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Windows Movie Maker 2012

I recorded a seminar for my office, and I'm trying to edit out the front and end parts of it because we start the recording before the seminar actually starts. I split the front section I don't want, and then remove it - …

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Windows Movie Maker 2012

I recorded a seminar for my office, and I'm trying to edit out the front and end parts of it because we start the recording before the seminar actually starts. I split the front section I don't want, and then remove it - …

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Cropping photo in other than square

How can I crop a picture in other than a square or rectangle...such as I want to crop the picture in a circle or oval shape? I've had other software where this is possible, but I am not able to find a way in Photo Galler …

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Movie Maker won’t add audio files!

I have this strange issue, on a movie in movie maker I can't audio files. What happens is when i add audio it gives me the message "music starts after last the last item". Then I look at the last video or pic and there's …

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printing photos

Hello, I have windows 8 and when I go to the photo gallery it will not display the photo number for easy reference, is there a way to get this to show? when viewing all photos? Second questions: I would like to print a c …

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music out of sync in movie maker

I am trying to make a music video in Windows Movie Maker 2012. however, I have encountered a very important problem. I will try to describe it as best I can. the best way to say it is this- when I move around the video i …

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windows movie maker

gettin clips from a dvd wich i had copied family cinnie camera footage to . I used to be able to do this to save small clips to my laptop to email or post on facebook ect; but not any more on windows 7 which I used to us …

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How can I edit Slideshows in Photo Gallery

I am unable to edit any of the Slideshow settings in Photo Gallery. The only options I have are the slide transitions, which are displayed in the left top hand corner when the slide show is playing. How can I adjust the …

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Windows Essentials 2012 0x80070643

Hi, I am using Windows 10 and I've been trying to install Windows Movie Maker through Windows Essentials 2012. While going through with the installation. I came across this error. I've been trying to fix this. And seriou …

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Photo Gallery Doesn’t Work

New computer. Lenovo . Came with Windows 10 installed. (NOT an upgrade as other questions appear to be.) Try to open Photo Gallery. "Photo Gallery has stopped working" A problem caused the program to stop working correct …

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Movie Maker Audio Isn’t Working

I can upload a video just fine, but when I play it, so I can start editing, the audio doesn't work. When I click play, and I kid you not, a small fart/buzzer noise plays and then it is completely silent (and this is ever …

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cant link my facebook to my windows live account

when i try to link my facebook from my windows live photo gallery i get this message Given URL is not allowed by the Application configuration: One or more of the given URLs is not allowed by the App's settings. It must …

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Windows Photo Gallery issue

I installed Windows Photo Gallery on my laptop without an issue earlier this year. Recently I upgraded to Windows 10 and now when I try to launch Photo Gallery, I get an error message that MSVCR.dll is missing and I need …

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Photo Gallery

In Windows 10 Photo Gallery, I can't effectively name my pictures. Multiple renaming is a nightmare? Using the shift key to grab multiple pictures then rename them doesn't happen smoothly, if at all? What's going on?

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Windows Movie Maker not saving movie correctly

I am making a movie containing video clips and one audio track. I have placed certain video clips at specific places in the movie to match up with the lyrics in the song. While the program is open, I watched several time …

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Windows Movie Maker 2012 not working

The first time I downloaded the new Movie Maker, it worked fine. I went back to work on my project and it asked if I wanted to restore my latest project and then said that Movie Maker stopped working. I have tried the di …

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