Oops, I agree with Graham and for whatever reason didn't mention JPG's

"Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@dvds2treasure.co.uk> wrote in message
news:OFoyQPLBGHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Along with Wojo's suggestions I'd add, JPEG stills are not good with Mm
> sometimes so using Bitmaps might be an option.
> You could try saving the movie to the lowest option, such as pocket pc, as
> this will take much less resources from the pc, and also will save much
> quicker. Before you do it, go make a cup of tea and sit and watch it, to
> see what happens
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "Wojo" <[REMOVE]wojos_web@[REMOVE]verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:sqApf.10853$CL.8093@trnddc04...
>> There are a few possibilities here.
>> The first, and most likely since the project is so large, is the
>> complexity issue that you alluded to. Splitting the project up would do
>> the trick if that is the problem. See my website "Video Editing -> Movie
>> Maker -> Split up a Project due to complexity issues" or follow this link
>> directly to that page:
>> http://www.remember-christopher.dost...litProject.htm
>> Another high possibility is either in the 20 video clips or the 10 songs.
>> If the video clips are MPEG then that will almost certainly not work and
>> cause these issues.
>> (Convert to AVI)
>> If the songs are MP3 then it is possible that they could cause these
>> problems.
>> (Convert to WMA or WAV)
>> One of these 3 things is likely to be the issue.
>> I would check to see if the video clips are MPEG first since that is easy
>> to do and if they are I can almost guarantee an issue.
>> Then I would check to see if the audio is MP3 since that is also easy to
>> do, but that doesn't always cause problems as MPEG files do.
>> Then I would consider the splitting of the video. If the first 2 are not
>> the issue then this almost certainly is but it is the hardest fix which
>> is why I would check the other two out first.
>> -Wojo
>> --
>> Wojo's Web:
>> http://www.remember-christopher.dostweb.com/Wojo's_web/
>> Also Please visit.....
>> http://www.remember-christopher.dost...m/christopher/
>>
>>
>> "MissEmtoo" <MissEmtoo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EF199496-AB71-4DC9-B37A-9E67ACEDA3E9@microsoft.com...
>>> This is very long; I apologize for that, but I want to explain the whole
>>> situation so that I don't waste anyone's time with suggestions that I've
>>> already tried.
>>>
>>> Long story short, I am unable to save my movie onto my computer.
>>>
>>> Here are the details:
>>> I created a movie in WMM. It is 14 minutes long, 216 MB, and contains
>>> literally hundreds of still photos (all of which have some kind of
>>> effect or
>>> transition added to them), approximately 20 short video clips, at least
>>> 10
>>> different songs, and many titles.
>>>
>>> It runs just fine in WMM - I am able to view the entire movie in the
>>> small
>>> preview box, with no stalling or problems.
>>>
>>> I have "saved" it twice, and I THINK it worked properly (I say that I
>>> THINK
>>> it saved properly because I didn't actually watch it save. it remained
>>> on the
>>> "Estimating Saving Time" screen for so long, I left the room. and when I
>>> came
>>> back a few hours later, the movie had been "saved.")
>>>
>>> BUT, when I go to open the saved movie, it only plays the SOUND. NO
>>> video at
>>> all. The sound is flawless, beginning to end, but the video is TOTALLY
>>> blank.
>>>
>>> I attempted to save it many more times. Each time, it again remained on
>>> the
>>> "Estimating Saving Time" screen for a VERY long time - like 30 minutes -
>>> but
>>> this time, it NEVER began saving. Instead, after 30-plus minutes of
>>> just
>>> staying on that screen, I received the following message:
>>> "Windows Movie Maker cannot save the movie to the specified location.
>>> Verify
>>> that the original source files used in your movie are still available,
>>> that
>>> the saving location is still available, and that there is enough free
>>> disk
>>> space available, and then try again."
>>>
>>> First, I looked into the memory on my computer to see if there was
>>> enough
>>> free space. As I said, my movie is 216 MB. There is more than 10 GB of
>>> memory available on my computer.
>>>
>>> I also looked into increasing the Virtual Memory on my computer (in case
>>> the
>>> movie is too complex). However, I have more than 11,100 MB listed as
>>> Space
>>> Available in virtual memory. The maximum file size is set at 1200 MB.
>>>
>>> This leaves me with a problem with one of my original source files.
>>> According to Movie Maker Help, this means that one of my files was moved
>>> from
>>> its original location or is no longer available. To my knowledge, I
>>> have not
>>> moved ANY of my files since importing them to WMM. And NONE of my files
>>> has
>>> the red X on it, indicating that it's no longer available.
>>>
>>> If there IS a problem with one of my source files, how do I know which
>>> one(s) are the culprits? I have literally HUNDREDS of files in my
>>> movie, and
>>> I have no idea how determine which single one of those hundreds might be
>>> the
>>> corrupt.
>>> If there is NOT a problem with one of my source files and my memory
>>> capacity
>>> is just fine, what's next? How do I save my movie???
>>>
>>> I have not yet tried dividing the movie 3 parts and then piecing the
>>> parts
>>> back together as a new movie, then trying to save again.
>>> Do you think this would help?
>>>
>>> I also have not tried saving the movie to the Internet. Would this
>>> work,
>>> instead?
>>>
>>> This is a VERY important project to me - a video documenting my
>>> daughter's
>>> first year. We were going to show it on her birthday. which was
>>> yesterday.
>>> We'd also planned to give the movie to family for Christmas. I have
>>> spent at
>>> LEAST 25 hours on it, which not only means time put into the program
>>> itself,
>>> but time away from my family! To have it not save now and be
>>> un-playable is
>>> INCREDIBLY frustrating and angering. Adding to my frustration is that
>>> any
>>> single attempt at fixing the problem takes FOREVER because the program
>>> is SO
>>> slow.
>>>
>>> (Yes, I looked at the codecs on my computer - there do not seem to be
>>> any
>>> troubles there. I have also adjusted the Hardware Acceleration. that
>>> hasn't
>>> done anything, either.)
>>>
>>> Can ANYONE help??? I have read many websites to try to save my movie
>>> (including all of PapaJohn's "Can't Save a Movie" information), and I
>>> have
>>> done everything that is listed to the best of my ability. I do admit
>>> that my
>>> ability is limited, however, so I might be doing things incorrectly or
>>> incompletely. I'm not the most computer-literate person!!
>>>
>>> I am absolutely at my wits' end, and heartbroken to boot. I'll even PAY
>>> someone to help me fix things - Geek Squad? Anyone. I just want this
>>> movie
>>> to save so all of my hard work hasn't gone to waste, and we can share
>>> this
>>> gift with our families.
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance for any help you might be able to offer.
>>>
>>> Emily
>>
>>
>
>