Windows Movie Maker Issue

Not sure what’s going on, but since today, after I save a video, the top half of the screen is black.

I’ve tried closing and re-opening WMM, restarting my PC, and uninstalling and re-installing the software.

Could be the codecs.
Or the media player.

Could be the codecs.
Or the media player.

I use Windows Media Player and VLC Media Player, and it’s the same issue on both, and it wasn’t before. Codecs also weren’t changed.

Here’s a video: A Test – YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1-pwmCAvAE)

The only thing I can think are the Windows updates that were applied when I shut my computer down before going to bed on Tuesday.

Was the source video like that before you ran it through WMM?

Download, unzip and run Codec Tweak Tool (http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Codec-Tweak-Tool).

Run Fixes and check every box available.
The bottom one should be greyed out. If not, check it.

Detect and remove broken VFW/ACM codecs
Detect and remove broken DirectShow filters
Re-register base DirectShow filters
Clear icon cache
Fix broken sound (no problem detected)

"Apply & Close"

Say "Yes" to everything it asks you.
It will just delete registry keys that are no longer valid (ie, point to empty directories, etc).

Download, move to a new folder "C:\Apps\", unzip and run Wise Registry Cleaner 7.73 (http://www.snapfiles.com/get/wiseregistry.html)
The best registry cleaner in the world.
Does better than CCleaner’s registry cleaner.
It’s free too, so it beats anything from Yamicsoft or Auslogics.
Info on the main website for Wise Registry Cleaner. (http://www.wisecleaner.com/wiseregistrycleanerfree.html)

Just do a simple registry clean. (the first tab)
Ignore the "System Tuneup". (the second tab) It can sometimes cause more problems, depending on what you want for your system.
And finally do a "Registry Defrag". (the third tab) Your computer will be unresponsive for a couple minutes. This is normal. It’s just analyzing your registry for any dead-end keys or keys pointing to the wrong place. To do this, it needs to lock your computer for a few minutes. Your mouse can move but you can’t do anything else. 1-6 minutes (depending on how heavily fragmented your registry is), you’ll get the analysis results.
Anything above 3%, you should defrag.
You will need to restart your computer for this. So it can effectively delete the registry keys without the keys re-entering themselves into the registry database. And this can only happen while the machine is offline and programs are not accessed.
It’s the same as rebooting to Safe Mode to delete a registry key for complicated uninstalls for pesky software or viruses/malware.

When you start up again, try WMM and see if it still happens.

Was the source video like that before you ran it through WMM?

No.

I downloaded Windows Movie Maker 6.0 for Windows Vista, which also works on Windows 7, and the issue’s disappeared. I had 2.6 previously.

You should have switched over to Sony Vegas Pro.

Wise Registry Cleaner just updated today, no coincidence your problem is solved.

You’re welcome.

You should have switched over to Sony Vegas Pro.

Wise Registry Cleaner just updated today, no coincidence your problem is solved.

You’re welcome.

I don’t have WRC on my PC.