with Movie Maker 2.1 on your
XP machine.

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[Carol Macherey]

Interesting... Are the files created by Photo Story 3 uploadable to YouTube
for sharing? What is their file format?

Carol

 

[Carol Macherey]

I just read the system requirements for Photo Story 3 and for the OS it only
says XP. Will it run on Vista?

Carol

 

[John Inzer]

I just read the system requirements for Photo Story 3 and for the OS
it only says XP. Will it run on Vista?

Carol

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The file format is .wmv and it will run on vista.

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John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

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