Problem importing Photo Story 3 .wmv into Movie Maker 2

[TE]

I have created a Photo Story 3 .wmv file which plays just fine in Photo Story
3 but when I import it into Movie Maker 2.1 - to further enhance it - it
shuts down Movie Maker before I can do anything.

I looked for the .ax files that Papa John talks about on his site but didn't
find the main one. I changed the names of the .ax files he recommends
changing and this didn't help. I change my hardware acceleration and this
doesn't help either.

If I import one of my .wmv files, originally made in Movie Maker, it loads
just fine and the MM2 program works flawlessly.

What do you think is causing Photo Story 3 .wmv files, that I import into
Movie Maker 2.1, to shut down the program?
--
TE

[Graham Hughes]

Can you give more details on the file, the size, which options you chose
when making it etc.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"TE" > wrote in message
...
> I have created a Photo Story 3 .wmv file which plays just fine in Photo
Story
> 3 but when I import it into Movie Maker 2.1 - to further enhance it - it
> shuts down Movie Maker before I can do anything.
>
> I looked for the .ax files that Papa John talks about on his site but
didn't
> find the main one. I changed the names of the .ax files he recommends
> changing and this didn't help. I change my hardware acceleration and this
> doesn't help either.
>
> If I import one of my .wmv files, originally made in Movie Maker, it loads
> just fine and the MM2 program works flawlessly.
>
> What do you think is causing Photo Story 3 .wmv files, that I import into
> Movie Maker 2.1, to shut down the program?
> --
> TE

[TE]

Graham,

I tried a small file after the first one shut down MM2 and it also shut it
down. It seems to be any file made in Photo Story 3 and imported to MM2
shuts down MM2.

The first Photo Story 3 was in 1024x768 size and on the second attempt I
only put 4 pictures together and went with 800x600 with regular transitions,
so it wasn't very large or complicated.

The program worked when I first got the computer a month ago but about a
week ago it started shutting down with any transfer of Photo Story 3 .wmv
files.

I have tried to use system restore but my computer wil not restore to any
earlier date. I think I have to reset it and start from scratch on that. I
run AdAware se every night to remove any spyware and have Norton Internet
Securty and anti-virus running with all my definitions up to date. A viral
scan of my system is negative. I have used these products for years as I have
MM2, all with Dell computers. My new Dell has a 3.8 p4 processor with 2 gigs
of RAM.

Again, MM2 works fine when I capture video from my camera or when I import
an old movie I made with MM2. Only the importing of PhotoStory 3 shuts it
down.

Thank you for your reply and any help will be appreciated.


"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> Can you give more details on the file, the size, which options you chose
> when making it etc.
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "TE" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have created a Photo Story 3 .wmv file which plays just fine in Photo
> Story
> > 3 but when I import it into Movie Maker 2.1 - to further enhance it - it
> > shuts down Movie Maker before I can do anything.
> >
> > I looked for the .ax files that Papa John talks about on his site but
> didn't
> > find the main one. I changed the names of the .ax files he recommends
> > changing and this didn't help. I change my hardware acceleration and this
> > doesn't help either.
> >
> > If I import one of my .wmv files, originally made in Movie Maker, it loads
> > just fine and the MM2 program works flawlessly.
> >
> > What do you think is causing Photo Story 3 .wmv files, that I import into
> > Movie Maker 2.1, to shut down the program?
> > --
> > TE
>
>
>

[Graham Hughes]

If you could give the exact details on the file type saved as I can try to
reproduce it.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"TE" > wrote in message
...
> Graham,
>
> I tried a small file after the first one shut down MM2 and it also shut it
> down. It seems to be any file made in Photo Story 3 and imported to MM2
> shuts down MM2.
>
> The first Photo Story 3 was in 1024x768 size and on the second attempt I
> only put 4 pictures together and went with 800x600 with regular
transitions,
> so it wasn't very large or complicated.
>
> The program worked when I first got the computer a month ago but about a
> week ago it started shutting down with any transfer of Photo Story 3 .wmv
> files.
>
> I have tried to use system restore but my computer wil not restore to any
> earlier date. I think I have to reset it and start from scratch on that.
I
> run AdAware se every night to remove any spyware and have Norton Internet
> Securty and anti-virus running with all my definitions up to date. A
viral
> scan of my system is negative. I have used these products for years as I
have
> MM2, all with Dell computers. My new Dell has a 3.8 p4 processor with 2
gigs
> of RAM.
>
> Again, MM2 works fine when I capture video from my camera or when I import
> an old movie I made with MM2. Only the importing of PhotoStory 3 shuts it
> down.
>
> Thank you for your reply and any help will be appreciated.
>
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
> > Can you give more details on the file, the size, which options you chose
> > when making it etc.
> >
> > --
> > Graham Hughes
> > MVP Digital Media
> > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > www.simplydv.com
> >
> >
> > "TE" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I have created a Photo Story 3 .wmv file which plays just fine in
Photo
> > Story
> > > 3 but when I import it into Movie Maker 2.1 - to further enhance it -
it
> > > shuts down Movie Maker before I can do anything.
> > >
> > > I looked for the .ax files that Papa John talks about on his site but
> > didn't
> > > find the main one. I changed the names of the .ax files he recommends
> > > changing and this didn't help. I change my hardware acceleration and
this
> > > doesn't help either.
> > >
> > > If I import one of my .wmv files, originally made in Movie Maker, it
loads
> > > just fine and the MM2 program works flawlessly.
> > >
> > > What do you think is causing Photo Story 3 .wmv files, that I import
into
> > > Movie Maker 2.1, to shut down the program?
> > > --
> > > TE
> >
> >
> >