MovieMaker abnormal termination when importing a file

[Aloke Prasad]

This is with MovieMaker ver 5.1 on XP Pro SP2.

I have a 680 meg MPEG file that plays correctly in WMP. (It was created by
converting a .dvr-ms file).

When I drag-n-drop the .mpg file into MovieMaker, it gives the following
error:

Runtime error
Program c:\Program Files\Movie Maker\moviemk.exe
This application requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
Pleas contact the application's support team for more information

That is this forum, right?

Trying to use Windows Media Encoder ver 9.00.00.2980 also results in similar
error.

Any idea how to fix this?

Both the mpg and dvr-ms files display fine in the various media players
(WMP, Real etc).

How do I best handle dvr-ms files (captured off my ATI HDTV Wonder ASTC
card)?

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

see the Importing Source Files > Video > MPEG-2 and Recorded TV pages of my
website...
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[Aloke Prasad]

Thanks. I looked there and saw the other 3rd party software needed to work
with MPG files in MM2

However, "abnormal termination" is a pretty sloppy way for any application
to handle such things. I wish MS had trapped for such simple things and
provided an intelligible error message.

I have Sonic/Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 installed. I used Videowave form
there to convert the file to WMV.

What about handling dvr-ms files directly? This format is used by MS in
their MCE. Does MS provide any utilities to convert dvr-ms files?

I could not find any section on your site on dvr-ms format files..

Thanks.