How does one find what types of codecs different software uses. How does one find if file is saveed in .wmv or .avi or .wav?  I use MyDVD and will try to learn Encore DVD. Does one have a choice to capture or save in one or another format or codec?
Like Andre, I too am grateful ...

No i can't see wave patterns.  I did record the clips before and the audio
was fine (so it has worked) but after advice from this ng i am starting
again on a higher quality.
thanks

Here is what our project is..... We are creating a photo story in MS Plus!Photo story then bringing it over into Movie Maker 2.  We then are adding a audio file from a file that was saved from music cd to the hard drive as a .wma file.  Then we are saving it as a AVI file.  If ...

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i recently downloaded the Movie maker 2.i have been trying to edit a movie which was shot in my  Digital ccamera.it has been nearly two weeks now,i cannot complete one hour vedio editing with this version of windows movie maker.the system is keep on crashing whenever i start ...

Just started to play with Movie Maker now I have the
appropriate hardware. I have captured clips from a PAL
tape with only a little hiccup but when I try to capture
NTSC, I just get monotone video. My VCR plays both formats

I am loading family photos into my movie production.  The photos have a portrait orientation.  Is there a way to eliminate the big black border around the picture and make the picture fill the entire screen?

I have Windows XP, loaded MM2, connected using ilink to my
new Sony handycam. Seems to be connected right, put the
camera setting to VCR and pressed play, tried to capture
the video in MM2 and it keeps saying that my device is not

whenever i try to add and effect transition or in general edit movie maker shuts down.  there is not even an error message. help please?

After editing a movie I can't successfully save back to the camera. The video stalls and/or I lose audio. I'm capturing and saving in the format best for sending it back to tape. I'm using a sony digital handycam, model DCR-TRV310
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I need to be able to change the lenghth of a still picture
clip so  I can use a narration, or no narration with each
picture.  I want to adjust each picture individually.  
Currently my picture is set at 4 seconds and in the time

I basically want to make a video with my roswell discs how do i save the clips I want, I'm not sure how to do this I've seen other videos on other sites but I'm not sure how they made them, most people said they used windows media player, I have a dvd r do I need a decoder or ...

Does anyone know why when using movie maker it freezes
the video i'm putting together, the next part will resume
only if i move the bar along, but its always around the 2
min mark where it just stops any footage and music and

I installed XP home ed. which included MM.  The purchase
included a disc to upgrade to Med.Pl.9 and MM2.  when I
try to install, it just keeps going through the install
wizard.  I can only enter MM, not MM2.

I created a movie in Windows Movie Maker 2.0...consisting of stills, transitions, audio, and graphics.  Output to .wmv works great.  However, I want to burn the movie to a CD to play on a DVD player.  I saved the file as a .avi and converted it to mpeg2.  Plays great on a DVD ...

How can I record from Movie Makers via  my computers fire wire socket to simlar socket on my Philips DVD Home recorder. Tried to output as if it was a camera: Movie Makers knows there is a connection but I cannot record a signal.