brightening wmv files

[Steve Knott]

Hello all!

Forgive me if this a simple question please, but I am new to the world of video editing.

Now, I just downloaded this really funny clip from the web and it was too dark.
Being a bit resourceful I typed in how to brighten a video clip in google and up popped videohelp.com.. a brilliant site.

SO I registered and found a chaps posting requesting something similar!

Following your folks advice I opened windows movie maker on my XP and found how to brighten the clip..brilliant.

Now however, after saving the file it will no longer play in windows media player because the format is .MSWMM -ie a windows movie maker project..

Please advise how I can save it as original ie wmv, or just convert it to wmv in windows movie maker..

Many thanks for your help anyone

Kind regards

Steve Knott

[Krispy Kritter]

You can brighten is during playback by using the video controls within WMP.

In WMM, you should be able to open the file, make your changes, and save it as wmv. I believe the mswmm file is a project file (settings and or changes that were made to the file), not the actual file.

[Baldrick]

File->Save movie and follow the wizard.

The mswmm is the wmm project file format. and you should only use that file in wmm.

[Scorpion King]

To save your project so you can finish working on it at a later time then use "File - Save Project As". Then when you want to finish it you simply use "File - Open" then browse to and open your saved project files.

When your project is done and you want the finished .wmv file then you would use "File - Save Movie File" or better yet - click "View - Task Plane" (which enables the basic 1-2-3 functions all in handy order on the screen - then click on #3-Finish Movie - Save to my Computer. Choose from the encoding specs you like.

Although easy to use and figure out WMM is still a junk program IMO. I don't use it.

Good luck.

[Steve Knott]

You can brighten is during playback by using the video controls within WMP.

In WMM, you should be able to open the file, make your changes, and save it as wmv. I believe the mswmm file is a project file (settings and or changes that were made to the file), not the actual file.

Dear Krispy

Many thanks for replying to my newbie post so soon. I tried what you suggested and it has worked perfectly. marvellous!!!
Kind regards

Steve Knott wildlife photographer ( stills only )

[Scorpion King]

Steve Knott wildlife photographer ( stills only )

Very nice portfolio
I'm impressed

[Steve Knott]

Thanks Scorpion King,
had a huge one nip me whilst on safari recently, thought I was going to die untila witch doc told me it was only the tiny blak ones that killed you!!
got me out of mischief re editing wmv files,
cheers Steve

[Steve Knott]

Thanks kindly Baldrick for getting me out of mischief!
All good now, cheers

Steve Knott