Why can't I save my windows movie?

Question

I use Windows Movie maker and I just finished a video to put on youtube, (my first one) but it won't let me save it! I press save to computer and it goes through all the stuff but then while it goes through the progress of saving, a screen pops up saying "Windows movie maker cannot save the movie in the current location. Verify that the location and clips used are still available and that there is enough space." I have tried to change the location and everything seems fine and there is plenty of space! WHAT'S WRONG??!?!

Answer 1

OK, you have checked on the space, and found there is plenty. The next item to check on the error message is whether or not the original clips still exist on your hard drive. If they are not, then you have lost all the clips you just used to form your video project. You will need to re-import the data, and then attempt to save. If you still can't save after re-importing the clips, it may be due to the fact that Windows Movie Maker can't locate the clips you imported. You would need to go into the properties of each clip, and direct it to the original video clip location.

You see, Windows Movie Maker does not actually import any file into the program interface. What it does is work off of the location of the original clips. What is shown in Movie Maker is only like a copy, but not an actual copy, more like a ghost. I can only explain this as simply as possible.

For example: When you open Windows Media Player, or even the Apple iTunes program, the music files you see listed in the Library, are not actually in the program, but are in the original files location on your hard drive. All music programs share the files in the original location, and only show a linked word, which represents that file. When you click on the word, such as a song title to play it, it follows the path to the original locaton on the hard drive, usually the Music folder, and plays it from there. No music files actually get imported into any music player. When iTunes does a conversion, it doesn't change the original format of the music, but changes the format only within the program. This is called, Symbolic Links. Symbolic Links point to the original data files, while allowing many different programs to use that data at the same time. A Symbolic Link which loses its original data file location, is unable to access what it can't find any longer. So, it is impossible to Save something which doesn't exist any more, even though the name is still in the program which was using the data. The Name is the sysmbolic Link, and the place on the hard drive where the data is stored is the actual material the Name is Linked too.

I know that sounds complicated, but it is how it works. Programs don't actually import the data from its original location on the hard drive, they only link to that file with a Name or Shortcut, using the Symbolic Link technology.

So, if you somehow lost the original files, the program can't save what doesn't exist.

Your best bet may be to import the video again, then recreate the Movie. I know it is a headache, but it may be your only option if the original data somehow was deleted from your hard drive.

Plus, if you change the location of the original data files, you also have to change the path in the program. It sounds like it can't locate the data. So, put the data back in its original location, open Movie Maker, open a clips Properties, and read the path. Then, using Windows Explorer, browse to that path, and see if the files are actually in there.

I hate to be all hum-bug, but it sounds as though the original files somehow were deleted, or moved and the path Movie Maker is using to link to the files has been broken, which causes it to be unable to perform a Save.

Answer 2

welcom to the windows movie maker the wors software ever
the only way to work is to modufy and save everytime you change one thing and make sure its small files
good luck