Release Notes for Windows Movie Maker 2
Published: January 7, 2003
These release notes provide information that supplements the documentation for Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2 (build 2.0.3312.0).
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Minimum and Recommended System Requirements
The following hardware and software are required to use Windows Movie Maker 2:
| • | Operating system
Requirement: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional |
| • | Processor
Requirement: 600 megahertz (MHz) processor, such as an Intel Pentium III, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon, or equivalent processor
Recommended: 1.5 gigahertz (GHz) processor, such as an Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP 1500+, or equivalent processor |
| • | Free hard disk space
Required: 2 gigabytes (GB) of free hard disk space |
| • | Memory
Required: 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM
Recommended: 256 MB of RAM |
| • | Additional hardware recommendations
Recommended: An audio capture device (to capture audio from external sources)
Recommended: A DV or analog video capture device (to capture video from external sources)
Recommended: Modem and an Internet connection (to save and send a movie to the Web or to send a movie as an attachment in an e–mail message)
Recommended: 7200 RPM hard disk speed
Recommended: A second dedicated hard drive for storing audio, video, and temporary files that are created during editing |
The following software is required to play back a movie:
| • | Operating system
Required: Windows 98 or later or Windows NT® 4.0 or later
Recommended: Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional |
| • | Software
Required: Software that can play Windows Media Video (WMV) files, such as Windows Media® Player 7.0 or later
Recommended: Windows Media Player 9 Series |
Upgrading Projects and Collections from Previous Versions of Windows Movie Maker
Windows Movie Maker 2 is an update of the Windows Movie Maker feature of the Windows XP operating system. Upgrading to Windows Movie Maker 2 completely replaces the existing version of Windows Movie Maker on your computer.
When you first start Windows Movie Maker 2, your collections from the previous version of Windows Movie Maker will be imported automatically. Therefore, you can use the existing content in your Windows Movie Maker collections without re-importing the video, audio, and pictures you had already imported into the previous version Windows Movie Maker.
You can use Windows Movie Maker 2 to open and edit Windows Movie Maker project files that were created and saved in previous versions of Windows Movie Maker.
Support for ATI Technologies Capture Devices
If you have an ATI Technologies RADEON capture device installed on your computer, you may need to install updated drivers. For more information see ATI Technologies Web site.
Please verify the model of your ATI Technologies capture device and ensure that updated drivers are available for your specific capture device on the ATI Technologies Web site before installing updated device drivers.
Known Issues
Video not captured successfully with NVIDIA video card installed
Video may not be previewed or captured successfully using the Video Capture Wizard in Windows Movie Maker 2 if an NVIDIA video card is installed on your computer. If you encounter this issue, install the latest NVIDIA device driver software for Microsoft Windows XP through the Windows Update Web site. After updated drivers have been installed, try capturing video again using the Video Capture Wizard in Windows Movie Maker 2.
Movies not saved successfully to a recordable CD when Hewlett-Packard (HP) DLA software is installed
Movies may not be saved successfully to a recordable CD when using the Save Movie Wizard in Windows Movie Maker 2 if the Hewlett-Packard (HP) DLA CD recording software is installed on your computer. If you encounter this issue, you can either save the movie locally on your computer by choosing the My Computer saving option in the Save Movie Wizard and then use the HP DLA software to record the movie to a recordable or rewriteable CD, or you can enable CD recording on your recordable CD drive.
To save a movie to a recordable CD if you encounter this issue, do the following.
1. | Close the Save Movie Wizard in Windows Movie Maker 2 and save the project. |
2. | Open My Computer and select the recordable CD drive. |
3. | On the File menu, choose Properties. You can also right-click the recordable CD drive, and then select Properties from the shortcut menu. |
4. | In the Properties dialog box, choose the Recoding tab, and select the Enable CD recording on this drive check box, and then click OK. |
5. | In Windows Movie Maker, start the Save Movie Wizard again, choose the Recordable CD saving option, and then complete the wizard to save the movie to a recordable or rewriteable CD. |
Previewing video captured on a Sony VAIO laptop
Video captured on a Sony VAIO laptop that has the NeoMagic MagicGraph256XL device driver installed may appear distorted when played back from the Contents pane in Windows Movie Maker 2. However, when the video is added to the storyboard/timeline and then played back, the captured video and final saved movie should appear correctly.
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