Windows Movie Maker

[KP]

Hi,

I just started using Windows Movie Maker 5.1 a couple weeks ago. I found it
easy to learn and made a nice 12 minute video combining stills, video clips
and music.

Is there any way to save a video project in DVD format?

Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask this question. If it's not, can
you direct me to the correct forum?

Thanks.

 

[LVTravel]

The best place to ask questions on MM 2.1 (not 5.1 which is
the version of Windows) is at
Microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker. Now, for your
question, to save a movie on a DVD you need a DVD burner and
the appropriate software (Nero, Roxio or Serif all provide
different levels of relatively cheap software. MM in an of
itself (unless you have the Multimedia version and I hear
that it is not too reliable either) will not burn a DVD.

Save the movie as an AVI movie file in MM and import that
file into a DVD burning program to put it on a DVD.

 

[KP]

Thanks - I appreciate the help!
--
KP

The best place to ask questions on MM 2.1 (not 5.1 which is
the version of Windows) is at
Microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker. Now, for your
question, to save a movie on a DVD you need a DVD burner and
the appropriate software (Nero, Roxio or Serif all provide
different levels of relatively cheap software. MM in an of
itself (unless you have the Multimedia version and I hear
that it is not too reliable either) will not burn a DVD.

Save the movie as an AVI movie file in MM and import that
file into a DVD burning program to put it on a DVD.

 

[Echo S]

I have MM version 5.1 (checked Help|About in MM) -- it came with SP2 for
Windows XP.

Oh, wait. This is stupid. LOL! Lookit what the dialog box actually says!

Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Movie Maker
Version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158 : Service Pack 2)
Copyright (C) 1981-2001 Microsoft Corporation
Windows (R) Movie Maker Version 2.1.4026.0

Leave it to Microsoft. <shaking head>

For the original poster --

Here's an alpha list of groups available from the web interface (since
that's where you originally posted from):
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx The
moviemaker group is in the microsoft.public.windowsxp list on the left.

When you choose to "save to my computer" in MM, in the Movie Settings dialog
in the wizard, choose "other settings" and from that list, select DV-AVI
(NTSC) to get an AVI sized 720x480, which is the standard DVD size. You
*might* be able to use High Quality Video (NTSC), but your DVD authoring
software might not import WMV files, which is what this option creates. Then
follow the instructions in the DVD authoring software, as the other poster
explained.