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I can’t open my Windows Live Movie Maker

I can't open my Windows Live Movie Maker I saw that the Windows Live Movie Maker was updated. I thought maybe I can do awsome effects in my project. So I installed the Windows Essential to my Windows 7 PC. The first time …

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Moviemaker. I don’t want it.

When I try to view every photo I have collected over the years it now appears in Moviemaker as a still video clip. Is it possible for me to disable this function as I do not want it.

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 6, 2015

Windows movie maker

I all i have a Acer work pc running on windows 8.1, everytime i try to add files to movie maker i "windows movie maker has stopped working" i have same programs and video files on my acer laptop and that works fine 64 bi …

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Movie Maker: How to edit frames, or ‘rotoscope’?

Hello everyone, This is my first post here, sorry if I sound naïve. Well, I am would like to make a 10 second movie. I have a car dash camera video that I want to edit so that a caricature of a prehistoric bird flies alo …

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Not all file loaded in Movie Maker

I am trying to load some video I have on a DVD into Movie Maker. It seems to be only loading part of the VTS file. For example it shows and plays about 14 seconds but not the rest of the VTS file. The clip loaded only sh …

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Flagged Photos

Hello, I used windows live photo gallery to filter thousands of photos into 120. I used the "flag" function to flag the photos I want to select. Randomly all the flags disappeared and I have no idea how to get them back. …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 4, 2015

Flagged Photos missing in Windows Photo Gallery.

*Original Title: Flagged Photos Hello, I used windows live photo gallery to filter thousands of photos into 120. I used the "flag" function to flag the photos I want to select. Randomly all the flags disappeared and I ha …

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Windows live movie maker 2012 not working on WIndows 8

I have recently dowloaded Windows live movie maker on my windows 8 laptop. The download went smoothly but when I inputted a video onto the software, a little message popped up saying, " Windows is preparing your files to …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 3, 2015

Green preview of death and sorrow in movie maker

So heres the issue, recently while editing some clips in windows movie maker I attempted to upload some more footage to my current project. When I did this all I got was a green screen with the audio. Things I've tried t …

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Movie Maker transitions disappear when video is added

After I browse videos/photos and add them to my Movie Maker project most of my transition options disappear as soon as I choose a file. The basic options are there and there is nothing wrong with them when I use them but …

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Can’t do anything in movie maker windows live 7

Hi there, everyone. I asked this question in the Movie Maker forums but they suggest that I try here and get a faster/better answer, so here I go. I have Movie Maker Live 7 and out of the blue last week, it started sayin …

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windows live photo gallery

When I click on 'burn a dvd', I get a message stating "must have windows media player or another program". I have media player, but what other is needed? This just happened last 2 times, and never before. have burned man …

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Picture file information display

When you view a file, it would be great to be able to view all picture information such as metadata etc. There is a pane called information that lists a few things and I have downloaded several metadata programs and none …

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Movie Maker sends static audio when playback occurs.

As the titles entails, Live Movie Maker (Live Essentials 2012) sends static audio upon playback of whatever file. This happens with every file, even ones without audio. Upon file save or playback with Media Player, RealP …

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Windows live photo gallery

Hello, I hope someone can help with my question. I took pictures and videos with my iPhone 6 and downloaded them to my computer using windows live photo gallery. All my pictures are upright and I can rotate them if I wan …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 1, 2015

Photo Gallery Includes Sub-Folders in Photos List

When I select a folder of photos to view/edit (Include folder), the sub-folder below is automatically included. I have a sub-folder with some edited photos in it. Now my Photo Gallery page displays those, as well as the …

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Movie Maker video problem :(

3 years ago, I used this and I just love it. But now, after finishing my edits and everything, it won't play. :( I mean, just black. Black everything. But the audio is playing. I don't know what to do. I'm not expert on …

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Help fixing .wlmp file

I recovered my lost .wlmp file but now it is corrupt, please help https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=27666E12F5A99FD0!141&authkey=!AKQdJeTNU4kPN1A&ithint=file%2cwlmp Thanks

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