JackSpence wrote:
> My OS is Vista Home Basic. I have tried the pre-installed MMkr
> (6.0)and downloaded MMkr 2.6. In both cases the only type of file I
> can import is a *.wmv. When trying to import *.mpg, *.avi type files
> it tells me I don't have the right codecs on my laptop to play these
> files even though they play fine in Windows Media player.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Martin
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Windows Media Player and Movie Maker
are very different in what they will accept.
Have a look at the following articles:
Movie Maker 2 - Importing MPEG Files
[URL="http://tinyurl.com/eajjh"]http://tinyurl.com/eajjh[/URL]
or...
[URL="http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-MPEG2.html"]http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-MPEG2.html[/URL]
Movie Maker 2 -
Importing AVI Files
[URL="http://tinyurl.com/2nncyj"]http://tinyurl.com/2nncyj[/URL]
or...
[URL="http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-AVI.html"]http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-AVI.html[/URL]
File type compatibility with Movie Maker
[URL="http://tinyurl.com/v8tee"]http://tinyurl.com/v8tee[/URL]
or...
[URL="http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm"]http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm[/URL]
Which file type should I use in Movie Maker?
[URL="http://tinyurl.com/6n66g3"]http://tinyurl.com/6n66g3[/URL]
or...
[URL="http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/WhichFileTypeInMovieMaker.htm"]http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/WhichFileTypeInMovieMaker.htm[/URL]
Also:
How do I convert an mpeg to WMV
with Windows Media Encoder?
[URL="http://tinyurl.com/2m4gob"]http://tinyurl.com/2m4gob[/URL]
or...
[URL="http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/ConvertMpeg2wmv.html"]http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/ConvertMpeg2wmv.html[/URL]
>> Stay informed about: Movie Maker only imports *.wmv files