Windows Movie Maker

[hmpf]

I have confirmation now that WMM screwed up my timing: the rendered video is seven frames longer than the original, and every cut seems to be a couple of frames off, compared to the original project file. (In one or two places this worked out for the best, but in most cases it was rather detrimental.)

Considering that fact, and also the complete irremovability of the 'hiccups' I mentioned, I have half a mind of actually trying to find a better editing software now, and re-editing the entire frelling vid, instead of spending hours re-timing clips by infinitesimal amounts now, only to eventually have the timing destroyed by the rendering again.

EDIT: Yes, I think I'll do that. Just looked at the vid in a different player (PowerDVD instead of Zoomplayer), and suddenly the thing is *riddled* with ghost frames. Seems like you just don't see them in some players. *Nice* feature, Bill Gates.

Well... quest for the right editing software, here I come.

And then, re-editing. Oh joy.

Comments

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

AAH! You made me panic SOOO MUCH! But it's okay. Playing my current vid-in-progress back with PowerDVD, I *don't* have any ghostframes. But boy, you know how to give a girl a heart attack.

I think WMM must work differently on our computers, I don't generally have the timing when rendering issues you describe. Or they're too subtle for me to notice. Then again, I do render very often and check the timing in the finished vid and sometimes I edit five frames here or there based on *that*.

But yeah, why don't we have Macs again? (*hugs Mark* - I DON'T MEAN IT, DON'T CRASH LIKE KEVIE'S LAPTOP DID!!)

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

...except I don't get any ghost frames when playing yours in PowerDVD either sooo...yeah. Great...