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Jen Newman Posted on Jun 21, 2012

My smilebox slide show won't record.

I put a slide show together and it previews great! When I try to record it to burn it to a dvd it plays the whole thing and says it is recording but there is nothing recorded when I play the recording. HELP

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  • Anonymous Jul 08, 2012

    I am having the same issue. I am not even trying to download to a DVD, but just to save to a video file. It creates the file, but there is no real content. Even before that step, once it finishes recording (appears to successfully record the 45 seconds I want), if you "preview recording" it is blank. So I think the issue is happening before the burn of the dvd.

  • KKHS Nov 22, 2012

    I am having the same issue. And it's NOT the DVD player. I can't even get to that point. It says that it's recording, goes thru the whole process, and then throws out an error. It worked fine on my old computer, and now I'm having issues with it burning to a dvd with my new computer. The person I purchased the computer from says he thinks it's a driver issue - and is waiting to hear back from smilebox for a solution. Pretty frustrating when you spend WEEKS putting a slideshow together for your Dad's 90th birthday and the only thing you can do is play it on your computer. Can't even burn the DVD for him to play on his own computer or DVD player.

  • Anonymous Feb 03, 2013

    I agree, what the heck is going on smilebox??? I remember when you used to be so much better!

  • Anonymous Apr 19, 2013

    Same problem here. It says it is recording just fine, but when burned to DVD it has NO SOUND. I tried numberous times. I also found that you can check after you record, do a "prieview" recording. And if there is a problem it will show up there. I sent the problem to smilebox and they said it was the 11.7 version of "flashplayer". They said to uninstall it and install version 11.6. I checked and I am running 11.6.602.180, so it isn't that. This started a few months ago. At this point, I either want a "real" fix from them or a refund. I think everyone who has this problem should ask for a refund. They are just saying it isn't their problem, but I would bet it is their update and they don't know how to fix it. I have it on 2 different computers. One has Windows 7 and the other has Windows XP. I have two DVD burners on each computer, so that is four DVD burners. It is obvious that it is not any of those things.If anyone finds a solution, Please post it here.

  • Anonymous Mar 30, 2014

    Why willmy Smilebox email slide show not open.

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My creations preview great but when I press the save to DVD nothing happens, I am not saying is a smilebox problem, but It used to work just fine. I am just wanting to know what to do because I just wasted 40 bucks if I cannot burn it

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    DITTO. Any updates?

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My recording keeps tripling in size then the play back is slow and extended . recording shows 9 minutes then once i hit finsih it shows 27 minutes

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That is not a solution Smilebox. The problem (that I'm having too) is that it won't record the slideshow prior to burning the DVD.
Definitely won't be using this program again!

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SOURCE: Smilebox DVD will not play in DVD player

We are sorry, but a DVD burned on a computer will not play on every DVD player.

We would suggest that you try a different DVD player.

Thanks- Smilebox support

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I made my slide show and it does great when I play it on the computer. I burned it to a DVD-R and when I play the DVD on a player it freezes and skips. Tried it on different players and still did the same....

Many computers can play many file formats,
BUT...
Not all DVD players can play all files.
What file format is the slide show saved as?
AVI?
Download a freeware conversion program (if you don't have one) and try another format.
My latest DVD player plays about six video formats, JPG images, but battles with AVI, due to it's many variations of format (dimensions, resolution, color, frame-rate, interleaving, etc).
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My smilebox slide show won't record. It use to and then just stopped. Everything else works fine.

Assuming nothing else has changed in your computer (no other programs/add-ons installed that would cause this), I'd download the free Revo Uninstaller & Auslogics Disk Defrag from ninite.com. Use Revo to fully uninstall the software-- it clears all bits from the registry as well (only tick the boxes in bold type & delete). Then, restart your PC & download a new instance of Smilebox. Get rid of any old SB installers if they remain in your downloads folder.

Now, before reinstalling Smilebox, please do a system clean- open computer, right-click C:, properties, disk cleanup. Delete all it finds & then run the Auslogic Defrag program. After that, run chkdsk (Computer>right-click the C: drive>properties>tools>error checking>tick fix files only).

When it's done, try reinstalling Smilebox.

HTH
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I am having the same problem. Really angry because I made slideshow as a gift for my preschool students graduation and now its blurry! Thanks a lot! I am canceling soon.
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Smilebox will not burn DVD from one of my computers. Windows XP

My solutions.....
Hey SmileBox, you have a flood of subscribers that paid good money for you service. They have been posting for months for help with burning their project to a DVD and cannot.
Since you don't have anyone answering the technical support line for assistance on this issue. Quit being lame and either fix the web site or refund these people money back!
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