Talk:Windows Movie Maker

message: I can import video from my Panasonic GS150 at full quality using the USB 2 interface.  Perhaps this section of the article is out of date.
:The vast majority of cameras still don't support USB 2, but I have altered that part of the article. The main advantage of IEEE1394 is that unlike USB it doesn't require special drivers, which are plagued by software conflicts when used for video transfer. Elekas 03:24, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The USB information is incorrect 

message: How come every time i want to put a .mpg file into my timeline or select a clip it tells me the usual "Movie Maker has encountered an error and needs to close" please help me i have a big movie project i wanna do and this isnt helping
Metlover21
:WMM doesn't work very well or at all with MPEG files. You need to convert them to AVI or a similar format.Elekas 04:47, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, pretty specifically if you're crashing in MPEG, that means you have an incompatible third party codec installed.  If you report the crash to Microsoft, that may lead you to further data - or you can check the fault event in Event Viewer, which may reveal the name of the afflicted codec.  Preppy 09:08, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: MPG. Files

message: How come when i open movie maker it tells me that  my collections file is corrupted and tells me i have to close it Help me please
Metlover21
 How do you put music in your movie?
On the "Capture Video" section, click on  "Import Audio or music"
This will give you a file selection box where you can select a music file on your hard drive. (I don't think you can directly import off a CD, you have to import it as an MP3 file first). When you click "OK", the music file will appear in the "clips collection" in the middle of the WMM screen. Then just click and drag it down to the "Audio/music" timeline. You can move it around on the timeline, shorten it, or cut it into segments. Right-click on it to alter the volume etc.Elekas 04:45, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Corrupt collections file

message: Someone familiar with this program should add it to Comparison of video editing software. AxelBoldt 21:51, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add to comparison list 

message: Windows Movie Maker did not come with Media Center edition, so I had to download it. Then if I was on it more than five minutes a error report would appear and I would lose everything, even if I saved it, I would only be on it five minutes more. Note that I was on a labtop.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.193.100.178 (talk • contribs) 
:The right place for asking such questions is Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing. utcursch | talk 15:25, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  HELP PLEASE 

message: "The program has also been known to crash frequently, resulting in the loss of any unsaved work."
I can comfirm that under certain circumstances, the above sentence isn't true, as I have had Movie Maker crash several times, but have been able to recover my work by switching the computer off-and-back-on at the mains socket. I don't know if this is of any help, but I thought it was worth a mention. 194.83.164.22 15:40, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Loss of unsaved work" 

message: I was just wondering if many people experience crashes on it. iMovie doesn't crash and I use both wmm and iMovie?
Samaster1991 10:37, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Crash

message: If you actually acknowledge my existence then you know I make comics on my website. So far 5 of them are animated. I use the Windows Movie Maker program. I tried making my 6th animated comic(which was 0:00:34.53 long, and contains 140 .png frames made in paint and has 4 mpeg audio files) and I finished and tried saving it to my computer but it said it couldnt. The computer is an XP, theres sufficient memory, what is wrong with my program? -King SweaterHead 19:39, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Its a stopgap freeware program? I would suggest not asking for help on Wikipedia, but I do suggest snooping around video editors in Wikipedia for a better freeware program without a nag message, or a open source one such as Blender. - 68.228.56.158 19:40, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: My Saving Problem

message: This program crashes almost every time I use it. My friends use it to, and they have experienced the same problem. My Windows XP is real and genuine. 
Forums around at the internet have topics of the same problem. 
There should be a section in the article about problems with this program.
There should also be a section in this article pointing to alternative software effecting the same result AsparagusTips 06:35, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Talk pages are for discussions of the article, really, per the talk page guidelines.  If you're going to talk about crash analysis, you really need to provide adequate data - this points out that the Event Viewer data is the absolute minimum for any coherent or useful conversation.  Lots of third party codecs that plug into Movie Maker aren't well-written (IMHO) and will bring Movie Maker down.  Generally making sure you avoid codec packs (at all costs) and have the latest versions of the codecs you do use (direct from the appropriate vendor) is the best way to keep Movie Maker stable. Preppy 21:23, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crashing... 

