CPU usage is at 8-10 percent. I looked at Norton briefly and didn't see any activity going on...how do I go in and exclude a program from it? it is Norton Systemworks basic edition, just renewed (online subscription). I'm on Windows XP. WME has been "encoding the first pass" since last night. I'm assuming I did everything right, since there were no instructions for newbies of WME. I selected my MPG file, selected WMV as the output type, DVD quality for video, and CD quality for audio. The choices did say "VBR" or "CBR" which I didn't know the difference of...so I chose CBR.

As long as you can load the video into Movie Maker, it is super easy to edit out those feet! If you just want to remove parts of the beginning or end - just drag your mouse along the end of the clip (in the time line) to trim it. It will have a red arrow that points both ways. When you mouse over the ends of the video you will see the arrow. If you goof at any time - just click the undo arrow on the tool bar above. I have never uploaded to Photobucket. You will need to save it in a format that will allow you to upload it. There is an awesome Movie Maker Forum that I have learned a lot from. Here is a link that might be useful: Windows Movie Maker forums

I burn Windows Movie Maker projects to DVD all the time. Under Step 3, I choose: SAVE TO MY COMPTUER. In the next window I type in the title of the movie and select it to save under MY VIDEOS. In the next window (MOVIE SETTINGS) I choose OTHER SETTINGS, and I select HIGH QUALITY (NTSC). After the movie has saved, I open up Roxio's DVD builder. I am using an older version, so it may be called something else in your version. I then import the Windows Movie Maker video file and add that to the DVD. You can add more than one WMM project to the DVD or just the one you have. I can answer any other questions if this doesn't make sense.

I downloaded PhotoStory 3 about 5 years ago and made a DVD (w/music) using pictures I'd taken when my friends daughter had her baby. You can download it here FREE http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/PhotoStory/default.mspx I made 2 videos that year, both with music and both played on the DVD player. Then,then year I made another video/dvd of pictures I'd taken at my daughters wedding in Feb.! No how no way would it let me burn the video to a dvd. Turned out I had to purchase a "plug-in" for PhotoStory 3. Once I did that, it was a breeze!