Can't import avi

[MikeW]

I have used Movie Maker before and it worked. Now, after I import an avi file
it locks up and closes. Are there any fixes for this?

 

[John Inzer]

I have used Movie Maker before and it worked. Now, after I import an
avi file it locks up and closes. Are there any fixes for this?

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Movie Maker 2 -
Importing AVI Files
http://tinyurl.com/2nncyj
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-AVI.html

There are many types of .avi files and apparently
the one you are importing is not compatible. You'll
have to convert it to a compatible format like .wmv.

Maybe Windows Media Encoder would be worth a try:

Windows Media Encoder
http://tinyurl.com/bbal
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...02-e496-465a-bba9-b2f1182cdf24&displaylang=en

How do I convert other video file formats to WMV?
http://tinyurl.com/2o8uso
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0065.mspx

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J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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

 

[GaryV]

I have used Movie Maker before and it worked. Now, after I import an avi file
it locks up and closes. Are there any fixes for this?

 

[GaryV]

I recently had the same problem. After some research I found out that filters
can cause the problem. WMM 2.1 has under tools and options a compatiablty
tab. I had 26 filters in here checked. I unchecked the last 13 and tried to
import avi again and it worked. I then checked the last 6 and it failed. I
finally narrowed it down to 1 filter. I was Nero resize. You might try the
same. It should work.