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Tork
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Sat Jan 01, 2005 2:59 pm Post subject:
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How can I delete some files in Movie Maker2? I have been transferring tapes
to DVD, but my hard drive is nearly full, and I think I need to dump some
files. All I really want is to back up the tapes to DVD so they can be viewed
without watching the actual tape. I have been told that the easiest way to
transfer tape to DVD is with a DVD burner that records in real time....any
thoughts on that? |
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Dean Rowe [MS]
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Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:36 pm Post subject:
Re: Deleting files in Movie Maker2 |
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You can't do this directly in MovieMaker unless you h
"Tork" <Tork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | How can I delete some files in Movie Maker2? I have been transferring
tapes
to DVD, but my hard drive is nearly full, and I think I need to dump some
files. All I really want is to back up the tapes to DVD so they can be
viewed
without watching the actual tape. I have been told that the easiest way to
transfer tape to DVD is with a DVD burner that records in real time....any
thoughts on that? |
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Dean Rowe [MS]
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Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:38 pm Post subject:
Re: Deleting files in Movie Maker2 |
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You can't do this directly in MovieMaker unless you have Media Center 2005.
However there are a number of third party applications which will do it for
you.
See the following link for more details.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/saveshare/default.mspx
Cheers
Dean Rowe
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"Tork" <Tork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | How can I delete some files in Movie Maker2? I have been transferring
tapes
to DVD, but my hard drive is nearly full, and I think I need to dump some
files. All I really want is to back up the tapes to DVD so they can be
viewed
without watching the actual tape. I have been told that the easiest way to
transfer tape to DVD is with a DVD burner that records in real time....any
thoughts on that? |
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Tork
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Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:15 am Post subject:
Re: Deleting files in Movie Maker2 |
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Thanks Dean, but now I think I am over my head...tell my if I am mistaken,
please: I save my digital info from my camcorder to the MM2 on my computer.
Then I edit it. Then I burn it to a DVD. But the file still exists on my
computer AND on my DVD. I am a novice at MM2, and don't understand how to
remove the downloaded .avi files from my computer from the links you
provided. Does it mean I need to download a program? Thanks for your patience.
Curtis
"Dean Rowe [MS]" wrote:
| Quote: | You can't do this directly in MovieMaker unless you have Media Center 2005.
However there are a number of third party applications which will do it for
you.
See the following link for more details.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/saveshare/default.mspx
Cheers
Dean Rowe
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Tork" <Tork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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How can I delete some files in Movie Maker2? I have been transferring
tapes
to DVD, but my hard drive is nearly full, and I think I need to dump some
files. All I really want is to back up the tapes to DVD so they can be
viewed
without watching the actual tape. I have been told that the easiest way to
transfer tape to DVD is with a DVD burner that records in real time....any
thoughts on that?
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Dean Rowe [MS]
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Sun Jan 02, 2005 6:25 am Post subject:
Re: Deleting files in Movie Maker2 |
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That's true if you burn it to DVD, the file will still be on your computer.
If you really want to remove it from your computer then go to the file using
explorer. Click Start... My Documents from the menu and you'll see a My
Videos, that's probably where your video file is. Once there you can click
the file and click the delete key to delete it. Only do this of course if
you really want to remove it from your computer
Cheers
Dean Rowe
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Tork" <Tork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1E96DE1E-185F-46B6-9CB5-D103223C3458@microsoft.com...
| Quote: | Thanks Dean, but now I think I am over my head...tell my if I am mistaken,
please: I save my digital info from my camcorder to the MM2 on my
computer.
Then I edit it. Then I burn it to a DVD. But the file still exists on my
computer AND on my DVD. I am a novice at MM2, and don't understand how to
remove the downloaded .avi files from my computer from the links you
provided. Does it mean I need to download a program? Thanks for your
patience.
Curtis
"Dean Rowe [MS]" wrote:
You can't do this directly in MovieMaker unless you have Media Center
2005.
However there are a number of third party applications which will do it
for
you.
See the following link for more details.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/saveshare/default.mspx
Cheers
Dean Rowe
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
"Tork" <Tork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0C11B801-0E52-4D6E-BE65-74D2555D8D72@microsoft.com...
How can I delete some files in Movie Maker2? I have been transferring
tapes
to DVD, but my hard drive is nearly full, and I think I need to dump
some
files. All I really want is to back up the tapes to DVD so they can be
viewed
without watching the actual tape. I have been told that the easiest way
to
transfer tape to DVD is with a DVD burner that records in real
time....any
thoughts on that?
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Tork
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Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:05 pm Post subject:
Re: Deleting files in Movie Maker2 |
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Thanks again. What are options for keeping movies on hard drives? I have
transferred two full 2 hour tapes from my old 8mm collection and my 80 gig
hard drive is nearly full. I can't imagine everyone that does video editing
has to have humongous hard drives. In fact I thought 80 gig was rather
large....
