An interface has too many methods to fire from... intermittent iss

[Kane]

I think I have read just about every response to this error message, except
my issue is a little different than the others. I have a Sony DCR-HC30 which
I used for years with WMM 2.1 connect via firewire with no issue.

Now I ingest footage off my DCR via WMM with no issue, edit and output it
for DVD burning and suddenly the AVI files that I could view yesterday, are
unreadable today with the "An interface has too many methods to fire events
from" error.

Now the only think I have changed over the years is the addition of a 500Gb
HDD for storing and working on more video footage. The drive has occassion
issues staying connected through the USB. I am suspecting that it is either
the drive or the USB connection that is unstable here.

I am lookinf for options and suggestions to resolve my issues. Would
connecting external HDD to the PC via firewire improve anything? Is there
another resolution I am overlooking? Please advise. Thanks.

 

[John Inzer]

I think I have read just about every response to this error message,
except my issue is a little different than the others. I have a Sony
DCR-HC30 which I used for years with WMM 2.1 connect via firewire
with no issue.

Now I ingest footage off my DCR via WMM with no issue, edit and
output it for DVD burning and suddenly the AVI files that I could
view yesterday, are unreadable today with the "An interface has too
many methods to fire events from" error.

Now the only think I have changed over the years is the addition of a
500Gb HDD for storing and working on more video footage. The drive
has occassion issues staying connected through the USB. I am
suspecting that it is either the drive or the USB connection that is
unstable here.

I am lookinf for options and suggestions to resolve my issues. Would
connecting external HDD to the PC via firewire improve anything? Is
there another resolution I am overlooking? Please advise. Thanks.

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Are these files archived on the removable hard drive?

If...yes...try copying one of the files to your system drive
and see if there is any improvement when viewing it from there..

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John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[deborah]

I'm receiving the same "error" when trying to import a video from a CD. I
have saved the videos on the desktop but I cannot import them to WMM. I need
to do this for a school project and have no time to try again. Any ideas?

 

[John Inzer]

I'm receiving the same "error" when trying to import a video from a
CD. I have saved the videos on the desktop but I cannot import them
to WMM. I need to do this for a school project and have no time to
try again. Any ideas?

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It's probably a compatibility issue...have
a look at the following articles:

Movie Maker 2 - Importing MPEG Files
http://tinyurl.com/eajjh
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-MPEG2.html

File type compatibility with Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee
or...
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm

Also:

How do I convert an mpeg to WMV
with Windows Media Encoder?
http://tinyurl.com/2m4gob
or...
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/ConvertMpeg2wmv.html

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Fred]

If you have any other software like Nero that will do the same job, unstall
it. You should have only one software to create movies and burn them on a
DVD. Try it.

Fred

 

[PapaJohn]

That error message "An interface has too many methods to fire events from"
sure rings a bell, as it's by far the leading query when visitors to my
website search for something.

I just finished tweaking the page about importing MPEG files to be sure it's
addressed early and directly.... my experience with Movie Maker is that it's
the routine error when trying to use MPEG2 files in a project, and the
resolution is to convert them to other files that work.