Splitting a Clip and Saving the Smaller Clips Individually

[Guesswork2000]

My external memory drive with 27GB of videos crashed. I was able to recover
the files after purchasing a file recovery program, but instead of being able
to recover my numerous clips, I ended up with one huge 27GB mpeg file. I
imported this into Windows Movie Maker Version 5.1 (I am using Windows XP
with SP2) and have split the huge clip into 45 smaller, organized clips.
Firstly, how can I save these clips into my computer as individual clips? And
second, ideally I'd like to save them in mpeg format just as they originally
were before my drive crashed.

Can anybody help me, please? Thanks!

 

[John Inzer]

My external memory drive with 27GB of videos crashed. I was able to
recover the files after purchasing a file recovery program, but
instead of being able to recover my numerous clips, I ended up with
one huge 27GB mpeg file. I imported this into Windows Movie Maker
Version 5.1 (I am using Windows XP with SP2) and have split the huge
clip into 45 smaller, organized clips. Firstly, how can I save these
clips into my computer as individual clips? And second, ideally I'd
like to save them in mpeg format just as they originally were before
my drive crashed.

Can anybody help me, please? Thanks!

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You will have to drag the clips to the
timeline one at a time and save them.
The only save options in Movie Maker
are .wmv and .avi.

FWIW...Movie Maker has issues with
MPEG files.

Movie Maker 2 - Importing MPEG Files
http://tinyurl.com/eajjh

File type compatibility with Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee

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

Creating Custom Profiles
for Windows Movie Maker 2
http://tinyurl.com/cuny7

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...


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John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

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me may not work for you

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