Removing Windows Movie Maker (what a prick it is)

JesseD · Post by **JesseD** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:02 pm

So within the next few weeks, and I mean this in all seriousness, I'll be getting Premiere CS3 Pro, After Effects CS3 Pro and Photoshop CS3 Extended with all of the Trapcode Plug Ins.

Tommorow I'm set to get 2gbs of DDR400 RAM. My computer only has two RAM slots, so 2gb is all I can use. I'm not about to get a new motherboard. I have a 2.40ghz Pentium IV Processor, which I've been told is an SSE2...

So in reality I have 2 questions...

1) Can AVS scripts be imported into CS3? If not, than I'm dead fookin' meat. This is a very (and I put a lot of emphasis on this) serious question.

2) I have my external 320gb Hard Drive which I formatted as NTFS. But my internal HD is only 20gb big. Pitiful, I know. It's FAT32 as well. I have 11gb taken up on it. God knows how. I have installed the AMVapp, but that was really so that I could get the hang of AMVs.

I know that Windows Movie Maker is taking up 2gb of space, and I'd love to get that evil thing off my computer. I have no idea how. I went to "Add or Remove Programs" and theres no option there. Please somebody give me the answer to this golden question.

Oh yeah... once I found out just how fucked up DivX is, I uninstalled it. Since it was included with the AMVapp, FFDShow became my playback Codec. But when I played back a AVI file, Windows Media player would crash after playing it. I couldn't even pause it and go back and watch a different part. Wierd.

But I knoticed when playing Mpegs, only the FFDShow Audio Filter would pop up, and it never crashed or had any problems. Since the Video Filter popped up when ever playing an AVI, I had an idea. XviD files can be played back by DivX, and since the FFDShow Video Filter was playing it back pretending to be DivX (well, you know what I mean). With this confusing knowledge, I went to the configuration menu of FFDShow. I set it so that the Video Filter doesn't playback XivD flies. So yeah... I can play AVIs fine now.

This is probably universal information, but I found it to be nifty. I'm tracking down a XPpro cd so I can do a clean install of windows with the Adobe programs. But it's not that necessery.

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:40 pm

1) Can AVS scripts be imported into CS3? If not, than I'm dead fookin' meat. This is a very (and I put a lot of emphasis on this) serious question.

There is a program out there for doing so. It will make a "fake .avi" file out of the .avs, allowing Premiere (and Vegas too, luckily for me) to edit with that. I forget what it's called though. I'm pretty sure animemusicvideos.org has a link to it.

From what I can tell, and my quick googling is telling me, WMM is permanent and you can't uninstall it. At least, not without messing around with registries or coding or some technical crap like that which I know nothing about.

JesseD · Post by **JesseD** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:39 pm

Yes I'm aware of the 'fake avis' utility in FFDShow. It's used for Sony Vegas and After Effects and them some...

But there is the 'Premiere AVS Plug In" used to import AVS files into Premiere 6.x and Premiere Pro. I'm just wondering if it's still usable with CS3 Pro, it should be. I'm checking it's homepage now.

Please, please, any advice on removing Windows Movie Maker???

Post by **desirecampbell** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:18 am

JesseD wrote:Please, please, any advice on removing Windows Movie Maker???

Why do you think it's using up two gigs? Mine takes up *checks* 10 megs.

Also, I would suggest that your next upgrade be an internal hard disk. Whatever you paid for that external could have gotten you a much bigger internal that would transfer at much higher speeds. I would suggest dumping that 20 ASAP too, if you're up for reinstalling Windows. How long have you had it? That thing could die on you at any time.

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:54 am

Oh, snap. I read your post a little more closely, and I agree with Desire. You need some hardware upgrades, bad. Even my little laptop has an 80GB internal drive.

And I'm sure if Mike weren't surely prepping for Otakon right now, he'd be answering your Premiere-related questions. I know I can't.

JesseD · Post by **JesseD** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:42 pm

I remember reading on wikipedia that it takes up 2gb, and I always just went on the assumption. Yes, I am an idiot, I know that.

I answered my own Premiere question. The newest release (3/3/07) and all the versions before, are desighned to work in any version of Premiere.

But I'm making a deal with my Mum to get a new computer. I was thinking along the lines of (and this is what I want):
Windows XP Pro (I have that now)
1 Terabyte Hard Drive(We all can dream)
Quad Core Processor (Or a Dual Core Extreme, if you will)
4gb of RAM
and maybe a nice video/sound cards, but considering I don't play games at all, I don't think thats needed.

We've found a better place to get RAM from, and lots cheaper, which happens to be the place we got this hunk of junk from.

