Compatible with avi format

[Jeff]

Probably a dumb question, but is Movie Maker compatible with avi files? I've
never used it before and want to splice some avi files taken with my flip
camera.

 

[John Inzer]

Probably a dumb question, but is Movie Maker compatible with avi
files? I've never used it before and want to splice some avi files
taken with my flip camera.

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Not a dumb question...formats are a big issue
with Movie Maker and the .avi files may work for
you...I would say try it first and if you have problems
read the following info.

There are hundreds of types of .avi files and
many if not most have issues with Movie Maker.

Best bet may be to convert your.avi files to the
..wmv format before importing into Movie Maker.

Windows Media Encoder should be able to
convert the .avi files to .wmv:

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

Also...the freeware SUPER may be worth a try:

SUPER © Simplified
Universal Player Encoder & Renderer
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/SUPER_1
(the mirror download site is faster)

More info:

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

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

Which file type should I use in Movie Maker?
http://tinyurl.com/6n66g3
or...
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/WhichFileTypeInMovieMaker.htm

--

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

 

[Graham Hughes]

Papajohn also has a section on his site about using Flip cams, so it might
be worth looking for that and reading.

 

[themusicgirl95]

Probably a dumb question, but is Movie Maker compatible with avi files? I've
never used it before and want to splice some avi files taken with my flip
camera.

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Dear Jeff,
I do not know about .avi files from a camcorder, but the .avi file that
records with CamStudio do not work. I downloaded a seperate program that
changes .avi into .mp4 from www.downloads.com. You can probably find one
there.

 

[windhello]

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