Where are clipped video bits saved?

[Guest]

Does anyone know how MM handles the video clipping in the collections? I
clipped up a video I imported into a number of items, renamed them and used
them, but I want to back this all up so I can come back and make changes
again later if I need to and I can't figure out what I need to save to be
sure my clips will still be available.

Does anyone know what I should do here?

Thanks!
Kevin

 

[Guest]

Kevin,
The individual clips are not saved anywhere. When you import a video into
your collections WMM simply creates a pointer to point to the location of
that video file (that's why you shouldn't move or rename the video file).
When you divide that video into clips WMM simply keeps that information
imbedded with your collections as to where each clip begins and ends. No new
files are created and the original video file doesn't change. If, for
example, you import a video that is 1 minute long then divide it into 10
equal length clips, WMM simply adds that information to your collection -
nothing else. It now knows that clip 1 is actually the first 6 seconds of the
original video file. Clip 2 is actually the second 6 seconds of the original
video file and so on.... There is a file with a dat extension that gets
changed but under no circumstances should you modify this file.

 

[Guest]

Very informative 3K:

Think it tells me why I can't run the !@#$%^&* file on my laptop.

Does that mean that I would have to transfer all the clips and photos to the
laptop, creating identical folder names in the identical master folders in
order for the file to find them and run on my LT?

I thought MM was designed to share with others. How can my friend see the
video if I email it to him whithout his system having all the imported files?

 

[Guest]

Mr. Bill,
When you are done editing your movie, you then save it in whatever format
you want. When saving the movie, WMM will look at all the transitions and
special effects you added, check the pointers to all of the video clips,
pictures and sound clips, then combine them all into one file - your movie.
You can now, though I don't recommend it, delete all of the pieces used to
make the movie. They will never be referred to again unless you want to use
them for other movies. If you want to email your friend a movie just save the
movie, in any format you want, then send it to him. I say any format because,
although there is a "save as email attachment" option you may want to save it
as a higher quality file. It all depends on what size file you are willing to
send via email.