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Video editor keeps darkening videos

Hi, I have had Windows Live Movie Maker on my Windows 10 device for a while, and have had no problems up until a few weeks ago. First time round it was Movie Maker corrupting the files altogether, like where you just get …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Mar 13, 2020

Windows movie maker

Hello....I have an older computer that runs on XP. It is not hooked to internet. I use it to put home movies into movie maker. I went to play a file, and it loaded up with large red xs all thru it. i can hit play and the …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Feb 22, 2020

Windows Movie Maker project

Hello, I need assistance with a HD Movie Maker PRO project. I have been working on it over several weeks and always save the project. My computer updated this morning and afterwards I worked for 2 hours on the project. N …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Feb 21, 2020

MovieMaker file size

Moviemaker files are often too large to conveniently share with people. What is the most efficient file output type save to a flashdrive or dropbox?

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Feb 14, 2020

Windows Movie Maker – saved videos are stretched

So I made a project using a Google Pixel 3a to capture the video. I loaded it onto Movie Maker (2012, can elaborate on build) and everything looks fine when I preview the video in MM. Black bars are there...no problem. N …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Feb 14, 2020

Movie Maker keeps corrupting my files!

In the middle of editing, my thumbnails disappeared and were replaced with a big exclamation point. I can only watch the movie, and I cannot edit it or publish it. I have to DELETE the 'corrupted' file JUST to publish an …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Feb 10, 2020

How do i size a photo for printing to a size in inches

This question is really about "Photos" which comes up on my Windows 10 PC, not "photo gallery". I have a jpg image. I simply want it a certain size, like 4x6" or 3x5" or 5x7". The "resize image", 'Custom dimension' dialo …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jan 17, 2020

photo transfers

I cannot transfer photo's from the photo gallery to facebook. I have tried numerous times.

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jan 15, 2020

Movie Maker defect

To Whom it may concern, I recently created a movie with audio on Windows Movie Maker and when I tried to send or save it, the audio would split into pieces and remove some parts altogether. I then had to rerecord everyth …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jan 13, 2020

Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows 10

I've upgraded from a Windows 7 Home Premium Toshiba laptop to a Lenovo PC with Windows 10. I love Live Photo Gallery - I used it for editing product photos and it was very simple & perfect for my needs. The installed pro …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jan 3, 2020

Problem with downloaded Movie Maker not opening

Hi all, I'm using a Sony VAIO laptop built in late 2011 and bought in January 2012. It runs Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit and the graphics card has always been weak but I was sure it would run Movie Maker based out of a …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jan 2, 2020

wlmp to mproj

Hey I've worked on a version of "windows movie maker" at home, I've downloaded from the internet to my computer and it created a file with the extension "wlmp." When I came into the office I've wanted to continue, so I w …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 31, 2019