"Dean Rowe [MS]" wrote:
| Quote: | That's true if you burn it to DVD, the file will still be on your computer.
If you really want to remove it from your computer then go to the file using
explorer. Click Start... My Documents from the menu and you'll see a My
Videos, that's probably where your video file is. Once there you can click
the file and click the delete key to delete it. Only do this of course if
you really want to remove it from your computer
Cheers
Dean Rowe
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Tork" <Tork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1E96DE1E-185F-46B6-9CB5-D103223C3458@microsoft.com...
Thanks Dean, but now I think I am over my head...tell my if I am mistaken,
please: I save my digital info from my camcorder to the MM2 on my
computer.
Then I edit it. Then I burn it to a DVD. But the file still exists on my
computer AND on my DVD. I am a novice at MM2, and don't understand how to
remove the downloaded .avi files from my computer from the links you
provided. Does it mean I need to download a program? Thanks for your
patience.
Curtis
"Dean Rowe [MS]" wrote:
You can't do this directly in MovieMaker unless you have Media Center
2005.
However there are a number of third party applications which will do it
for
you.
See the following link for more details.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/saveshare/default.mspx
Cheers
Dean Rowe
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
"Tork" <Tork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0C11B801-0E52-4D6E-BE65-74D2555D8D72@microsoft.com...
How can I delete some files in Movie Maker2? I have been transferring
tapes
to DVD, but my hard drive is nearly full, and I think I need to dump
some
files. All I really want is to back up the tapes to DVD so they can be
viewed
without watching the actual tape. I have been told that the easiest way
to
transfer tape to DVD is with a DVD burner that records in real
time....any
thoughts on that?
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Dean Rowe [MS]
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Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:35 am Post subject:
Re: Deleting files in Movie Maker2 |
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If you keep them as DV-AVI files, they are indeed pretty big and you can
fill up a hard drive quite easy as you've found out. You can recompress them
as WMV files and save a lot of space without sacrificing too much quality.
You can do this in MovieMaker by importing your video and dragging the
necessary clips down to the timeline and then click File... Save Movie File
and select My Computer. Then there are a bunch of options you can select but
the "Best quality for playback on my computer" probably suits most people.
The best advice is to try it out and play back the resultant file, compare
it to the size of the original file (it should be much smaller) and see if
you're happy with the quality.
I always keep my video on the video tape as well as an extra backup (I don't
reuse the tapes). That way if you ever have an accident with the files on
your computer you can always recapture the video from the original tape.
Regards
Dean Rowe
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Tork" <Tork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11B08F3A-C7A9-4BEA-A075-71A80933B252@microsoft.com...
| Quote: | Thanks again. What are options for keeping movies on hard drives? I have
transferred two full 2 hour tapes from my old 8mm collection and my 80 gig
hard drive is nearly full. I can't imagine everyone that does video
editing
has to have humongous hard drives. In fact I thought 80 gig was rather
large....
"Dean Rowe [MS]" wrote:
That's true if you burn it to DVD, the file will still be on your
computer.
If you really want to remove it from your computer then go to the file
using
explorer. Click Start... My Documents from the menu and you'll see a My
Videos, that's probably where your video file is. Once there you can
click
the file and click the delete key to delete it. Only do this of course if
you really want to remove it from your computer
Cheers
Dean Rowe
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
"Tork" <Tork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1E96DE1E-185F-46B6-9CB5-D103223C3458@microsoft.com...
Thanks Dean, but now I think I am over my head...tell my if I am
mistaken,
please: I save my digital info from my camcorder to the MM2 on my
computer.
Then I edit it. Then I burn it to a DVD. But the file still exists on
my
computer AND on my DVD. I am a novice at MM2, and don't understand how
to
remove the downloaded .avi files from my computer from the links you
provided. Does it mean I need to download a program? Thanks for your
patience.
Curtis
"Dean Rowe [MS]" wrote:
You can't do this directly in MovieMaker unless you have Media Center
2005.
However there are a number of third party applications which will do
it
for
you.
See the following link for more details.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/saveshare/default.mspx
Cheers
Dean Rowe
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
"Tork" <Tork@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0C11B801-0E52-4D6E-BE65-74D2555D8D72@microsoft.com...
How can I delete some files in Movie Maker2? I have been
transferring
tapes
to DVD, but my hard drive is nearly full, and I think I need to dump
some
files. All I really want is to back up the tapes to DVD so they can
be
viewed
without watching the actual tape. I have been told that the easiest
way
to
transfer tape to DVD is with a DVD burner that records in real
time....any
thoughts on that?
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