Tech: Microsoft Moviemaker save audio help

Subject: Tech: Microsoft Moviemaker save audio help
From: Big Mick
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 11:19 AM

My daughter has a project in her production class which caused her to have to create a remix of a number of songs (all legally paid for....***chuckle***) to use as the background for a skit. She spent hours on it, creating it using Microsoft Moviemaker (I don't know why, but that is what she used) and then saved it to a CD. When she tried to play it in a CD player, it wouldn't recognize it. I pointed out to her that is because the format and extension are different. I tried to figure out how to convert it, but couldn't figure it out. Can anyone help me to change this to a file that I can then burn to an audio CD?

Thanks and all the best,

Mick

Subject: RE: Tech: Microsoft Moviemaker save audio help
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 11:26 AM

Can she go back to the Microsoft software and save the file again as something else? I haven't used that program, but typically you have the default save preference in the program then you have everything else. Hit "save as" and see if there is a drop down menu with other options.

For example, their old "Photodraw" program had a proprietary default form, but I could also save in jpg or git or tiff, etc.

SRS

Subject: RE: Tech: Microsoft Moviemaker save audio help
From: Big Mick
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 11:31 AM

I tried that, Maggs, but the only option in the drop down was the moviemaker extension.

Subject: RE: Tech: Microsoft Moviemaker save audio help
From: Jeri
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 11:51 AM

I have that program, but I've never used it.

'File', 'Publish To' and then 'DVD' maybe?

Subject: RE: Tech: Microsoft Moviemaker save audio help
From: Darowyn
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 03:18 PM

If you use the "Save" command, it saves the control file that plays the clips. That's why it only offers the Movie maker format.
If you use the "Save Movie file" command, it will save the movie as a WMV, (windows media video) file, which can be burned to a CD which will play back on any computer that has Media Player.
You would need some playing around with an audio recorder like Audacity to record the audio from that, and export it as a WAV, then burn it to an audio CD.
Next time, download Audacity first (it's free) and use that for audio recording and editing- unless you know someone with a proper audio editing programme, such as ProTools, Logic, Cubase, Sonar, Soundforge, Adobe Audition etc. etc. etc......
Cheers

Dave