I created several slideshows (dmsm files) and now would like to merge them into onelarge production. I can not find any way to do that. Any suggestions?
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merging dmsm files
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, Nov 05 2009 09:15 PM
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Posted 05 November 2009 - 09:38 PM
QUOTE (wheath4 @ Nov 6 2009, 12:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I created several slideshows (dmsm files) and now would like to merge them into onelarge production. I can not find any way to do that. Any suggestions?
dmsm files cannot be merged.
What you will have to do is to use "Output as" and exprt the each production to an video file, preferably DV avi to keep the best quality. Experting to DVD mpeg, best quality should also work.
Once you have all the video files you can add them in Videowave or myDVD to "merge" them into movie.
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Posted 06 November 2009 - 03:54 AM
QUOTE (wheath4 @ Nov 6 2009, 12:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I created several slideshows (dmsm files) and now would like to merge them into onelarge production. I can not find any way to do that. Any suggestions?
Try the tip given by Jim Hardin in this post.
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Posted 06 November 2009 - 08:58 AM
QUOTE (malatekid @ Nov 6 2009, 03:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Try the tip given by Jim Hardin in this post.
Thanks.
The cut and paste appears to be working great. It is going to save a weeks worth of work not having to redo everything.
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Posted 06 November 2009 - 09:16 AM
QUOTE (wheath4 @ Nov 6 2009, 11:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks.
The cut and paste appears to be working great. It is going to save a weeks worth of work not having to redo everything.
The cut and paste appears to be working great. It is going to save a weeks worth of work not having to redo everything.
While Jims tip will work it does have one disadvantage I believe. If you have several dmsm project (lets say 5), then if you ever make any editing changes to one of the projects then all 5 projects will be re-rendered when you combine them. If each project is only a few minutes then there is not much time lost. But suppose your overall project is about an hour and you edit a 5 minute dmsm project. When "merging", all 5 dmsm projects will be rendered again which takes some time depending on your system. If the 4 other projects had been rendered to DVD mpeg then they would not be rendered again, only the modified dmsm project would need rendering.
At least, I think that is how the system would behave.
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Posted 06 November 2009 - 09:43 AM
QUOTE (wheath4 @ Nov 6 2009, 11:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks.
The cut and paste appears to be working great. It is going to save a weeks worth of work not having to redo everything.
The cut and paste appears to be working great. It is going to save a weeks worth of work not having to redo everything.
Oh, you used the method described here? Whatever works better for you, that should be ok as long as you noted the various suggestions/comments provided to you in this thread.
Edited by malatekid, 06 November 2009 - 09:44 AM.
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