MACUPDATE ADMIN  You should report your issues to the developer via the developer's website.  
(Version 1.3.3)

JPPAGLIARO  Yes, you should certainly report your problems to me, the developer. That's because in this case there is a simple solution to your problem, and the two star rating is undeserved. Moreover, I am highly responsive to emails from users. Let me explain:

QuickTime movies can be created as "reference" movies or "self contained" movies. A reference movie does not store the data of all the joined movies in the resultant movie. You typically create reference movies because they save space.

A self contained movie, on the other hand does store all the movie data of each movie inside the generated movie. This will of course result in a larger movie file, but it will be independent of the files that were used to create it, i.e. if you delete them the joined movie still plays.

By default AddMovie creates reference movies to save space. But you can change that easily. Just open the Preferences window, by selecting "Preferences..." in the AddMovie menu and select the option to create a self contained movie. That should solve your problem.

I hope you consider retracting your rating should you find that this is the solution to your problem, as you most likely will.  
(Version 1.3.3)

SERGIUS  My personal opinion is that having "reference" movies as the default saved type is a mistake from two points of view. First it make no sense because joining multiple movies into one is generally done so as to be rid of the bother and clutter of separate movies, so one usually deletes the separate movies immediately after confirming that the new movie works. Secondly, it serves as a trap to newcomers who aren't aware of the distinction between the two types. For someone trying out your software, it certainly doesn't make a favorable impression to lose some video files because of this default behavior.

Having been through this experience with QuickTime, I haven't yet figured out why I would ever want the option to make a "reference" movie. What would be the advantage?  
(Version 1.3.8)

JPPAGLIARO  Hi Sergius.

I appreciate you sharing your opinion on reference movies. The interesting thing is that the feature was added, in the form it is, in response to user feedback.

It's truly hard to decide on such issues without adequate user testing and then basing the decision on statistical evidence. This type of testing, unfortuantely, is presently beyond the scope of my abilities and I have to rely on user feedback such as yours.

In this case I agree with you that a self contained movie (or "flattened" movie) may be more appropriate in most curcumstances and I will consider changing the default in the next version.

I hope you consider removing your uniform 2 star rating of the product. Thanks.

Joe  
(Version 1.3.8)

JPPAGLIARO  Hi Sergius,

Sorry, I guess you were not the one who gave the 2 start rating. But hoepfully that person sees the request.

By the way, the primary purpose of a reference movie is to save space because a copy of the movie data is not stored in the combined movie. This can be quite relevent when the components are very large.

The secodary purpose is that a reference movie is created much more quickly and can be used to test the resultant movie.

I realize the problem this creates, however, and I have on occasion created such movies only to find them broken at some future time because I deleted the originals :-)

The best things I suppose would be to write a short "Getting Started" guide. But, it has also been my experience, based on other software I have authored, that that doesn't always work either. But I'll try it when I get a chance to update the product again.

Hope this helps.

Joe  
(Version 1.3.8)

DOM21  "QuickTime movies can be created as "reference" movies or "self contained" movies."

Unless I'm missing the point, all one has to do is make an 'alias' of the finished, self-contained QT movie and, "presto!"--you've got your "reference" movie.  
(Version 1.4.7)

JPPAGLIARO  I will be adding the ability to add movies to the file list using the a file menu command.

The issue with the name of the "Add" button has been considered before - I'll take your suggestions into consideration.

The feature for previewing movies has also been added to the wish list in the past, haven't yet had time to get to that for other tasks, etc.

Also, the sort issue has come up previously and I will again consider it, especially the suggestion you provided.

Finally, if the program crashed on you (which may be different from hanging) please send the crash log

Thanks for the feedback, but not for the 2-star rating :)  
(Version 1.1.3)

JPPAGLIARO  I addressed most of your issues in version 1.1.4. In this version I:

• Added a side drawer window for viewing items in the file list.

• Added a "Browse" button to the file list window to display a file navigation window for selecting files to add to the list. This is provided as an alternative to drag and drop.

• Added a "Browse" menu item to the File meu to display a file navigation window for selecting files to add to the list. This is provided as an alternative to drag and drop.

• When a collection of files is added to the file list at once it is sorted as the Finder does. (To sort the complete list as the Finder does click the "Sort" button.)

As for why successive use of the program did not work for you I'd have to discuss that with you offline. Playback issues could be caused by the movie viewer your using.  
(Version 1.1.3)

EDENWAITH  Thanks for the quick response to my comments!  
(Version 1.1.10)