Windows Movie Maker and PC video questions: smallest file size forbest quality? How?

[eb7g]

Hi there,

I am currently upgraded to Win Movie Maker version 2.0.3246 and it
crashes a whole lot when I try to make movies.

I am using WMM because it will make WMV files which are smaller in size
than my AVI or MPEG (made by TMPeng) versions of the same video, but the
only way I know how is by WMM. I have used version 1 before and it was
pretty stable. How would I go back to version 1 (system restore is not
an option)? Or is there a fix for version 2?

Other than that, if anyone has any idea on how I can get my AVI's (I
used the DIVX 4 Low Motion codec) any smaller, I've love to hear it.

Thanks!!
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[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

see the problem solving section of www.papajohn.org

 

[Thomas Orger]

Hi there,

I am currently upgraded to Win Movie Maker version 2.0.3246 and it
crashes a whole lot when I try to make movies.

I am using WMM because it will make WMV files which are smaller in size
than my AVI or MPEG (made by TMPeng) versions of the same video, but the
only way I know how is by WMM. I have used version 1 before and it was
pretty stable. How would I go back to version 1 (system restore is not
an option)? Or is there a fix for version 2?

Other than that, if anyone has any idea on how I can get my AVI's (I
used the DIVX 4 Low Motion codec) any smaller, I've love to hear it.

Thanks!!
(e-mail address removed)

Search around in the Windows Media section of microsoft.com and you should
find the Windows Media Encoder which will make WMV's from your existing
AVI/MPEG files and therefore bypassing Windows Movie Maker completely!

Tom