DVD MF6, video question

[ShaynaMarie1982]

After I add video it will allow me to save it, however as soon as I am done in the editing room, and click save it just sits there, and won't allow me to click anything...what is the proooblem?? I am at my wits end, and I need this video done, like yesterday! I spent 80 bucks for this thing, it should WORK!

[FRance]

Hi

Can you state the details of you video file? (ie. format, duration, etc)..
And also your system's details.. (ie. os)

Thanks

[ShaynaMarie1982]

Hi there,
It is a quick time video file, and I am running windows XP professional...

[FRance]

Hi again,

could you state the complete property of your .mov file. MF6 can show that information for you. MF supports .mov files but not all kinds of .mov compression.

Thanks.

[DVDDoug]

You are not the first person to have trouble with MOV files. Try searching the forum for "MOV" or "Quick Time", and you might find a solution. (I've never tried a MOV file myself.)

I don't think that all MOV files cause problems, but all of the highly-compressed formats sometimes cause trouble.

You can try using a 3rd-party program such as SUPER (FREE!!!) to convert your files to AVI/DV or MPEG-2. If you convert to AVI, make sure to choose AVI/DV. (DV is lightly-compressed at 13GB per hour). If you convert to MPEG-2, you can look at one of the Movie Factory Project-Templates to find the settings (resolution, framerate, bitrate, etc) for a DVD compatible MPEG-2 file.

I am at my wits end, and I need this video done, like yesterday!

I hate to see someone trying to use a video editing program for the first time when they are under a deadline.... Yikes!

I spent 80 bucks for this thing, it should WORK!

I'm sorry to hear that you didn't try-out the free trial program first. There are many different A/V file formats and many variations/options for each format. The more compressed the format, the more likely you are to have trouble.

The highly-compressed formats are apparently prone to corruption. A slightly corrupt file will often play back OK, but cause trouble when you try to convert it or edit it.

I do wish that Corel/Ulead would improve on this... At least, the software should warn you that it's having trouble with a particular file.