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JackSpence

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Since: Nov 17, 2008
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:25 pm
Post subject: Movie Maker only imports *.wmv files
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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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John Inzer

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:32 pm
Post subject: Re: Movie Maker only imports *.wmv files
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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
==============================
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]

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JackSpence

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:26 am
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Thank you John for taking the time. I will be following them up.

What bugs me is this software/laptop was bought to replace a set up in
which all of the many things with which I am having problems worked.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:17 pm
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JackSpence wrote:
> Thank you John for taking the time. I will be following them up.
>
> What bugs me is this software/laptop was bought to replace a set up in
> which all of the many things with which I am having problems worked.
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You're welcome.

Thanks for the update.
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