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Can you change Windows Movie Maker files of any type of file that can go onto YouTube? How ?

I cant seem to change the file type on windows movie maker to one that is applicable to download on to youtube

Is there away to transfer the movie maker file to another software which can then go on youtube? help ?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    If you’re using Windows Movie Maker, there is

    the possibility that you mistakenly saved your

    video as an MSWMM file with "Save Project",

    rather than save it as an AVI or WMV file with

    "Save Movie File" (Win XP) or "Publish Movie"

    (Vista).

    There is a monster of a difference between the

    1st example and the rest: the 1st is really just

    a "work-in-progress" saved within Movie Maker

    and is not even a "true" video. The others save

    your file into what you need to properly upload

    it to YouTube.

    The most efficient way to save your video such

    that you can upload it is:

    1 -- click the blue "Tasks" icon.....(you'll get the "Movie Tasks" menu)

    2 -- click "Finish Movie", the 3rd option.....(it will expand to 5 choices)

    3 -- click "Save to my Computer".....(the "Save Movie" wizard appears)

    4 -- enter the name of your movie.....(it is best to stay in "My Videos")

    5 -- click "Next" at the bottom.....(you'll see the "Movie Setting" page)

    6a -- for regular video, click "Best quality for playback".....(the default)

    6b -- for 16:9, click "Compress to" and tweak it until you see 640x360

    7 -- click "Next" at the bottom.....(you will get the "Completing" page)

    8 -- click "Finish" at the bottom.....(the saving may take quite a while)

    9 -- click the blue "Tasks" icon again.....(you'll get the "Movie Tasks")

    A -- click "Finish Movie" again, the 3rd option.....(you'll get 5 choices)

    B -- this time, click "Send to the Web".....(I'm sure you know the rest)

    YouTube suggests that the video format be

    MPEG4 at 480x360 recorded together with

    sound in MP3 audio, all at a rate of greater

    than 24 frames per second. Other files that

    are accepted include AVI, MPG, MOV and

    WMV (which is Windows Movie Maker).

    Here are my relevant "help" references with

    their URL web addresses written out in full,

    followed by their direct links:

    Difference between "projects" and "movies"

    windows help . microsoft . com / Windows / en - US / Help / 4cad 2674 - 4d43 - 4751 -

    9b0d - 3ba8 febd a8d6 1033 . mspx

    http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Hel...

    Saving your video so that you can upload it

    www . microsoft . com / windows xp / using / movie maker / create / save to pc . mspx

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemake...

    YouTube's ideal video format/compression

    www . google . com / support / youtube / bin / answer . py ? hl = en & answer = 91450

    http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.p...

    I hope my answer is what you're looking for.

  • 1 decade ago

    This is very easy to do! In the file menu of windows movie maker, click save movie file. This will make it into a windows media player file whichh can then be uploaded to youtube.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Ensure the file format is correct before uploading to youtube...

    Using windows movie maker -- you have to save it into the proper file format, that is "wmv" file (use the "save movie file" on the menu at the top left) before upload..

    The WMV file will be smaller in size but still quite good quality.. so uploading it will be faster.

    also some movie maker version requires to be published instead of save... for that, press "ctrl-p" to publish or search&select a publish option from the menu at the top of the program window.

    --for best editing....

    use windows movie maker (included in your windows machine)... it can help you make beautiful slideshow or video clip(e.g. mixing your songs with pictures/video/etc).... then save it as video file such as wmv file format... finally upload.

    or .. Just get those clips you want , save & convert them, and then mix/match with pix/sound/etc using windows movie maker to create new masterpieces....

    this will help you.... Use 'zillatube'. This is the easiest (and also the fastest) way.

    Zillatube produces mpg/mp3 formats from youtube that are compatible with windows movie maker(or media player), and more.

    It is very easy to download and convert videos. Then edit those converted mp3/mpg videos with windows movie maker... save your file as wmv and then upload.

    It works very well....just google search for "zillatube"

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You can save the windows movie make file as wmv video, If you don't know how to do that, I think this guide would help you

    http://www.mac-dvd.com/import-dvd-into-windows-mov...

    Then you can upload the wmv video to youtube,

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  • 1 decade ago

    movie maker only does WMV (Windos media video), you can convert it with VLC (www.videolan.org) it's free and pretty easy to use.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I can upload my .WMV files to youtube...

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