Importing .avi movies to window movie maker

[Shady]

Why I try to import movies I downloaded from ares ultra, wmm sends an error:
cannot be imported because the codec required to play the file is not
installed on your computer! How do I get the codec it is referencing?

 

[Graham Hughes]

It is unlikely that installing the codec will help, as MM only really works
well with dv.avi and wmv files. Convert the files you have to wmv and then
edit.

http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/WebPages/UsefulProgrammes.htm

 

[Shady]

I transfered the movies to wmp, but evidently that is not what your
referencing. Please elaborate! I am very new to this computer lingo!

 

[Graham Hughes]

Maybe start from the beginning,
Please list the file types you are using.

 

[Doug Kronemeyer]

Graham,

I am having a similar problem. MM will not read an .AVI file created on the
V.I.O (http://www.vio-pov.com/index.php)recorder. However, the muvee
software product will read it. I want to be able to use MM. How do I locate
the specific converter to convert the .AVI file coming out of the V.I.O. to
something acceptable to MM.

 

[gilly007]

when I try to import a movie I made on another computer with movie maker
movie maker 2.6 fails and I get " MSWMM cannot be imported because the codec
required to play the file is not installed on your computer. If you have
already tried to download and install the codec, close and restart Windows
Movie Maker, and then try to import the file again.

 

[John Inzer]

when I try to import a movie I made on another computer with movie
maker movie maker 2.6 fails and I get " MSWMM cannot be imported
because the codec required to play the file is not installed on your
computer. If you have already tried to download and install the
codec, close and restart Windows Movie Maker, and then try to import
the file again.

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A .mswmm file is not a movie...it is a project file.
If you double left click the .mswmm file it may
open Movie Maker but unless you also imported
all the source files it won't be usable.

And BTW....mswmm files created on a Vista
machine will not work on an XP machine.

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John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

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