Timeline is blank

[Patrick McAllister]

I have Windows Movie Maker 2.1.4029.0 - I am using .jpg's and an mp3 - the
timeline worked fine, saved the program - the next day, wanted to work on the
movie, and now I have no images in my timeline window - I have audio, and if
I click on the pictures, I can see them. I can also export to a movie, and
view the movie.

I remember an issue I had last year - I found a post that re-installing
Windows Media Player fixed a problem with saving a movie (and it did, for
some reason) - but this issue is different, and reinstalling Media Player did
not work.

I've tried inserting files, removing files - nothing works - - any ideas?

 

[John Inzer]

I have Windows Movie Maker 2.1.4029.0 - I am using .jpg's and an mp3
- the timeline worked fine, saved the program - the next day, wanted
to work on the movie, and now I have no images in my timeline window
- I have audio, and if I click on the pictures, I can see them. I
can also export to a movie, and view the movie.

I remember an issue I had last year - I found a post that
re-installing Windows Media Player fixed a problem with saving a
movie (and it did, for some reason) - but this issue is different,
and reinstalling Media Player did not work.

I've tried inserting files, removing files - nothing works - - any
ideas?

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Converting the .mp3 to .wma or .wav before
importing might be worth a try. JPEGs can
also cause issues sometimes.

Have a look at the following articles:

File type compatibility with Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee
or...
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm

Which file type should I use in Movie Maker?
http://tinyurl.com/6n66g3
or...
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/WhichFileTypeInMovieMaker.htm

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Patrick McAllister]

Thank you John,

I will give your recommendations a try and re-post to let others know if
this worked or not.

Patrick

 

[John Inzer]

Thank you John,

I will give your recommendations a try and re-post to let others know
if this worked or not.

Patrick

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You're welcome.

Thanks for the update.


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John 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