Convert mswmm files for video sharing like Youtube, etc.

[mdmossburg]

I finiahed a movie in Movie Maker and now is in a format I can't upload to
YouTube and other sites. Any converters our there to convert to Mpeg? Have
the link for the plug-in? I am not that computer literate so the more simple
the answer is appreciated.

Thanks.

[John Inzer]

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Lots of info...keep scrolling until you find
something useful.

.mswmm is your project file...what you need
to do is save/publish the file in a movie format.
Read the following instructions...since you did
not post your version of Windows...I'll include
info for both XP and Vista...

In Windows XP:

To save as an .avi movie file...
(and several other options)
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Show More Choices /
Other Settings /
Open the drop window and choose...DV-AVI /
Next /
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

To save as a .wmv movie file...
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Tick...'Best Quality For My Computer'
Next/
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

Also, you may find it useful to use
a custom profile:

Movie Maker 2 - Saving
Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-SavingMovies-CustomProfiles.html

Creating Custom Profiles
for Windows Movie Maker 2
http://tinyurl.com/cuny7
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/expert/customprofile.mspx

From Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3
PapaJohn's Guide to YouTube
http://tinyurl.com/2eh3d3
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Distributing-YouTube.html

Windows Vista -
Publish a movie in
Windows Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/2lo4gp
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/4ea4b6cd-0cfe-4d02-8122-16c28828cdf21033.mspx

Movie Maker in Vista -
Publishing / Quality Profiles
http://www.papajohn.org/Vista-Publishing.html

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John Inzer

[Sean Kearney]

John is correct. You need to go to the File, Publish Movie. It's pretty
self explanatory if you run the Wizard. There's very little you can't do
with Movie Maker stock. It's incredibly powerful.

In the last four months I've gone nuts sending stuff to MSNVideo, Youtube,
Silverlight, Facebook and others without issue. The only problems I have
encountered are size issues. But again, you can re-publish it without issue
into a slightly lower quality.

Keep in mind, when publishing to youtube and facebook, most of that is
pretty low quality when it's converted to flash so no sense publishing
Digital Video quality on there... :)

You can waste a good while publishing and uploading only to find out it's
320 x 240 or so... and mono.

[Charlot]

"Sean Kearney" wrote:

> John is correct. You need to go to the File, Publish Movie. It's pretty
> self explanatory if you run the Wizard. There's very little you can't do
> with Movie Maker stock. It's incredibly powerful.
>

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I had this problem to. I tried 'Publish Movie', but when it came to 57%, it
stucked. It didn't work anymore. Is my file to big? It's 125 kB. What to do
now? Split it?

Thanks.
PS. I"m from Holland, so my english isn't very good. There might be a Dutch
version of a forum like this, but I'm to lazy to go look for it.

[John Inzer]

Charlot wrote:
> I had this problem to. I tried 'Publish Movie', but when it came to
> 57%, it stucked. It didn't work anymore. Is my file to big? It's 125
> kB. What to do now? Split it?
>
> Thanks.
> PS. I"m from Holland, so my english isn't very good. There might be a
> Dutch version of a forum like this, but I'm to lazy to go look for it.

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You may have some incompatibility issues
with your source files. Have a look at the
following articles:

Movie Maker 2 - Problem Solving -
'Can't Save A Movie'
http://tinyurl.com/yjvztz
or
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Issues-CantSaveMovie.html

File type compatibility with Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee
or...
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm

Which file type should I use in Movie Maker?
http://tinyurl.com/6n66g3
or...
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/WhichFileTypeInMovieMaker.htm

--

John Inzer
MS Digital Media MVP

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

[Emily Henry]

The following will describe a powerful MSWMM converter ? Bigasoft Total Video Converter and a step by step guide on how to convert MSWMM to WMV, MP4, AVI, MP3, MPEG, MOV and more at
http://www.bigasoft.com/articles/how-to-convert-mswmm.html

>> On Friday, July 18, 2008 12:54 PM John Inzer wrote:

>>> On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 4:59 PM Charlo wrote:

>>> "Sean Kearney" wrote:
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________________---

>>>
>>> I had this problem to. I tried 'Publish Movie', but when it came to 57%, it
>>> stucked. It didn't work anymore. Is my file to big? It's 125 kB. What to do
>>> now? Split it?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> PS. I"m from Holland, so my english isn't very good. There might be a Dutch
>>> version of a forum like this, but I'm to lazy to go look for it.

>>>> On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 5:17 PM John Inzer wrote:

>>>> Charlot wrote:
>>>> > I had this problem to. I tried 'Publish Movie', but when it came to