message: Is it possible to open and edit a video downloaded from YouTube in this application?
No, youtube uses a special format. I'm not sure what it is, but there is a way to change the format with a converter. There are guides for it on youtube itself, maybe you should  try checking those out. 80.42.162.117 20:26, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editing videos from YouTube and others 

message: I can think of several video editors which are very similar to Movie Maker (almost the same, some even with more features). From the top of my head: AVS Video Editor, Honestech Video Editor, Colorful Video Editor which are exactly the same as Movie Maker. Websites below:
AVS Video Converter
http://www.colorfulsoft.com
These work on Windows 2000 (unlike Movie Maker which only works on Me, XP and Vista). I thought it could be worth mentioning (does this type of video editor have a name, like Movie Maker clones or something?).
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.57.16.139 (talk • contribs) 190.57.16.139
:avs video editor is 2003/xp/vista, NOT 2k.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.68.66.250 (talk) 19:33, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Very common type of simple video editor 

message: I need someone to add version 2.1 for Windows 2000 into the table of Windows Movie Maker versions because I do not know how to. Thanks.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.94.192.90 (talk) 04:20, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Windows Movie Maker 2.1 for Windows 2000 

message: I think the problems section is POVed, OR and non-notable. One review doesn't count as "generally low". Others are user opinions which are bound to be more biased and anti-Microsoft. Things such as uninstallability are too trivial since it doesn't break any other app/component nor does it take up even 20 MB of space. Some particular issue or bug is present in any software. More citations are needed to claim it is unstable. - xpclient Talk 06:47, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed, on every point.  Forum threads and download.com anonymous comments are definitely not reliable sources.  I've just rewritten the section from scratch with some proper citations.  -- simxp (talk) 13:05, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: i was actually pleased to see that the "doesn't save" issue was mentioned in the article.  this program has a widespread reputation for not-letting users save.  i have experienced it myself on two different machines --both with plenty of memory.  i'm not a computer beginner either.   it would be hard to find conventional RS since microsoft sure won't go saying anything about putting out the bugs.  it is in user forums where one learns of the extent of such issues.  for software, some forums perhaps should be considered worthy. Cramyourspam (talk) 04:34, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: seems like all criticism has been wiped away. ?by microsoft corporate toadies? removal of the 'does not save' section / criticism section seems POV / ADVERT to me. Cramyourspam (talk) 17:07, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: wow --checked back and the entire 'criticism' section is gone. <sarc>well done, microsoft toadies.</sarc> Cramyourspam (talk) 01:05, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Problems section 

message: Microsoft's official stance is that Movie Maker does not support MPEG4 or .MOV formats.  The WMM version 6 (officially version 2.6) help file states:
You can import files with the following file name extensions into Windows Movie Maker to use in your project:
Video files: .asf, .avi, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and .wmv
Audio files: .aif, .aifc, .aiff .asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .wav, and .wma
Picture files: .bmp, .dib, .emf, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff, and .wmf''
However, it also states:
You can also import files into Windows Movie Maker that have a different extension from the ones listed above, but not all file types will work when you try to use them to make a movie.
This has caused great confusion among WMM users as evidenced by the number of returns to the simple Google query "movie maker import mov".
Apparently, it is possible to import .MOV files (sometimes as simple as drag and drop) in WMM 6 on at least Vista Home Premium (and perhaps others) with no additional codec installations needed. 
However, .MOV files do not seem to be supported in at least the latest XP version of WMM (version 2.1).
Also, the Flip video camera which records in MPEG 4 format, evidently contains software from 3IVX  which can make WMM recognize and import MPEG 4 files per this article by a Flip user: 
I have attempted to install the trial version of the 3IVX software on XP to endable MPEG 4 support in WMM but it did not work.
Is Microsoft's lack of acknowledgement of Movie Maker's (2.6) support for MPEG 4 and .MOV formats a competitive stance against Apple and has demand and the ubiquity of these formats driven Microsoft quietly to included support for them without advertising it? Bradnana (talk) 21:27, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have found a way to make Windows Movie Maker support .mov files.  The solution is to muvee AutoProducer.  I know it works because I used Windows Movie Maker and was importing .mov files.  Then, I uninstalled muvee AutoProducer and it stopped working.  Then, I downloaded it and installed it again and Windows Movie Maker once again let me import .mov files.  I don't know why this works but it does.  I will say the program crashes like every 20 minutes or less it seems.  I don't know if that's just normal or if it's a result of the .mov files.  But, if you save your work every couple minutes, you won't lose too much and at least you'll have a program that works.  StatisticsMan (talk) 13:51, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Correction, it this muvee program came preinstalled on my computer.  Until I uninstalled it, Windows Movie Maker worked with .mov.  I even burned a DVD and it came out great.  After uninstalling muvee autoproducer, I could not even import .mov files.  After installing it, I can import them but the sound is crappy.  So, perhaps this is something to try but may not work. StatisticsMan (talk) 04:00, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Supported file formats 

