Windows Movie Maker

[Chimpso]

The title pretty much says it, i'm trying to make Windows Movie Maker import a 1 and a half hour movie file so I can edit out a part I need.

 

Unfortunatley, after a few seconds of attempting to import the video I get a "Windows Movie Maker has encounterd a problem and needs to close" message.

 

 

So you can really help me with two things here:

 

1. Can I get WMM to import large files?

 

2. Can I use a screen recorder (namley Camstudio) to record movies from Windows Media Player. I remember a way of doing this, you had to disable something that makes the video higher quality, but I can't remember what it was!

 

 

Any help would be great. Thanks in advance.

Edited August 1, 2010 by Chimpso

[Claude Speed.]

If you want to cut out a part of it you can use Any Video Converter:

http://www.any-video-converter.com/download-avc-free.php

It's free and supports a wide range of formats.

[Chimpso]

If you want to cut out a part of it you can use Any Video Converter:

http://www.any-video-converter.com/download-avc-free.php

It's free and supports a wide range of formats.

I'm not sure I really made it clear. I'm trying to cut out a section of the movie and save it (so I can make an animated avatar).

[Claude Speed.]

Yes, it's possible to do that with AVC. And you can customize the bitrate, quality etc.

Windows Movie Maker is not a reliable tool. It always crashes on me too and I don't use large files.

[Chimpso]

Alright then, I'll give it a try.

[Wolf68k]

Depending on the format of the file you can do this with VirtualDub.

[Spider-Vice]

This problem is pretty odd because I used to import 2GB Fraps files with no problem.

[Tornado Rex]

This problem is pretty odd because I used to import 2GB Fraps files with no problem.

WMM seems to be really hit or miss. It's always worked perfectly well but I know for Unlimited he couldn't get it to do a damn thing.

[Otter]

It really depends on the codec, too. WMM is meant for editing home video formats - if you try cutting other formats, it can sh*t bricks.

 

What's the file? Quicktime pro is a really simple solution, or quicktime alternative and MPEGStreamclip. As simple as copying and pasting.

[Chimpso]

The file is a simple AVI. It just does not seem to like uploading large files.

 

EDIT: I have found out that the LENGHT of the movie is the problem, not the size.

Edited August 1, 2010 by Chimpso

[Wolf68k]

If it's a simple AVI then just use VirtualDub it loves AVIs, in fact it only saves out as AVI

Keep in mind that if the audio uses VBR then it's not going to like it as much and warn you about a possible sync issue.

[Otter]

What do you mean by 'simple .avi'? An .avi can be just about anything. Is it a DivX or Xvid file? That's where you're going to run into problems.

 

As Wolf said, you're going to run into sync issues, but I guess that doesn't matter in your case. VirtualDub's a great way to go if you don't want to take the Quicktime route.