Troubleshoot: How to correctly save new project in Windows Movie M

[Guest]

I just got Vista and WMM 6.0.6000.16386 on a new computer. I have created 2
projects (my first in WMM) into which I put many hours of time, and I saved
the projects in .mswmm format. I published both projects, each on its own DVD
and they work like a charm on DVD players. However, now when I open either
project in WMM, I cannot see any of the photos on the Storyboard. They
"cannot be found" although I can see them in the Collection folders of photos
imported for each respective project. In response to the pop-up, no, thank
you, I do not want to "browse" or reinsert and reorder hundreds of photos
individually. Can anyone help me on how to restore the missing photo links.
What can I have done wrong in saving the projects? I certainly need help.
Many thanks.

 

[John Inzer]

I just got Vista and WMM 6.0.6000.16386 on a new computer. I have
created 2 projects (my first in WMM) into which I put many hours of
time, and I saved the projects in .mswmm format. I published both
projects, each on its own DVD and they work like a charm on DVD
players. However, now when I open either project in WMM, I cannot see
any of the photos on the Storyboard. They "cannot be found" although
I can see them in the Collection folders of photos imported for each
respective project. In response to the pop-up, no, thank you, I do
not want to "browse" or reinsert and reorder hundreds of photos
individually. Can anyone help me on how to restore the missing photo
links. What can I have done wrong in saving the projects? I certainly
need help. Many thanks.

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Have any of the original source files been
moved or deleted from their original locations
on your hard drive?

Do you see any Red Xs in Movie Maker
instead of thumbnails?

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
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http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

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[Guest]

I am fairly sure that the original source files have not been moved, deleted
or changed. Does this mean that the imported photos that I see in the
Collection photos are linked to their original location (trying to understand
how WMM works)? Can I not move or delete the imported photos from their
original location? Could I therefore not import the photos from a CD directly
into WMM and find them if I don't have the CD? I was planning to do the
latter for my next New Project.

 

[Guest]

And yes, there are red x's in WMM for every photo I placed on the storyboard.

 

[John Inzer]

I am fairly sure that the original source files have not been moved,
deleted or changed. Does this mean that the imported photos that I
see in the Collection photos are linked to their original location
(trying to understand how WMM works)?

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Yes, the project file links to the source
files. The actual files are not imported.
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Can I not move or delete the
imported photos from their original location?

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Not if you plan to re-open the project file.
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Could I therefore not import the photos
from a CD directly into WMM and find them if I
don't have the CD? I was planning to do the latter for my next New
Project.

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No...you must have the source files available
in the location they were in when you created
the project.

If Red Xs appear...that indicates the source files
were moved or deleted and if the files are still
available you may be able to right click the Xs
and browse to the new location to re-establish
the links.
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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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

 

[Guest]

Very helpful. Thank you.
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4tracy

And yes, there are red x's in WMM for every photo I placed on the storyboard.

 

[John Inzer]

Very helpful. Thank you.

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You're welcome.

Thanks for the feedback.


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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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

 

[Guest]

I am having a terrible time saving my created movie to DVD. I can save the
un-edited clips to DVD fine, but i have to use the crappy program that came
with the camera. When i try to save the movies i made saved in wmm, th
ecomputer doesn't even recognize that file. Is it because I added a DVD
burner after market? any ideas?

 

[John Inzer]

I am having a terrible time saving my created movie to DVD. I can
save the un-edited clips to DVD fine, but i have to use the crappy
program that came with the camera. When i try to save the movies i
made saved in wmm, th ecomputer doesn't even recognize that file. Is
it because I added a DVD burner after market? any ideas?

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I don't think the DVD burner is the issue...

If you only have the .mswmm project file
you need to save as a movie in the .wmv
or .avi format.

Then you need DVD Authoring software
that is compatible with those formats.

Maybe the following articles will offer some
ideas:

Turn your Movie Maker 2
video into a DVD
http://tinyurl.com/4k97d

Wojo's Web...DVD Creation
http://tinyurl.com/g64gb

Burn a Movie Maker Project to DVD
http://tinyurl.com/644me

How do I make a DVD
http://www.rehanfx.org/faq.htm

Windows Movie Maker Forums
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/forums/

Movie Maker 2 and DVD Burning Software
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-DVD.html

Burning DVDs With Windows Movie Maker 2
http://tinyurl.com/jqfz

How do I save my movie as a
DV-AVI file in Movie Maker?
http://tinyurl.com/8ktlw

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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