vista problem--pls help soon!

[Shafster]

My PC is a SONY Vaio, with WMM 6.0 and Vista Home Premium. I'm using a Flip
camera and saving the videos to my computer--they save to "my Documents".
I've spent some time editing the videos on WMM but when I closed and reopened
it, the whole storyboard was replaced by big red X's. If I click on the X to
locate the missing file, I don't have the option of going into "My Documents"
to get the videos I had saved.
If I add my Flip camera through it's USB, I can find the videos using the
"browse for missing files" option. If I find it, it sometimes adds to the
storyboard and works but sometimes doesn;t.

My question is: Do I always have to keep the Flip camera on while working
with WMM? Why do my videos disappear? My video files are avi type.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

 

[John Inzer]

My PC is a SONY Vaio, with WMM 6.0 and Vista Home Premium. I'm using
a Flip camera and saving the videos to my computer--they save to "my
Documents". I've spent some time editing the videos on WMM but when I
closed and reopened it, the whole storyboard was replaced by big red
X's. If I click on the X to locate the missing file, I don't have the
option of going into "My Documents" to get the videos I had saved.
If I add my Flip camera through it's USB, I can find the videos using
the "browse for missing files" option. If I find it, it sometimes
adds to the storyboard and works but sometimes doesn;t.

My question is: Do I always have to keep the Flip camera on while
working with WMM? Why do my videos disappear? My video files are avi
type.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

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Just to verify...did you Right Click the Red Xs?

Are the .avi files in My Documents complete and
playable in WIndows Media Player when the camera
is not connected?

It may be necessary to convert the .avi files to .wmv
so they will be compatible with Movie Maker. The
following software and instructions will help you do
that:

Windows Media Encoder
http://tinyurl.com/bbal
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...02-e496-465a-bba9-b2f1182cdf24&displaylang=en

How do I convert other video file formats to WMV?
http://tinyurl.com/2o8uso
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0065.mspx

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J. 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

 

[Shafster]

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I right clicked the X's and the .avi files play
fully in Media Player.

Not sure what to do next.

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I right clicked the X's and the .avi
files play fully in Media Player.

Not sure what to do next.

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What to do next?

Try converting the files to .wmv and re-import them into Movie Maker.

--

J. 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