Windows Movie Maker

[Guest]

I am having trouble getting transitions between my pics on the storyboard.
Some I can drag and drop, some I can copy and paste. But sometimes I can't
get anything to go in the little box between pics. It doesn't even give me
the choice to paste. Why do some of the spaces "refuse" to accept a
transition??? It's driving me crazy!!!

 

[Adam Albright]

I am having trouble getting transitions between my pics on the storyboard.
Some I can drag and drop, some I can copy and paste. But sometimes I can't
get anything to go in the little box between pics. It doesn't even give me
the choice to paste. Why do some of the spaces "refuse" to accept a
transition??? It's driving me crazy!!!

Movie Maker is basically a toy. The trick (if you use timeline view)
is to hover between pictures and keep holding down your left mouse
button then wait till you see the blue vertical line appear between
pictures then and only then let go of whatever transition you're
trying to drop. In storyboard view the target area is so big I don't
see how you can miss it. I just tried the first ten doing this and
they all worked fine for me. If you still have trouble say which ones
aren't working for you and I'll try those.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your response. I see the blue lines alright, but out of 11
pictures I have so far, the transition boxes 3, 6 and 8 are not working at
all. I haven't had any problem with the others at all. I've tried every
"trick" I can think of to try and fool it, but I can't see to get those
specific boxes to take any transitions.

 

[Guest]

ok, tried the timeline view and got the 3rd box to fill. Thanks so much!

 

[John Hanley]

I often use the method of right clicking on the transition (in the
transition list) and choosing "Add to Timeline" or "Add to Storyboard". The
transition will be placed where the green play indicator is on the Timeline,
or on the transition box you selected.