Hey, I joined this site hoping you guys can really help me. I've been making amvs for a fair amount of time now and I've really gotten used to this process.
1. use DVD Decrypter to get the dvd's files onto my computer.
2. open DVD2AVI to save the clips into avi file format.
3. import avi clips into Windows Movie Maker and work away!
I've had 2 really weird problems that have completely prevented me from doing this....and i can't figure out how to fix it.
One thing I've noticed was that in Windows Movie Maker, when I watch my video from halfway in the timeline (or anywhere not at the beginning), the audio is NOT on target at all (missing by like 3 or 4 seconds). Would upgrading WMM or reinstalling it help?
The biggest problem I've had is that I had some old videos that wouldn't play with my new computer, so I downloaded some random codecs hoping to play them...but that didn't work... so I uninstalled those codecs that I just put on, which shouldn't matter. NOW, whenever I name and click save in DVD2AVI, THE PROGRAM CRASHES!!!!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!! I don't know what I did to screw this up, cuz I've been doing this and it worked just fine this entire time. All I've done since the problem occured was add and then remove some codecs...in a XP Codec Pack...and I don't see how that could happen. Please, if anyone can help me, I'd really appreciate it.
PROBLEM: DVD2AVI crashes right when the save button is clicked.
Smaller PROBLEM: Windows Movie Maker won't let me preview a current project in the middle of the timeline without the audio being off synch.
WORST CASE SCENARIO: I attempt to system restore my comp to yesterday or earlier (which I'm not sure how to do).

