Where does file go on hard drive?

>
> The default location would normally be "My Documents\My Videos"
>
> You don't have the option of saving to TIFF or GIF etc... only DV-AVI and
> different quality settings of WMV files are available through Movie Maker.
>
> I also do not understand why you haven't been able to edit or why you even
> need to find the videos on your harddrive. Once captured they are
> automatically saved into your collections. Click the collections button at
> the top of the screen.
>
> I recommend you do some reading about Movie Maker as it seems you need to
> know the basics so I recommend these sites:
> Papajohn's Website: www.papajohn.org
> Microsoft:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...d/default.mspx
> My Site: http://www.wojos-web.co.nr/
> There are many others, I have links on my site, but this is a good start
> --
> -Wojo
> MVP - Digital Media
> Wojo's Web:
> http://www.wojos-web.co.nr/
>
>
>
> "heathbug" <heathbug@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E6735D45-7BAC-4770-891E-AE92BF4A373E@microsoft.com...

> > I'm brand-new to movie making, and am probably making stupid mistakes.
> > The
> > one I'm working on now is that when I capture a video from my camcorder to
> > my
> > computer, I have no idea where that video is going to be saved. I am
> > presented with a default location (which apparently cannot be changed, as
> > it
> > is blued out, and will accept no changes). After capture, I have to
> > search
> > my hard drive folder-by-folder to find the film; I have not even been able
> > to
> > go so far as to begin to edit the film. I follow the path given, and the
> > film
> > is not where it says it should be. Should I try saving the film in a
> > different format, e.g. TIFF, GIF, or others, or leave it as be?
> > Any help will be greatly appreciated.

>
>
>

> When you save to computer you are given the option to browse for location
> and
> name the movie.
>
>
>
> don't quite understand "it is blued out"?

>>
>> The default location would normally be "My Documents\My Videos"
>>
>> You don't have the option of saving to TIFF or GIF etc... only DV-AVI and
>> different quality settings of WMV files are available through Movie
>> Maker.
>>
>> I also do not understand why you haven't been able to edit or why you
>> even
>> need to find the videos on your harddrive. Once captured they are
>> automatically saved into your collections. Click the collections button
>> at
>> the top of the screen.
>>
>> I recommend you do some reading about Movie Maker as it seems you need to
>> know the basics so I recommend these sites:
>> Papajohn's Website: www.papajohn.org
>> Microsoft:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...d/default.mspx
>> My Site: http://www.wojos-web.co.nr/
>> There are many others, I have links on my site, but this is a good start
>> --
>> -Wojo
>> MVP - Digital Media
>> Wojo's Web:
>> http://www.wojos-web.co.nr/
>>
>>
>>
>> "heathbug" <heathbug@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E6735D45-7BAC-4770-891E-AE92BF4A373E@microsoft.com...

>> > I'm brand-new to movie making, and am probably making stupid mistakes.
>> > The
>> > one I'm working on now is that when I capture a video from my camcorder
>> > to
>> > my
>> > computer, I have no idea where that video is going to be saved. I am
>> > presented with a default location (which apparently cannot be changed,
>> > as
>> > it
>> > is blued out, and will accept no changes). After capture, I have to
>> > search
>> > my hard drive folder-by-folder to find the film; I have not even been
>> > able
>> > to
>> > go so far as to begin to edit the film. I follow the path given, and
>> > the
>> > film
>> > is not where it says it should be. Should I try saving the film in a
>> > different format, e.g. TIFF, GIF, or others, or leave it as be?
>> > Any help will be greatly appreciated.

>>
>>
>>

> When you save to computer you are given the option to browse for location and
> name the movie.
>
>
>
> don't quite understand "it is blued out"?