message: I'm not sure if this should be mentioned in the article, but I and some few people are having a problem, that when publishing a video, the still pictures come out with a red tint. I don't know how to fix it, but if anyone wants, feel free to make a reference to this issue in the article.
You can watch this video I made for more info:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGOxpKZT1Bk&fmt=18
--mysterious singing springs needs to be shut down 06:43, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Another problem I found in the Vista Movie Maker 

message: In the article, Windows Movie Maker was categorized as a Video Editing Software. However, can't Movie Maker also be considered an Audio Editing Program? It has the ability to edit just soundtracks with some basic effects and the ability to export those soundtracks as .wma files with various different quality settings. I think we should mention at the beginning of the article that Windows Movie Maker can also be considered an Audio Editing Software. General Heed (talk) 04:25, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I woudn't think that's too special, because most video editors do have capabilities of audio editing programs. I mean Sony Vegas has a pitch change feature. So to put it simpily, all video eitors are like that.
Pgj1997 (talk) 17:12, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Audio Editing Software 

message: Hi guys
I am new to Wikipedia. I don't want to edit text for now. However, the Movie Movie file available via the download link contains a virus. Checked with Comodo antivirus.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zerowk (talk • contribs) 15:42, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Did you download it from a Microsoft or a third party website? If it was from the latter, than it probably does have a virus. - ZLEA (Talk,Contribs) 00:54, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Movie Maker file has a virus 

message: It is noted on the home page that this is a component of microsoft Windows.  I assure you it is not. The web site is windows movie maker.org, it takes you to the wikipedia web site and is making out like they are, But this Free download is corrupt,and when you try to save your movie, it is impossible. They send a pop up saying you have to buy the full version. You can do nothing with your movie project. Microsoft spent 13 hours on it today, and could not get it to work. The web site you give payment to ends up as "PRIMUS" as an authorized seller of windows-movie-maker.info (org) as per their website. But at this point, they have already taken your banking information, and it is too late. Microsoft informed me today that their product downloads are free. BEWARE, microsoft researched PLIMUS while I was with Tech Support and informed me they were a scam.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.102.111.21 (talk) 07:02, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  windows movie maker 

message: @ Damaster98, this new version of Movie Maker has the main feature of 16:9 inclusion; a feature that was not functional in the previous build (Windows Live Movie Maker)[]. Yes, 4:3 was there, but a major complaint from users was that one could not export a .wmv file in HD/fullscreen.69.146.144.86 (talk) 00:22, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  16:9 

message: Article would benefit from discussion of the compatibility of this program with Windows 10. 
96.231.45.226 (talk) 14:10, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Compatibility With WIndows 10 

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message: Jus My Voce on wlkidata i'm luisfelipesaucedogarcia 200.68.186.165 (talk) 03:44, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
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message: There are many moviemaker fils which aren' t working.
Downloas this and it will work on the most Windows 10. 77.119.171.47 (talk) 19:11, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Windows Movie Maker does not work on Windows 10 

message: Cans someone tell me why? Shaneapickle (talk) 16:22, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Isnt movie maker still here? i still have it on my computer