I'm using a Dell GX260. Made in 2002, an ex-government. Bought in 2005. My Mum is the biggest cheap skate around. It is my first computer, so it wasn't too bad, but considering the perdiciment I'm in now, I'm upgrading. If you've ever seen the "Chris Rock Show", my Mum is worse than his Dad. Best example I can think of.

P.S. I has a little expendable money at the time, and thats when I got the 320gb, just really for storage.

Post by **desirecampbell** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:56 pm

You can get a half-terabyte drive for a bout a hundred bucks. And you should.

The more RAM the better, but I wouldn't worry about getting more than two. You can grab a couple gig sticks of RAM for around a hundred.

I wouldn't break the bank on a Core 2 duo, though. It's price is pretty steep. I'd think going with a more moderately priced CPU would do just as well. You can get excellent CPUs for around a hundred bucks.

What model is your mobo? Keeping that can be limiting, but will definitely cut down on costs. What CPU socket is it? What type of RAM does it take? Does it have SATA? You'd be surprised how cheap it is to upgrade, as opposed to getting a whole new system.

JesseD · Post by **JesseD** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:49 am

I'd like to get a new system. Plus this computer just looks ugly. My Mum is coming around though, so I'll try and get something flash.

A terabyte Hard Drive would be good, considering working from DVD footage can be pretty space consuming, especially Dragon Ball. Maybe a 750gb? A terabyte looks great, and the place we get our computer related parts from looks after us (meaning they always give us a good deal).

I would like a good processor, and preferably something fast. Again I'm doing research.

I have 256mb of RAM now, and it works fine. But while we're at it, we might as well go the whole 10 yards.

So lets say: 4gb RAM, 1 terabyte HD and a quad core processor, just for the parts, how much would that be in your professinal opion? Same stuff in a nice new shell, how much would that be?

A new computer would be nice, but upgrading may just be my option. I'm good with software, and know a bit about hardware, but what the fuck is a mobo model? CPU socket? I know it has DDR RAM, and what on earth is SATA??? Keep in mind, I'm an fool when it comes to somethings.

Post by **desirecampbell** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:10 am

"Mobo" is shorthand for "mother board", the main circuit board of a computer into which every component is attached. The easiest way to find out more about your mother board is to do an internet search for the model number.

Serial ATA, as opposed to Parrallel ATA, hard drives are the new standard for HDDs, basically, it's just a different plug size. Almost all new HDDs are SATA. The only reason I bring it up is that if your motherboard doesn't have any SATA ports, it means that you'll have to get (possibly older) PATA hard drives.

Different types of RAM usually aren't interchangeable. They have different pin counts (literally, they have different amounts of connectors on them, they won't fit). Just like the different types of hard drives, newer means bigger, faster, better, but it's not a big deal. If you're using DDR RAM (as opposed to SDRAM or DRAM) you'll be able to find plenty of RAM.

Just like RAM, different types of CPUs have different numbers of pins and in different arrangements. This is refered to as the CPU's "socket type".

CPU ID is a great little program that will tell you everything you need to know about your installed mobo, RAM, and CPU. It won't explain anything to you, but it will label everything and give you enough info to "Google around" and ask others.

Getting into specifics, a full TB hard drive will run you about $500 while a single half-TB drive is less than $120. And you can put at least two into your system (for old PATA drives, most modern mobos can have four or five).

While the Intel Core2 is definitely the fastest processor available, they can be pretty pricey - like, $150 to $700 "pricey". At less than a hundred you can get a fast, 64-bit, dual core AMD. Don't focus on the CPU, if you keep your motherboard you'll have to get a new CPU that's the same socket anyway.

RAM's not a big issue either. Grab a couple one-gig sticks and you'll be flying. DDR2 RAM seems to be taking over as standard, so older DDR RAM isn't dropping in price as fast.

And remember, you don't have to get everything at once. You can grab a new CPU now, some RAM next month, and a new HDD when you need one. Your biggest decision is whether to keep your mobo or get a new one. If you keep it, you'll save yourself a lot of cash but be limited to what new hardware you can get. If you get a new mobo it'll cost you some cash just for that, and you may have to get a new CPU right away (and maybe even a video card, if there isn't any onboard video).

My suggestion right now is to use CPU ID to check what your options are for the current motherboard. It might be a better deal to get a whole new board if your current mobo can't take a good cpu (which is the most important part for video editing).

Narutoball · Post by **Narutoball** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:32 pm

Theres no need for a Quad core. Quad core would only be if you using Photoshop and editng a 20 mega pixel image, along with editing in after effects and premiere at the same time. A 2.2Ghz Intel Core Duo will be fine. I only have 2 ram slots and i'm getting 2 gig sticks so i can get a total of 4gigs of ram

Are you buying all these software legally

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