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WLMP format issue

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ziggourat Posted messages 24623 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   -
Hello,

During a transfer from one hard drive to another, I found some videos that I had set aside. I had spent time editing them a few years ago on Windows Movie Maker.
The problem is that I didn't know anything about it, and they were left in WLMP format, so they are unreadable now. I couldn't find a solution back then, and it frustrated me so much that I set them aside, but it's a shame.
Does anyone have a solution so that I can watch them on VLC? I've already tried putting them back on Movie Maker, but I can't open them there either...

Thank you so much in advance, #eternal gratitude...

13 answers

  1. Arthur
     
    Hello,

    WLMP is not a video format. You need to export these files to WMV video files. Launch Windows Live Movie Maker, then click on "File -> Open project" to open one of your local WLMP project files. Click on "File" again, then go to "Save movie" > "Standard quality". Now, you have saved your WLMP file as a WMV video file. Then, you can use a converter to change the format if you wish.
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  2. nanou.o
     
    Hehe, I felt it coming ^^, thank you for your reply. My concern is that I changed computers in the meantime, of course, and I don't have this software on this one obviously. Does it still exist? Where can I download it without getting any malware on my computer?
    A big thank you!
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  4. madmyke Posted messages 52304 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 487
     
    Another lead
    Try Format Factory.

    --
    "We gulp down the lie that flatters us and we sip, drop by drop, a truth that is bitter to us."
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  6. nanou.o
     
    Great! Here I go, I'm on it. I'll keep you posted, thanks ;-)
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  7. nanou.o
     
    The file D:\Montage\Année 2011.wlmp is not a supported file type and cannot be imported into Windows Movie Maker. :-(
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  8. nanou.o
     
    In order for it to appear, I first have to select "all files" and not "WMM projects." Then I get an error message: the project is not a valid WMM project.
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    1. Arthur
       
      The same message for all files? The file may be corrupted.
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  9. nanou.o
     
    Yes, and I have a good thirty of them like that :-(
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  10. ziggourat Posted messages 24623 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 342
     
    Hello,

    Changing computers means that you won't be able to open the project (WLMP file) on a different computer than the one that created it, even with the same software.
    Indeed, the software remembers the location of the elements (photos, videos, music, and transitions/effects/text additions) making it up. However, on a new computer, the software cannot reconstruct the project since it can't find the path to all of this. Consequently, it won't be able to open it :(
    Moral of the story, you should always export your projects as a video file at least once.

    You can still try using the correct software (Windows Live Movie Maker and not Windows Movie Maker 2.6!) which you can download from this message: https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-34518845-installation-de-movie-maker-sur-windows-10#1
    At best, the software might ask you to reallocate each element with its new location... you'll have to try to see if it works or not.

    Best regards
    PS: If you were on Windows 7, then you will need the WLMM 2009/2011 version; the one I’m offering here is the latest from 2012.
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  11. Arthur
     
    The download process of the file with the WLMP extension may have been interrupted, and the file data could be corrupted...
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  12. nanou.o
     
    Ah okay. I don't like it, but at least I have a logical explanation for this mess. I didn't know anything back then, so that I didn't save it in the right format is nothing but a surprise... I'll try that! Thank you very much!
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  13. Arthur
     
    The problem is that the wlmp file is a "project". Simply saving this file is not enough. You also need to save the folders that contain the videos, photos, and audio files that were used to create this wlmp.
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    1. ziggourat Posted messages 24623 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 342
       
      It's certain that if our friend didn't keep them, there is no chance of success.
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  14. nanou.o
     
    Well, it was a good solution: I got the "framework," with the cuts, but not the images so indeed, I think it's a lost cause :-( a big thank you for trying!
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    1. ziggourat Posted messages 24623 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 342
       
      Sorry for you :(
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