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The flags on my pictures desappeared

Hi, I use Windows 7 and have a problem with photo Gallery. I decided to move all my pictures'files (arounf 15, one per country) in a new file "Travel" to regroup them. And since then, all the flags I put on the best pict …

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Microsoft Live Movie Maker question

I add the video and it plays fine. But when I make any cuts the video cuts and plays from the approapriate spot but the audio does its own thinking, usually starts from the beginning or continues to play the part that I …

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Movie Maker crashing in the middle of a project

I've been trying to make a movie with he movie maker but every time I'm editing it, it keeps crashing in the middle of the project or I'm receiving a black screen. I've tried un-installing the program and reinstall it, b …

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Performance at project stage

I have made movies in older versions on laptop, but have struck problem with 2012 version Windows 8.1 I can get there and have successfully made a movie and published; but it was extremely tedious and time consuming. At …

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picture in a picture option

i am working on a project and i wish to insert a smaller picture into/over another larger image. what version of movie maker do i need to do this? i have windows 8...

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I cannot start movie maker

I've installed movie maker, but i wont start . Everytime i do it says that it doesnt have the required configuration. I tried to update windows in my computer or reinstall miovie maker but nothing change.

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What do I do to hear sound in Windows Movie Maker?

Hello, I'm not tech-savy and I need to make my own video using Windows Movie Maker. I'm using Windows 8.1 and Windows Movie Maker Version 2012. I imported jpeg and mp3 files, but I can't hear the audio when I click on th …

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Movie Maker Project won’t play

I edited some videos in Movie Maker. I can still play the original videos (MP4) just fine, but when I open the edited versions (Movie Maker Project) I just have a series of clips with exclamation points in triangles. I s …

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i need hlep

hello larry henry i mean i add mp3 music and pictures to make movie in movie maker program and when i open it by movie maker it works great sound with pictures, but when i save this project to my computer desktop i try t …

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error 0x94001E

Message states file my be corrupt or in a format that movie maker doesn't recognize. File is IMG_2099.MOV. This was sent from an I-phone to my email. Cannot open the file and have had this happen several times. Using VIS …

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error 0xc9001E

Message states file my be corrupt or in a format that movie maker doesn't recognize. File is IMG_2099.MOV. This was sent from an I-phone to my email. Cannot open the file and have had this happen several times. Using VIS …

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Photo Gallery

I click on a tag but do not get the pictures that belong to the tag. What am I doing wrong?

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Video Not showing in Movie Maker

My problem is that when I hit play for a video that I made in Movie maker the screen is completely black. However, there is sound. And I know it's a video issue because the video does open up and is editable in Lightwork …

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Geotags very imprecise

I am using Photo Gallery 2012 build 16.4.3522.110 and am based in the UK. I am on Windows 7, and have a broadband connection. My picture collection covers visits to the US and Europe. When I try to goetag a picture with …

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Movie Maker won’t load videos

So I keep trying to edit videos in movie maker I use the same video recording software I have used for ages and have never had any problems but recently after an update Movie maker would get stuck loading "audio data" th …

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Voice-over narration in Movie Maker 2012

Is it possible to listen to existing audio that is part of a movie while recording narration intended to play at the same time (e.g., singing lyrics to music that is already part of the video)? I can't seem to find a way …

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