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Movie Maker Black Boarders

I use AVCHV video for input. Project is set for 16:9. While editing view window will go from full screen to 4 black boarders. If I stop at this point and perform a split the boarders disappear, I can then add a animation …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Nov 27, 2014

Opening links from e mails

when I try to open a link in an e-mail I get the following message: 'This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed, an associati …

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Windows Live Writer Plugins are no longer available

The windows live writer plugins are no longer available. When you open up Live Writer and click on File, then Options, then Plug-ins, the site you're taken to only displays photo gallery plugins. I have been unable to fi …

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window movie maker help

I had made a photo movie with all my wedding pictures added music and caption. when saved what I have done and played it back all looks fine on windows ovie maker. But once i have burned my movie to cd and player it, onl …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Nov 26, 2014

Unable to change music volume!

I'm using Windows Movie Maker 2012 and I'm wanting to soften the volume of a music track. However, the volume of the track does not change when I move the volume slider either to the left or right (it DOES mute when I sl …

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movie maker

In version 2012 is there a way to reverse the title page and the captions in the frames to show the mirror image?

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Movie Maker

Can I make movie smaller on screen when played back? then what I now have that is small or full screen

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Nov 26, 2014

Narration moving whenever movie maker is opened

I had been working on a project where I had recorded a bunch of narration audio files which were all in sync with the video. However when I saved the project and then reopened it later to work on it again, the narration …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Nov 25, 2014

Windows Movie Maker – Windows DVD Maker

To Whom It May Concern: I am trying to put together a movie which will eventually be burned to a DVD. I am using Windows Move Maker and Windows DVD maker. I have no difficulties with Movie Maker or DVD maker. The problem …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Nov 25, 2014

Loooong gaps between multiple songs

Using Windows Live Movie Maker with 240 pictures and 5 songs, I cannot get it to stop making a long, minute or so gap between a couple songs. I use set start and stop edit points for the songs and fit to music but nothin …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Nov 24, 2014

Can’t install Movie Maker

Hello, I had Movie Maker installed on Windows 8.1, I think it was part of Windows Live Essentials 2011. Then Windows Upgrade said to upgrade to Windows Live Essentials 2012. I did that, but I got the message, "Couldn't i …

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Cannot save my photo edits!

I've been using Windows photo gallery for years and love it, but yesterday I downloaded Picasa and since then have not been able to save my edits! I deleted Picasa but still nothing. I reinstalled Windows photo gallery v …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Nov 24, 2014

movie maker

can you please tell me why after saving the completed movie when played back on windows media player all that is working is the audio and no images. .thank you

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Nov 23, 2014

Movie maker not identifying .wav

Hello, I am trying to import an audio file from Audacity to Movie Maker. I looked at the page on importing files, but I do not have the import option. I can only import from a device. When I try to do so by just adding i …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Nov 23, 2014