Vista - Windows Movie Maker Vista 64 Problem help please

TIMMYLYNN · 10-15-2009

started publishing movie last night. Is approximately 2 minutes long with audio and there are about 20 clips with effects and a few transitions. some of the original avi was uncompressed. all the clips are avi. it got to 62% pretty quick and then the timer started going up. it is now up to 583 minutes since about 4pm yesterday. I know it may take some time but it this normal. I don't want to stop it if it is just compressing. I am outputting avi to 49mb size as i did not want to loose quality. I have a deadline. I'm not getting an error message. The minutes just keep increasing and the progress bar just staying at 62 percent. what do you think? any help greatly appreciated....

peace and love

**lemur** · 10-15-2009

If you produce a video in a format other than avi, does it still slow down?

Do you have plenty of hard drive free space?

How much memory?

Vista SP2?

TIMMYLYNN · 10-15-2009

haven't tried another format. 4gig ram sp2 plenty of hard drive space. Is it normal to take that long or should i start over. I don't want to start over if it is just compressing the video. one of the clips was rendered in widescreen format and uncompressed. But I really need this to finish asap. Its for a dkny contest that ends on wednesday. I've put hours and hours into it and now windows movie maker is stressing me. the timer is now at 633 minutes and still climbing. the progress bar still says 62 percent.

**whs** · 10-15-2009

It sounds like not all of your clips have exactly the same properties and that WMM got stuck on one it did not like. You can use MediaInfo ( MediaInfo ) to examine your clips.

**lemur** · 10-15-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by TIMMYLYNN

haven't tried another format. 4gig ram sp2 plenty of hard drive space. Is it normal to take that long or should i start over. I don't want to start over if it is just compressing the video. one of the clips was rendered in widescreen format and uncompressed. But I really need this to finish asap. Its for a dkny contest that ends on wednesday. I've put hours and hours into it and now windows movie maker is stressing me. the timer is now at 633 minutes and still climbing. the progress bar still says 62 percent.

Let's try another format. We can always convert the file if successful.

10-15-2009

TIMMYLYNN wrote:

Quote:

> started publishing movie last night. Is approximately 2 minutes long
> with audio and there are about 20 clips with effects and a few
> transitions. some of the original avi was uncompressed. all the
> clips are avi. it got to 62% pretty quick and then the timer started
> going up. it is now up to 583 minutes since about 4pm yesterday. I
> know it may take some time but it this normal. I don't want to stop
> it if it is just compressing. I am outputting avi to 49mb size as i
> did not want to loose quality. I have a deadline. I'm not getting
> an error message. The minutes just keep increasing and the progress
> bar just staying at 62 percent. what do you think? any help greatly
> appreciated....
>
> peace and love

============================
The project you describe should not
take more than a few minutes to publish.

I suspect you have a compatibility issue
with one or more of your source files.

Might be worth a try to convert the .avi
files to the .wmv format before importing.

The following freeware can do the conversion.

Format Factory
http://www.pcfreetime.com/

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

10-15-2009	#1 (permalink)
TIMMYLYNN vista 64 business 2 posts	Windows Movie Maker Vista 64 Problem help please started publishing movie last night. Is approximately 2 minutes long with audio and there are about 20 clips with effects and a few transitions. some of the original avi was uncompressed. all the clips are avi. it got to 62% pretty quick and then the timer started going up. it is now up to 583 minutes since about 4pm yesterday. I know it may take some time but it this normal. I don't want to stop it if it is just compressing. I am outputting avi to 49mb size as i did not want to loose quality. I have a deadline. I'm not getting an error message. The minutes just keep increasing and the progress bar just staying at 62 percent. what do you think? any help greatly appreciated.... peace and love
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10-15-2009	#2 (permalink)
lemur Windows Vista Enterprise x64 SP2 1,534 posts	Re: Windows Movie Maker Vista 64 Problem help please If you produce a video in a format other than avi, does it still slow down? Do you have plenty of hard drive free space? How much memory? Vista SP2?
My System Specs

10-15-2009	#3 (permalink)
TIMMYLYNN vista 64 business 2 posts	Re: Windows Movie Maker Vista 64 Problem help please haven't tried another format. 4gig ram sp2 plenty of hard drive space. Is it normal to take that long or should i start over. I don't want to start over if it is just compressing the video. one of the clips was rendered in widescreen format and uncompressed. But I really need this to finish asap. Its for a dkny contest that ends on wednesday. I've put hours and hours into it and now windows movie maker is stressing me. the timer is now at 633 minutes and still climbing. the progress bar still says 62 percent.
My System Specs

10-15-2009	#4 (permalink)
whs Vista home premium 32bit 1,055 posts	Re: Windows Movie Maker Vista 64 Problem help please It sounds like not all of your clips have exactly the same properties and that WMM got stuck on one it did not like. You can use MediaInfo ( MediaInfo ) to examine your clips.
My System Specs

10-15-2009	#5 (permalink)
lemur Windows Vista Enterprise x64 SP2 1,534 posts	Re: Windows Movie Maker Vista 64 Problem help please Quote: Originally Posted by TIMMYLYNN haven't tried another format. 4gig ram sp2 plenty of hard drive space. Is it normal to take that long or should i start over. I don't want to start over if it is just compressing the video. one of the clips was rendered in widescreen format and uncompressed. But I really need this to finish asap. Its for a dkny contest that ends on wednesday. I've put hours and hours into it and now windows movie maker is stressing me. the timer is now at 633 minutes and still climbing. the progress bar still says 62 percent. Let's try another format. We can always convert the file if successful.
My System Specs

10-15-2009	#6 (permalink)
John Inzer n/a posts	Re: Windows Movie Maker Vista 64 Problem help please TIMMYLYNN wrote: Quote: > started publishing movie last night. Is approximately 2 minutes long > with audio and there are about 20 clips with effects and a few > transitions. some of the original avi was uncompressed. all the > clips are avi. it got to 62% pretty quick and then the timer started > going up. it is now up to 583 minutes since about 4pm yesterday. I > know it may take some time but it this normal. I don't want to stop > it if it is just compressing. I am outputting avi to 49mb size as i > did not want to loose quality. I have a deadline. I'm not getting > an error message. The minutes just keep increasing and the progress > bar just staying at 62 percent. what do you think? any help greatly > appreciated.... > > peace and love ============================ The project you describe should not take more than a few minutes to publish. I suspect you have a compatibility issue with one or more of your source files. Might be worth a try to convert the .avi files to the .wmv format before importing. The following freeware can do the conversion. Format Factory http://www.pcfreetime.com/ -- J. Inzer MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk
My System Specs

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