Uploading Windows Movie Maker Project to YouTube

[Maltby]

Apparently YouTube does not accept videos with the .mswmm file extension.
Can anyone please tell me how to save the project with an extension
acceptable to YouTube? The "save project as" pull down in Windows Movie
Maker doesn't allow any other choice but the .mswmm extension. Is there a
work around? Many thanks in advance.

 

[John Inzer]

Apparently YouTube does not accept videos with the .mswmm file
extension. Can anyone please tell me how to save the project with an
extension acceptable to YouTube? The "save project as" pull down in
Windows Movie Maker doesn't allow any other choice but the .mswmm
extension. Is there a work around? Many thanks in advance.

============================
..mswmm is not a video file...it is simply
a Movie Maker Project file that is only useful
for re-editing your project in Movie Maker.

The .mswmm file does not include your source
files so be sure to leave them in their original
locations until the project is finished.

Read the following for info on saving in a
movie format and scroll down to the last
link for info on uploading to YouTube.

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

From Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3
PapaJohn's Guide to YouTube
http://tinyurl.com/2eh3d3
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Distributing-YouTube.html


--

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

 

[Maltby]

thanks a million John!

============================
..mswmm is not a video file...it is simply
a Movie Maker Project file that is only useful
for re-editing your project in Movie Maker.

The .mswmm file does not include your source
files so be sure to leave them in their original
locations until the project is finished.

Read the following for info on saving in a
movie format and scroll down to the last
link for info on uploading to YouTube.

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

From Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3
PapaJohn's Guide to YouTube
http://tinyurl.com/2eh3d3
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Distributing-YouTube.html


--

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

 

[John Inzer]

thanks a million John!

==================
You're welcome.

--

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

 

[Mad Jock]

============================
..mswmm is not a video file...it is simply
a Movie Maker Project file that is only useful
for re-editing your project in Movie Maker.

The .mswmm file does not include your source
files so be sure to leave them in their original
locations until the project is finished.

Read the following for info on saving in a
movie format and scroll down to the last
link for info on uploading to YouTube.

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

From Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3
PapaJohn's Guide to YouTube
http://tinyurl.com/2eh3d3
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Distributing-YouTube.html

I was going through the process for putting stuff onto YouTube from the link
above when I came across a problem.
In Step 2 - Make Movies and Stories there are links to the 3 profiles
PapaJohn has given and also where to put them. i.e. "c:\Program Files\Movie
Maker\Shared\Profiles folder" but I can't find this folder on my system which
is running Vista Home Premium 64bit. I found as far as the Shared folder but
there was no Profiles folder.
So, my question is, where is this folder or do I have to create it? If I
have to create it, which I have done, although it won't let me save the
profile in it as I don't have permission apparently.
Thanks in advance.....

 

[PapaJohn]

Yes, you need to create the Profiles folder manually.... I just added that
note to my website page.

Try downloading to another folder and then copy/paste from it to the Shared
folder.

 

[Mad Jock]

Thanks PapaJohn, that's what I did. Not sure if it helps anyone else but even
after creating the folder I could not paste or do anything within that new
folder. After a quick bit of investigation I found that to to get it all to
work with the new folder I had to change the folder permissions. Must be a
Vista thing!. I just right clicked the new folder, selected properties, then
the security tab, highlighted the "Users" group and ticked the "Full control"
box to get everything working. All good now.
Thanks for the fast reply.

Mad Jock

 

[PapaJohn]

Glad you got it working... yes, Vista has extra permission hurdles to jump
over.