Saving project to my computer causes it to hang

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Mark - 24 Jun 2008 18:35 GMT

I have a finished movie project which I want to save to my computer. I need
to save as DV-AVI(NTSC) format as I plan to burn to a DVD. It starts up fine
enough but when it gets to around 31% it starts to hang. I attempted it
several times. Same result. I had no problem saving to my hard drive using a
.WMV, or high quality NTSC format.

My project is saved on a 250GB external hard drive with a USB connection. I
have 2GB of RAM, 31GB of free pc disk space, and run XP Pro.

Any suggestions to make this work? My movie run time is about 1 hour and 40
minutes.

Thanks

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On Request - 24 Jun 2008 19:14 GMT

A first place to start is to see if you have incompatible source (video
and/or audio) files. Try this URL:

http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm

Another trick that sometimes works is to uncheck the boxes in Movie Maker|
Tools| Options| Compatibility.

>I have a finished movie project which I want to save to my computer. I
>need to save as DV-AVI(NTSC) format as I plan to burn to a DVD. It starts
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Mark - 26 Jun 2008 12:58 GMT

Actually unchecking those options worked. Brilliant!
Thanks

>A first place to start is to see if you have incompatible source (video
>and/or audio) files. Try this URL:
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On Request - 26 Jun 2008 16:39 GMT

Glad it worked for you. I keep most all of my Compatibility boxes unchecked
most of the time. Sometimes, WMM will add one on its own, and I might leave
it checked if it does not cause a problem, but for the most part the boxes
are unchecked. I learned about this trick from PapaJohn's web site at:
http://www.papajohn.org/
That is a good place to learn about the ins and outs of Movie Maker.

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Graham Hughes - 25 Jun 2008 10:08 GMT

dv.avi = 13gb per hour.
1 hour 40 mins = 22gb

As you only have 31gb free there is no room for the tempoaray files required
to build your movie.

I suspect freeing up at least another 30gb will mean that the dv.avi will
then save.

WMV being much more compressed will fit on such free space as you have.

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>I have a finished movie project which I want to save to my computer. I
>need to save as DV-AVI(NTSC) format as I plan to burn to a DVD. It starts
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