High Def Video and Windows Movie Maker

[shaungilmour]

I recently purchased a High Def video camera which captures to an .avi file.

I was trying to edit some recently shot footage in Movie Maker, but am
having problems with the program hanging up when I try to import these video
files.

Does anyone know if Movie Maker is compatable with the HD format?

Thanks

 

[CodyG WIN-TEAM]

shaun-

Hi, my name's Cody, and I'm working with the Windows Media Outreac
Team to help answer questions that folks might have about their copie
of Windows Movie Maker.

The newest editions of Windows Movie Maker do have HD support, but thi
is only available in Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate editions
If you're using WMM in Windows Vista Home Basic or XP, you'll only se
output profiles for non-HD formats (including DV-AVI).

Here's a handy link from Microsoft about this newest version o
Windows Movie Maker and some of its features: http://tinyurl.com/6n3mm
I hope this answers your questions! If you've got any further issues
please let me know, and I'll be happy to help in any way I can.

Thanks,

Cody
Windows Media Outreach Team

 

[shaungilmour]

Thanks for your reply Cody.

Looks like the issue might be that I'm running XP Professional.

Regards,

Shaun

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks for your reply Cody.

Looks like the issue might be that I'm running XP Professional.

Regards,

Shaun

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Maybe the following articles would be worth a look:

Movie Maker 2 and WMV-HD
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-WMV-HD.html

High Definition
http://www.papajohn.org/Newsletters/001-HD.html

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[John Inzer]

More info...good luck.

Movie Maker and Recorded TV DVR-MS Files
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-DVR-MS.html
Converting DVR-MS Files

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

Since your files are in the .avi format...maybe you
have an issue with a codec. The following free utility
can identify the codec the .avi files were created with.

GSpot
http://tinyurl.com/cjkta
or...
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Encoders-Converter-DIVX-Related/GSpot.shtml

GSpot Super Quick Start
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/v26x/quick_start.html

Assessing Video Files and Codecs with GSpot
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/68/Gspot.aspx


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John 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
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