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Old 03-27-2008, 03:46 AM
PapaJohn
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Default Re: Movie maker Question

good luck with it Chip... I considered the 3rd paragraph as part of the 2nd
point, just more detail about what I mean by standard copy/paste commands.

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"Charles Shapiro" <cshapiro2@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Thank You. The first two I knew I could do, but that was allot more
> editing. Your 3rd point is the one as most of the clips have been edited
> and this will make it quite a bit easier.
>
> ..Chip..
>
>
> "PapaJohn" <papajohn@chartermi.net> wrote in message
> news:uTLM5Z3jIHA.2276@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> There are no other programs that can use Movie Maker project files....
>> you have two choices...
>>
>> 1.. render each of the projects to movies and import the 3 movies as
>> source files for your larger project.
>>
>> 2.. copy and paste the contents of the 3 projects to a single project....
>> use standard Windows copy/paste commands and toggle back and forth
>> between the projects as needed.
>>
>> Use Control-A to select all the clips on the timeline > Control-C to copy
>> them > Control-V to paste them into the other project. Two or three trips
>> between each project will get them all into you combined large one.
>>
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>>
>>
>> "Charles Shapiro" <cshapiro2@cox.net> wrote in message
>> news:740C68A4-B75F-4BE6-9F9E-8C598A782A7E@microsoft.com...
>>> Windows Vista.
>>>
>>> I am trying to import multiple projects into the Windows Movie Maker. I
>>> see in the help where I can import multiple clips, but that doesn't seem
>>> to work with multiple projects. I have these projects (3 of them) made
>>> at different times, that I want to import into the Movie Maker so I can
>>> do the editing. If I edit one, then try to import the second it REPLACES
>>> the 1st.
>>>
>>> I have tried dragging and dropping on the timeline, but again it just
>>> replaces whats there.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to have all three projects import into the timeline at
>>> the same time?
>>>
>>> Now I can import the first, then open the 2nd and 3rd projects and drag
>>> and drop on the timeline, but thats allot more work this way, And when
>>> it's all done, there will probably be 2-3 more projects.
>>>
>>> If the Movie Maker is not capable of this, can you recommend a
>>> commercial (or other) program that will import multiple projects?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any assistance
>>>
>>> ..Chip..

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