I wasn't aware until today that Movie Maker saves in HighMAT. I have 3 DVD
players and none can play back HighMAT. I've spent a very long time
preparing a slideshow of family pictures and now I can't save them to CD and
play them back unless I (and all my family) buys new DVD players. Is there
any way that I can save these pictures in a regular CD or DVD format? Can I
pull the file into a different movie or slideshow program and save it to
CD/DVD? Please help....I'm hoping all my work wasn't for nothing. Thanks.



"PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:

> I don't know HP Image Zone... Movie Maker can burn a movie to a CD disc but
> the file is a WMV one and the menu structure is HighMAT.
>
> There are DVD players that can read a HighMAT menu structure but none can
> play the WMV files on the disc.... so for now you need to take a saved movie
> from Movie Maker and make/burn standard discs using other software.
> --
> PapaJohn
>
> Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
> Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
> Photo Story 3 - use the menu branch at www.papajohn.org
>
> ..
> "Sheryl" <Sheryl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:02CF9974-DA99-45A7-B23E-2337C122A548@microsoft.com...
> > Once still pictures have been save, and slideshow completed using Movie
> > Maker
> > and burned on a recordable CD, can the video be played on DVD player on
> > TV,
> > or on another computer that does not have Windows Media Player? Is it
> > unlike
> > HP Image Zone where you can record your slideshow on a recordable CD and
> > play
> > back in you DVD player or computer?
>
>
>

There are different levels of player HighMAT support... audio, pictures and
video. It's the video support of wmv files that is needed, which isn't there
in the stand-alone players.

Your HighMAT player is probably for audio and pictures.
--
PapaJohn

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"JDV" <JDV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CDD418E8-2F84-46F9-9093-FE8E311E806A@microsoft.com...
>I wasn't aware until today that Movie Maker saves in HighMAT. I have 3 DVD
> players and none can play back HighMAT. I've spent a very long time
> preparing a slideshow of family pictures and now I can't save them to CD
> and
> play them back unless I (and all my family) buys new DVD players. Is
> there
> any way that I can save these pictures in a regular CD or DVD format? Can
> I
> pull the file into a different movie or slideshow program and save it to
> CD/DVD? Please help....I'm hoping all my work wasn't for nothing.
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> I don't know HP Image Zone... Movie Maker can burn a movie to a CD disc
>> but
>> the file is a WMV one and the menu structure is HighMAT.
>>
>> There are DVD players that can read a HighMAT menu structure but none can
>> play the WMV files on the disc.... so for now you need to take a saved
>> movie
>> from Movie Maker and make/burn standard discs using other software.
>> --
>> PapaJohn
>>
>> Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
>> Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
>> Photo Story 3 - use the menu branch at www.papajohn.org
>>
>> ..
>> "Sheryl" <Sheryl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:02CF9974-DA99-45A7-B23E-2337C122A548@microsoft.com...
>> > Once still pictures have been save, and slideshow completed using Movie
>> > Maker
>> > and burned on a recordable CD, can the video be played on DVD player on
>> > TV,
>> > or on another computer that does not have Windows Media Player? Is it
>> > unlike
>> > HP Image Zone where you can record your slideshow on a recordable CD
>> > and
>> > play
>> > back in you DVD player or computer?
>>
>>
>>

Save your movie in MM as a dv-avi
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutor...SaveDV-AVI.htm
You should have something like nero/roxio which came with your burner, and
in that app look for the option to burn a vcd or svcd.
Import the dv-avi file and follow the wizard for making the vcd/svcd.
If you don't have one of those???
Download vcdeasy - a link here
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/WebPa...Programmes.htm

Also be aware that not all dvd players will play vcd's or svcd's, and while
we are at it, not all play home burnt dvds either
Check out the dvd players at http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"JDV" <JDV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CDD418E8-2F84-46F9-9093-FE8E311E806A@microsoft.com...
>I wasn't aware until today that Movie Maker saves in HighMAT. I have 3 DVD
> players and none can play back HighMAT. I've spent a very long time
> preparing a slideshow of family pictures and now I can't save them to CD
> and
> play them back unless I (and all my family) buys new DVD players. Is
> there
> any way that I can save these pictures in a regular CD or DVD format? Can
> I
> pull the file into a different movie or slideshow program and save it to
> CD/DVD? Please help....I'm hoping all my work wasn't for nothing.
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> I don't know HP Image Zone... Movie Maker can burn a movie to a CD disc
>> but
>> the file is a WMV one and the menu structure is HighMAT.
>>
>> There are DVD players that can read a HighMAT menu structure but none can
>> play the WMV files on the disc.... so for now you need to take a saved
>> movie
>> from Movie Maker and make/burn standard discs using other software.
>> --
>> PapaJohn
>>
>> Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
>> Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
>> Photo Story 3 - use the menu branch at www.papajohn.org
>>
>> ..
>> "Sheryl" <Sheryl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:02CF9974-DA99-45A7-B23E-2337C122A548@microsoft.com...
>> > Once still pictures have been save, and slideshow completed using Movie
>> > Maker
>> > and burned on a recordable CD, can the video be played on DVD player on
>> > TV,
>> > or on another computer that does not have Windows Media Player? Is it
>> > unlike
>> > HP Image Zone where you can record your slideshow on a recordable CD
>> > and
>> > play
>> > back in you DVD player or computer?
>>
>>
>>