> >
> > The default location would normally be "My Documents\My Videos"
> >
> > You don't have the option of saving to TIFF or GIF etc... only DV-AVI and
> > different quality settings of WMV files are available through Movie Maker.
> >
> > I also do not understand why you haven't been able to edit or why you even
> > need to find the videos on your harddrive. Once captured they are
> > automatically saved into your collections. Click the collections button at
> > the top of the screen.
> >
> > I recommend you do some reading about Movie Maker as it seems you need to
> > know the basics so I recommend these sites:
> > Papajohn's Website: www.papajohn.org
> > Microsoft:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...d/default.mspx
> > My Site: http://www.wojos-web.co.nr/
> > There are many others, I have links on my site, but this is a good start
> > --
> > -Wojo
> > MVP - Digital Media
> > Wojo's Web:
> > http://www.wojos-web.co.nr/
> >
> >
> >
> > "heathbug" <heathbug@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:E6735D45-7BAC-4770-891E-AE92BF4A373E@microsoft.com...

> > > I'm brand-new to movie making, and am probably making stupid mistakes.
> > > The
> > > one I'm working on now is that when I capture a video from my camcorder to
> > > my
> > > computer, I have no idea where that video is going to be saved. I am
> > > presented with a default location (which apparently cannot be changed, as
> > > it
> > > is blued out, and will accept no changes). After capture, I have to
> > > search
> > > my hard drive folder-by-folder to find the film; I have not even been able
> > > to
> > > go so far as to begin to edit the film. I follow the path given, and the
> > > film
> > > is not where it says it should be. Should I try saving the film in a
> > > different format, e.g. TIFF, GIF, or others, or leave it as be?
> > > Any help will be greatly appreciated.

> >
> >
> > No, the program does NOT give me the opion to save the program anywhere; it instead TELLS me where it is going to save it, and that option, although it has a scroll selection bar, it has no other choice than that option given; the option is blue, and will not accept any other input. You are saving the file to that area; then, when you look for it in that place, under the name you gave it, it is not there. There is no sign of the file anywhere.

>
>
> "ross" wrote:
>

>> When you save to computer you are given the option to browse for location
>> and
>> name the movie.
>>
>>
>>
>> don't quite understand "it is blued out"?

>> >
>> > The default location would normally be "My Documents\My Videos"
>> >
>> > You don't have the option of saving to TIFF or GIF etc... only DV-AVI
>> > and
>> > different quality settings of WMV files are available through Movie
>> > Maker.
>> >
>> > I also do not understand why you haven't been able to edit or why you
>> > even
>> > need to find the videos on your harddrive. Once captured they are
>> > automatically saved into your collections. Click the collections button
>> > at
>> > the top of the screen.
>> >
>> > I recommend you do some reading about Movie Maker as it seems you need
>> > to
>> > know the basics so I recommend these sites:
>> > Papajohn's Website: www.papajohn.org
>> > Microsoft:
>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...d/default.mspx
>> > My Site: http://www.wojos-web.co.nr/
>> > There are many others, I have links on my site, but this is a good
>> > start
>> > --
>> > -Wojo
>> > MVP - Digital Media
>> > Wojo's Web:
>> > http://www.wojos-web.co.nr/
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "heathbug" <heathbug@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:E6735D45-7BAC-4770-891E-AE92BF4A373E@microsoft.com...
>> > > I'm brand-new to movie making, and am probably making stupid
>> > > mistakes.
>> > > The
>> > > one I'm working on now is that when I capture a video from my
>> > > camcorder to
>> > > my
>> > > computer, I have no idea where that video is going to be saved. I am
>> > > presented with a default location (which apparently cannot be
>> > > changed, as
>> > > it
>> > > is blued out, and will accept no changes). After capture, I have to
>> > > search
>> > > my hard drive folder-by-folder to find the film; I have not even been
>> > > able
>> > > to
>> > > go so far as to begin to edit the film. I follow the path given, and
>> > > the
>> > > film
>> > > is not where it says it should be. Should I try saving the film in
>> > > a
>> > > different format, e.g. TIFF, GIF, or others, or leave it as be?
>> > > Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> >
>> > No, the program does NOT give me the opion to save the program
>> > anywhere; it instead TELLS me where it is going to save it, and that
>> > option, although it has a scroll selection bar, it has no other choice
>> > than that option given; the option is blue, and will not accept any
>> > other input. You are saving the file to that area; then, when you look
>> > for it in that place, under the name you gave it, it is not there.
>> > There is no sign of the file anywhere.

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