film viewer problems

[lunaticfringe]

some how when I was trying to figure out how to move HTC films I save to my windows live movie maker, to make a movie/film and I try to open a Aces High film file it kicks me to the operating system videos library, and the films I save are not there. I don't know where they go, or if they are even saved. I re down loaded the game but it didn't change anything, hopefully someone can help, thank you.

[The Fugitive]

click on start in the lower left hand corner of the screen.

on the right side select "default programs"

click on the "associate a file....."

scroll down to ahf...

double click ahf and browse to ahf.exe and click ok

[FLS]

some how when I was trying to figure out how to move HTC films I save to my windows live movie maker, to make a movie/film and I try to open a Aces High film file it kicks me to the operating system videos library, and the films I save are not there. I don't know where they go, or if they are even saved. I re down loaded the game but it didn't change anything, hopefully someone can help, thank you.

AH films are not videos, they are more like instructions for the AH film player. They will not open in movie maker.

You have to save AH films as avi video segments, or you can record AH films with another program like Fraps while you play them with the film viewer.

You can also use a program like Fraps to record video while you fly. 

After you convert the AH film to video you can open it in movie maker to edit it.

[lunaticfringe]

thank you gentlemen for your help

[lunaticfringe]

well Fugi  I did what you said but there was no ahf.exe

[The Fugitive]

Did you use the "browse" button to locate the program you wanted to set the film viewer for? Mine is at the default location, so browse there if yours is default too.

[lunaticfringe]

thanks Fugi-it still doesn't work-thanks for trying

[FLS]

AH films are saved to the Films folder in your AH folder.

[Bizman]

Trying to figure out what you know or don't know, and what you've done and in which order makes me so confused that I decided to type a short 101. So:

• You record an AH Film in the game and save it. By default it will be saved in the folder C:\Hitech Creations\Aces High III\films as an ahfilmtype file (.ahf) 
• By going to that folder and double clicking an .ahf the AH Film Viewer should open. Alternatively you can go to the Start Menu>Aces High III>Aces High Film Viewer and open the film through it's Open menu. Or you can navigate to the location Fugitive has drawn a red circle and start the Film Viewer there.
• Inside the Film Viewer, having opened a .ahf film, save it as .avi to any location so you can find for further processing. After converting all the .ahf films you need you can close the Film Viewer.
• Open Movie Maker, navigate to the location of your freshly converted .avi videos and start editing.

Hope this helps