Movie Maker 2.1 error message; Sony DCR-SR90; capture device

[Guest]

I've just bought a Sony DCR-SR90 hard disk video camera. I can connect it to
my XP computer via USB 2.0 and copy the .mpg files across ok. Then I get
stuck.

1. If I try to import an .mpg clip to Moviemaker 2.1 it starts ok but then
fails giving this error message "I:\MP_ROOT\100PNV01\M2U00036.MPG could not
be imported. An interface has too many methods to fire events from"
(strangled ending).
2. Moviemaker does not acknowledge the DCR-90 as a capture device, even
though I can see it on my XP File Manager.

If I can fix one of these two problems, I'll be off and running wityh
Moviemaker. I would be most grateful for some advice.
Tony

 

[John Inzer]

I've just bought a Sony DCR-SR90 hard disk video camera.
I can connect it to my XP computer via USB 2.0 and copy
the .mpg files across ok. Then I get stuck.

1. If I try to import an .mpg clip to Moviemaker 2.1 it
starts ok but then fails giving this error message
"I:\MP_ROOT\100PNV01\M2U00036.MPG could not be imported.
An interface has too many methods to fire events from"
(strangled ending).
2. Moviemaker does not acknowledge the DCR-90 as a
capture device, even though I can see it on my XP File
Manager.

If I can fix one of these two problems, I'll be off and
running wityh Moviemaker. I would be most grateful for
some advice.
Tony

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Maybe the following article will offer some ideas:

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

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[Guest]

Thank you John. I see now that Moviemaker cannot handle MPEG2 files
properly. I have bought Adobe Premiere 2.0 which imports and handles these
files ok. Therefore, sadly, I am making an unusual departure from Microsoft
and doing my Speilberg number with Adobe. But your advice was helpful, got
me understanding a bit more about the field and most importantly, got me
going. Regards Tony.

 

[John Inzer]

Thank you John. I see now that Moviemaker cannot handle
MPEG2 files properly. I have bought Adobe Premiere 2.0
which imports and handles these files ok. Therefore,
sadly, I am making an unusual departure from Microsoft
and doing my Speilberg number with Adobe. But your
advice was helpful, got me understanding a bit more about
the field and most importantly, got me going. Regards
Tony.

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You're welcome.

And of course...you could always convert
the files to a different format as explained
in the article:

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