Assistance with Movie Maker!
Assistance with Movie Maker!
I've been attempting to render a video for my YouTube channel (KB_TheDireWolf). I'm not very familiar with file and video settings. I managed to record on a friend's rig using an R9 285, which allowed me to run War Thunder at 1080p—something I'd love to have more often (I need around C$300 for a better gaming setup)... But rendering the 30-minute clip in Movie Maker isn't working. When I use the high 1080p presets for WMM, it creates a file, but Windows Media Player can't play it. After uploading to YouTube, it took about 10 hours for processing, and even then it played poorly—tessellating badly and looking like a baboon's ass when shaken. Any advice?
Do NOT use Movie maker for ANYTHING. Use Hit Film 3 Express, it is free and awesome!
Create your own render file presets without any default settings in place. WMM functions just as expected.
Just to confirm, you're referring to Windows Movie Maker from the older versions? I wasn't aware anyone had used it recently, let alone kept working on it. I’d suggest Adobe Premiere, though I’m not sure about a free alternative.
They probably made changes to it, though I wasn't aware it was updated. Since then I haven't heard anything about it, so I was double-checking if we were discussing the same thing. I've put in my best effort, but now I'm stepping aside and hoping someone with more experience can help clarify this.
MP4 on WMM adapts bitrates dynamically, even at high rates like 16000kbps, treating them as averages rather than fixed values. This variability can degrade quality and cause poor performance, making WMM generally less reliable for good results. WMV maintains steady bitrates, resulting in larger files but often better stability, especially on platforms like YouTube. I experienced similar slow processing with both formats; switching to WMV via WMM resolved the issue. Creating a custom profile at 1080p with specific bitrates and saving from WMV instead of MP4 improved performance. There are also many free video editors that might offer even better results.