RE: Can't Save Movie. Tried Everything. Help?!
"Alice" wrote:
> I am having the exact same problem. Please let me know if you find out
> anything. I have a program from Windows Movie Maker documenting my Mom's
> life and want to save it to DVD for Christmas presents and it won't save.
> Isn't there live support for movie maker?
>
> "MissEmtoo" wrote:
>
> > 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
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