That's Windows Movie Maker

Name: Pat - NJ
 
another way to change file associations, too.  Go to control panel > folder options > file types; scroll down to WMV and make sure it is associated with WMP.  If not click change and the option window will come up so you can select WMP.  I found I had to do this AND tell RP by manual configuration because RP kept doing what it wanted anyway.

Name: Pat - NJ
to have .wmv files always open in WMP so that they won't interfere with the pond, do the following:

IN RP go to the infamous TOOLS menu: Tools > Preferences > Content > Media Types

Click manually configure media types for RP  and then click select

Scroll down to Windows Media section and make sure none of the boxes are checked. This will make sure your wmv files won't automatically open in RP.

If you DO NOT want your AVI files to play in RP (a good idea not so if you want to see a recording, it won't play in RP and upset your pond viewing), scroll to the MPEG and AVI video section and make sure the AVI Video box is NOT checked.

Using WMM the default player would be WMP but RP has a way of overtaking this when it installs on your computer. I found this by accident and it seems to work for me, but please remember, computer guru I am not and I certainly don't want to steer you wrong.

Name: Carmen
As mentioned before, you get your videos in avi format with SV.  Those files are huge and should be converted, both to upload to Youtube (unless file is very small, say secs), and to save space in your computer.

Another thing that you have to remember is that you can not upload videos longer than 10 minutes (in Youtube) or larger than 100 MB.

To convert:

1. Go to Start, Programs, Accesoires, choose Windows Movie Maker (WMM).

2. Click on Import video (wait till you see clip(s)

3. Drag and drop (left ckick, hold and drag) the desired clips into the storyboard.  You can also edit the video but let's keep it simple now.

4. Check if all the (desried) clips are in the storyboard (you can do so by hitting the play button)

5. Click on "Save to my computer".  Give a name to your video and choose the folder where it should go, click next. Choose best quality, click next.  This will convert your avi file into a wmv file.  Depending on the size of the file how long it will take to convert.

You can do the following:

1. Import the video into WMM

2. Probably you will have a multiple clips.  Click on the first one clip.  On the screen you can see how long the clip is.  Drag clips to the storyboard untill you have no more than 10 minutes of video.  Click Save to my computer, give name to the movie plus for example "Part I".  Convert it.  Once it has been converted click "finished".

3. This will take you back to your imported video.  Clean storyboard by clicking on the clips there, right click and choose delete.  Your storyboard should be empty before you start dragging clips for the second part, third part and fourth part.

Per Pat - NJ  

Using basic Screen Virtuoso….

Have to convert avi extension before can upload to youtube.

Open Windows Movie Maker (WMM) and under file, click on "import into collection".
If you see a choice to import in clips, check that box.  You'll then have to browse to where your AVI file is and click on it.

It should come into WMM and fill the boxes with "clips" of your video. Since your video is short, it may be only one clip. Don't worry. Click on the clip (picture) then, if there's more than one clip, go to edit, click on select all.  All the clips will be highlighted.  Then under clip (on the file menu) click on Add to storyboard.  All your "clips" should then appear along the bottom horizontally. 

On the storyboard, make sure you click the reverse button so it goes to the first clip.  If you look at the movie window, underneath it will say how long your video is.  If you click on the play arrow you can watch your video.

If you're happy with it, go to File and then click on "Save Movie File". A window will come up where you name your movie - I pick something easy like ellie 11-24-06 or something like that and say where you want to save it - I use My videos. The next window will ask how to save it, click Best for my computer & there it goes!

Then upload to YouTube……

TO MAKE AN ANIMATION PER WILDROSE;

I record the stream, take progress snapshots, then crop/convert images.
Then I use Animation shop, which is a part of Paint Shop Pro 7 (Not sure if it's included in later versions or not) Load the images as seperate frames, then save as a Gif, which then animates.

Please post technical questions in this thread!

Thanks,

Mary