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Photo Gallery-No photos found on this device

I'm using Photo Gallery to import photos from my Samsung Galaxy S5. I am currently using Windows 10. As recently as April 2016, I was importing photos from this same phone (to this same laptop) with this app just fine. W …

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Window Live Gallery 2012

Can I use Windows Live Gallery 2012 with windows 10? Have tried but repeatedly goes to user control account, appears t install but no further.

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I would like to use windows movie maker 1

Original Title: Windows Movie Maker 1. Dear All, I would like to use windows movie maker 1 as I found it had more functions I need than the new version. Is thereanyway for me to download it? Thanks Kind regards Severah

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Windows Movie Maker

How do I insert a picture, or video clip, and keep the sound flowing in the original video?

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Downloaded video on Windows Movie Maker not working.

I recently Downloaded a mp4 file from my friend on skype and i tried to put it into Windows Movie Maker and it is working fine. I then try to split the video into two and then the video doesnt work anymore. My computer i …

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Movie file email

I am having difficulty emailing a small movie file. I made a 55 second video with the moviemaker. I wanted to email it myself so I could then open it on my iPad or iPhone so I could then upload to Instagram. I email it b …

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Movie Maker Export Video Rotated

Hello, I created a video with Movie Maker. The clips were .mov files. It plays perfect in movie maker and the clips play fine in any video viewing software. But when I save the edited video it rotates my .mov clips 90 de …

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Windows essentials and live mail 2012

I have a new HP laptop with windows 10. The email which was setup on the computer is Gmail, but it does not synch with all my emails from livemail 2012 on my windows 7 laptop. When I try to load Windows essentials to get …

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Movie Maker

Hi. I have a macbook pro, and recently downloaded Windows 10 with boot camp. It was all working smoothly. I downloaded windows movie maker and used it and loved it. Then, I went to open it, and it said something like "sh …

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Windows Live Essentials 2012 – Mail

Regarding message rules, I have viewed the other complaints about the rules being set up and disappearing the next time the Mail program is open. My experience is that there seems to be a limit to the number of rules all …

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Movie Maker File Size Inconsistency

Hey folks, so I've seen a ton of questions about how to reduce video file size in Movie Maker, but I'm actually facing the opposite problem: I want the highest quality output possible when exporting/saving a video, and I …

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Problems with Movie Maker

Before upgrading to Windows 10, I had no problem importing videos and creating a Movie. Now once I import the movie, and try to run it before I burn the dvd, it won't play it at all. The imported video simply goes to bla …

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Sound Drop in Saved MP4 Video

So I created a video in Movie Maker and it all sounds and looks good when in Movie Maker. All sounds are at the level I want and need them at, and all cuts and edits are made. I saved the the movie to my computer and it' …

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Windows movie maker ruined my audio quality :(

I recorded audio in both mp3 and WMV using a blue snowball. the audio quality is flawless on media player and on the preview but when I save the video with the audio it becomes static and fuzzy in the background noise. i …

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Windows movie maker ruined my audio quality :(

I recorded audio in both mp3 and WMV using a blue snowball. the audio quality is flawless on media player and on the preview but when I save the video with the audio it becomes static and fuzzy in the background noise. i …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jun 16, 2016

Windows movie maker ruined my audio quality :(

I recorded audio in both mp3 and WMV using a blue snowball. the audio quality is flawless on media player and on the preview but when I save the video with the audio it becomes static and fuzzy in the background noise. i …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jun 16, 2016