Music cuts out during project stage.

17. April 2014 · Write a comment · Categories: Uncategorized · Tags: ,

During the project stage, the music sporadically stops during play back.  I have tracks laid in (edited to fit and timed) back to back.  I have used all the editing tools correctly.  While reviewing the video I enlarge the screen to see how the pictures and music go together, it will go along and play just fine,  til at some point when one song changes to another and it just won't start the next one.  If I minimize the screen, it will will sometimes cut in and play, if not I have clicked on the track in it starts playing again.  What is this about?  How can I clear up this issue?  I'm concerned that this will carry over into the final product.  

I really like this product and would like to see improvements to it (i.e. - being able to have a video background with overlay of photo's coming in and out of the video, more animations, return the picture filter that made the photo look like an old film - I loved that one, improved color blending for fonts and backgrounds) 

Thank you for any help or answers some one has out there!

J

Performance at project stage

01. April 2014 · Write a comment · Categories: Uncategorized · Tags: ,

I have made movies in older versions on laptop, but have struck problem with 2012 version Windows 8.1

I can get there and have successfully made a movie and published; but it was extremely tedious and time consuming. At the project stage, when inserting clips, the whole project would stop for minutes at a time. Then when playing back at project stage, the play-back stops frequently for minutes at a time. It took forever to finish. The program then made the move okay in good time.

I have made a very short movie (a couple of clips) without an issue (with clips from smart phone0; and at another time with a few clip with the same stopping problem (with GoPro clips). Could that be a relevant factor?

I know i have a below specs computer, but not sure just where it's failing. I'd like to know so that when I go and purchase a desktop, I need to get it right.

I'm using a brand new beaut Sony Vaio Pro 11: 4th gen Intel Core i7-4500U dual core processor 1.80Ghz with turbo boost up to 3.00Ghz. I'm asuming that the processor capacity and speed should be fine. Would that be true?

The graphics is certainly below spec: Intel HD Graphics 4400 .

However, I've been very pleased with the computer's performance in playing GoPro clips (despite being below their specs re graphics) so i thought it should handle Movie Maker.

Main Question is would the hesitating and stopping at project stage be the program itself (divorced from the specs of the computer); the processor; or the graphics; or a combo?