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Issues with Movie Maker running on Windows 10

Hello all, I have 3 issues creating a video with Microsoft Movie Maker: I am making a video that includes photos and video clips. The video is approximately 30 mins long. I am using movie maker version 2012 Build 16.4.35 …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 10, 2017

Can’t export the audio only from a video clip

I'm trying to take the audio only from a video clip and save it using Live Movie Maker. I've watched tons of tutorials on youtube and in every one...they open the video in Movie Maker, click the top left most tab, click …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 10, 2017

Problems with windows Movie maker under windows 10

I am working on a movie project: Originally 50 minutes reduced to 30 minutes in High Definition. I have now recurring problems in order to recover my registered project. WMM tells me that some video parts are "incompatib …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 10, 2017

Windows Movie maker…slow motion

I have a video of my kid doing a back flip. With WMM, I want to make a video of him at regular speed, slow motion, and then sped up. The reg speed works fine. Then I slow it down and video image stops at the first slide, …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 10, 2017

Need help fixing corrupted wmlp file

Can't open wlmp file with error message "Sorry, Movie Maker can't open this project. The file might not be compatible with Windows Live Movie Maker or be corrupted. Please select a different project file." Link to wmlp f …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 8, 2017

Movie maker

I have searched up this issue and found threads from 2013. I tried all the "fixes" but I still cannot get my camera to work. I'm running Windows 8 and I'm trying to import videos from my Sony HVR-V1P It is connected with …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 7, 2017

Deactivate Account While Retaining Emails

Back in October Microsoft had us change Windows Essentials Email setting from a POP account to an IMAP account. Now I have two accounts so my email tries to periodically send from the old defunct POP account. I do not wa …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 7, 2017

Windows Movie Movie – Unable to save files

Please help! I have imported a MP4 video onto my laptop and uploaded to Windows Movie Maker...I can edit it fine no problem...but when I go to save all my work/effort it gives me the option to save in 2 file formats. Win …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 6, 2017

Movie Maker

Why is there any function on movie maker that allows to add in image or overlay the image in the video clip? That function is the most important function to any video editors as it provides a watermark of their logo in t …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 6, 2017

Audio in Movie Maker

So, when I edit videos on movie maker, usually the audio comes out fine, but now when I save the video and play it in windows media player, I only hear from one side of my headset. If this helps, the video has audio and …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 5, 2017

audio in movie maker

how to add music at begining of project in movie maker, it says that music will start at the end of progect. thanks

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Windows Live Essentials 2012

Hi, After I reset my desktop I lost Windows Essentials. Is there any way to get an installer to install the stand alone version? I tried to download a version from blogs however, it does nothing after installation. I und …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 4, 2017

Download Windows movie maker?

I have just got a new computer with the newest version of windows 10, and it did not come with programs like movie maker. I want to download it, but it seems like windows have stopped supporting it. Is it possible to dow …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 3, 2017

Cannot View Pictures File In Windows Photo Gallery

I have looked through the forums and couldn't find an answer to this issue specifically or through a google search. I use windows photo gallery to edit my photos and normally I select a photo and right click and choose o …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 3, 2017

Movie Making / editing

what is Microsoft's equivalent of iMovie for Windows 10? If it is Movie Maker, where do you find it? ***Post moved by the moderator to the appropriate forum category.***

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 3, 2017

Windows Photo Gallery

I am unable to download Windows Live Photo Gallery which I use all the time. My computer crashed - and the program with it. Any ideas??

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 2, 2017

Movie Maker issues

Hi, I have 3 issues creating a video using Microsoft Movie Maker: I am making a video that includes photos and video clips. The video is approximately 30 mins long. I am using movie maker version 2012 Build 16.4.3528.033 …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 2, 2017