Problem Burning Foto Magico .fms Files

[Fabbo 36]

I have just rendered a fotoMagico slide show to burn on Toast 9 - DVD Video and find that only the Audio gets burnt onto the DVD 's. I have a blank black screen instead of images!!

[tsantee]

I don't know how you got that far. A .fms file is a Fotomagico project file and not a format that can be converted to video DVD. Toast should have rejected it when attempted to add it to the video window. Which version of Fotomagico do you have? In my version 3 there is a Share option in the File menu. That is where I can export the slide show in various formats. One of the share options on my version is DVD which is a good one to choose for what you're wanting to create.

[Fabbo 36]

I don't know how you got that far. A .fms file is a Fotomagico project file and not a format that can be converted to video DVD. Toast should have rejected it when attempted to add it to the video window. Which version of Fotomagico do you have? In my version 3 there is a Share option in the File menu. That is where I can export the slide show in various formats. One of the share options on my version is DVD which is a good one to choose for what you're wanting to create.

Thanks for your response!

 

I Exported from the FotoMagico menu;

 

Share (command E)

 

then selected DVD with fair/good quality and

 

Continue!

 

This initiated the rendering process etc. and opened Toast 9 on completion!

 

I now appear to have 2 extra files: A 8KB .disc file and a 6.51 GB .mov file.

 

I then proceeded to burn the DVD as I normally do (as recently as mid December 2010)

 

The resulting DVD only played Audio and displayed a blank screen on both my TV DVD player and on my iMac Intel Core i3

[tsantee]

Thanks for your response!

 

I Exported from the FotoMagico menu;

 

Share (command E)

 

then selected DVD with fair/good quality and

 

Continue!

 

This initiated the rendering process etc. and opened Toast 9 on completion!

 

I now appear to have 2 extra files: A 8KB .disc file and a 6.51 GB .mov file.

 

I then proceeded to burn the DVD as I normally do (as recently as mid December 2010)

 

The resulting DVD only played Audio and displayed a blank screen on both my TV DVD player and on my iMac Intel Core i3

When you add the 6.5 GB .mov file to Toast's video window and click on the edit button (and the Video tab in the window that appears) can you play the movie? If not, how does Toast describe the video's specs?

[Fabbo 36]

When you add the 6.5 GB .mov file to Toast's video window and click on the edit button (and the Video tab in the window that appears) can you play the movie? If not, how does Toast describe the video's specs?

Re: 6.5GB .mov file: I can't add this to Toast as it won't let me!! as it is "grayed out" and appears to be "out of Focus" attached are a couple of screen shots! ( If any other screen shots might help, please just say?!)

[tsantee]

Those are helpful. I just did a test with Fotomagico Pro 3 and exported with the same settings you used. The picture shows up fine for me. My guess is your Mac is missing the "AppleIntermediateCodec.component" in your root>Library>QuickTime folder. If it is there then it may be a version that doesn't work with your Mac, in which case remove it. Now run the iMovie installer from your iLife install disc or the installer that came with your Mac and run any software update for iMovie. That should get you that codec and the Fotomagico .mov file should be playable.

[Fabbo 36]

IT WORKED! - I did as you suggested - deleted the AppleIntermediateCodec..... file and re-installed iMovie.

 

I was able to burn .mov DVDS c/w slideshows and audios as usual.

 

Thank you for all your help and advice, you've no idea how much your efforts were appreciated!

 

Best regards

 

Felix.