brainpod

OS is Vista Home Premium. I'm using Windows Movie Maker to edit home videos (add music, shorten videos) in attempt to make DVD. When I try to use Windows DVD Maker to create a DVD it stalls during "encoding". I've tried to make a DVD using the same videos with just Windows DVD Maker - it worked. I then tried to use the same videos in Movie Maker (un-edited) and then make DVD with Windows DVD Maker - it worked. It seems to be some type of encoding issue. How can I solve this issue?

zuluclayman

If it is working with unedited files it may be a problem with the audio(music) files and their encoding. Try with some other music files from a different source and see if that allows you to burn.
You could try downloading and installing GSpot 2.70a an analysis tool, usually used for video analysis, but will analyse audio as well. Once installed open it and open your music file in it. On the LHS panel it will tell you which audio codec is needed to encode/decode your file and if you have the correct codec on your computer.
The K-Lite codec pack (link in my signature) has a number of audio and video codecs bundled and may be worth installing.

Just2Reply

I have the same OS and only got to about 20% encoding and it wouldn't go any further. I had transferred VHS tapes to 4 DVDs and brought the DVD media from each disc into Movie Maker to edit into one movie (file extension on media type is .VTO)

The movie I created from these 4 DVDs was 1 hour 39 minutes and first thought it had something to do with the length of the movie - it DOESN'T make a difference. The length/file size doesn't seem to matter - it's a codec compatibility issue

WHAT WORKED FOR ME:
In Movie Maker select Tools and Options - Compatibility - REMOVE/DISABLE EVERY CODEC from the list EXCEPT WINDOWS AVI. Exit Movie Maker; go back in and open your project then select Publish Movie to DVD

Once I disabled the other codecs, and selected the publish to DVD, Windows DVD Maker opened and I was able to burn the 1 1/2 hour movie. Some of my family members are asking me which "movie company" I brought my VHS tapes to - the DVD maker menu makes it look like a professional job!

P.S. It didn't help that the first 5 attempts encoding the DVD were done on my laptop instead of the other CPU tower - but after fixing the codec compatibility the laptop did encode and burn the DVD - I've done one on the tower as well - it just took half as much time to encode and burn as on the laptop!

Just2Reply

CORRECTION.

The file extension of the media imported into movie maker was .VOB