Movie Maker SERIOUS BUG
skribb
fast). When i click on Videoövergångar (swedish for movie
transitions) it works fine but when i select any vide
transition Movie Maker closes down. then if i start it
again it takes a little longer to load. I go to Local
settings\BLABLA and delete the MEDIATAB file, start movie
maker and it works fast again. but i cannot select any
video transition. the same procedure goes for video
effects. when it comes to TEXT i can enter the text but
when i click on "Done. Add text" Movie maker shuts down
again. please help me with this serious problem or i'm
gonna switch to Premiere which i hate
PapaJohn (MVP)
especially when they occur during project editing, are the computer's
hardware acceleration setting and MM2 clashing with .ax files in other
software.
You can test either or both fairly easily and quickly without rebooting.
Hardware Acceleration
===================
Try changing your hardware acceleration to the number 3 position. Right
click on the Desktop > Properties > Settings > Advanced > Troubleshoot
The Hardware acceleration slider goes in 6 notches from None to Full. The
notches correspond to:
1 - None - Disable all accelerations. Use this setting only if your computer
frequently stops responding or has other severe problems.
2 - Disable all but basic accelerations. Use this setting to correct more
severe problems.
3 - Disable all DirectDraw and Direct3D acceleration, as well as all cursor
and advanced drawing accelerations. Use this setting to correct severe
problems with DirectX accelerated applications.
4 - Disable all cursor and advanced drawing accelerations. Use this setting
to correct drawing problems.
5 - Disable cursor and bitmap accelerations. Use this setting to correct
problems with the mouse pointer, or to correct problems with corrupt images.
6 - Full - All accelerations are enabled. Use this setting if you computer
has no problems
Notes about issues resulting from lack of full acceleration:
3/7/03 - ookpic - I do have to switch back to play games. Games won't even
start with the setting at 3. Not a problem really as no reboot is required.
One thing I did notice though. If you switch slider to #3, then back to
full to play a game, you may require a reboot to get away from a purple hue
on Mpeg movies. May just be my setup though and only if you want to view
the movie at full accel.
Clashing with .ax codec files
=======================
A review of the last thousands of posts to the
microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker newsgroup shows that MM2 can clash
with one or more .ax files.
Check these first. Find them on your computer, rename them to something like
*.ax_ and then see if MM2 works OK. If these don't resolve your issue, you
might try renaming additional .ax files.
claud.ax - MPEG codec re-distributed by PowerDVD - check Cyberlink for a
patch that resolves this - PDVDxp4_Patch_2417.exe - this is an audio decoder
claudiocd.ax - initially reported on 2/28/03 - PowerDirector 1.1 - not yet
conclusive.
clmp3wrap.ax - initially reported on 2/28/03 - PowerDirector 1.1 - not yet
conclusive.
clvsd.ax - MPEG codec re-distributed by PowerDVD - maybe the Cyberlink patch
resolves this one too
cmaudio.ax - from C-Media Inc. (sound card, or audio chip)
divxaf.ax - 'Digital Anti-Freeze' - part of the Nimo Codec package - causes
crashes when trying to preview or play transitions and effects
iviaudio.ax - ships with WinDVD (effects MP3 files over 160kbps - chipmunk
sounds, clipping sounds) - installed in a couple folders - also found in
InterVideo and GraphEdit folders - this is an audio decoder - the latest
version of WinDVD resolves this issue -
http://www.intervideo.com/jsp/Home.jsp
l3codecx.ax - MPEG Layer-3 audio Decoder - initially reported on 3/6/03 as
follows - "I had an mp3 that I loaded into Movie Maker 2 and it didn't play
the audio. If I moved the slider bar around, it would play. However, when
I created the movie file for export onto DVD, the music didn't play for that
mp3 file. I renamed my l3codecx.ax file and it worked. But now, I can't
play movies in full screen in Movie Maker 2. Small trade off."
mmswitch.ax - from the SLD codec pack (version 1.5 of the SLD codec pack
with mmswithc.ax 0.9.7.0, seems OK, need cofirmation of other versions that
result in the problem)
subtitds.ax - installed by SLD Codec pack - in System32 folder
wtwmplug.ax - apparently associated with Wild Tangent games
It's' best to first rename all of those you have from the above list, in
case MM2 clashes with more than one. If MM2 works OK after renaming them,
you might rename them back, one at a time, until you determine which one(s)
are clashing. Then think about how to continue to use MM2 and the other
software that uses the .ax file(s). You can leave the files on your computer
and use MM2 or the other software, but not both at the same time.
If you find that renaming a different .ax file than these resolves your
problem, please let us know by posting on
microsoft.public.windows.moviemaker or sending me an email.
PapaJohn
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Starts fine (fast) but any attempt to apply video effects
or add a title leads to IMMEDIATE shutdown (as if I had
closed the program - only much, much faster.
PapaJohn (MVP)
http://pws.chartermi.net/~papajohn/MM2-Issues-Resolutions.html
PapaJohn
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skribb
c:\windows\system32 to DIVXAF.AX_ and it worked! YAY!
thanks PapaJohn, you're my hero!
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