Problems importing MPEG2 movies

[Guest]

I have the Cyberlink mpeg2 codec that came preinstalled on my Dell laptop. I
can watch MPEG2 formatted videos in Windows Media Player and I can also
convert to WMV using Windows Media Encoder 9.

But when I try to import mpeg2 video into WMM 2.1, first off an "activemovie
window" pops up instead of previewing in the window in WMM. When I try to
convert there is no video (only sound).

I've gone through and disabled all other directshow filters in the
compatibility options but that didn't help. The only thing that worked was
installing and enabling the Elucard MPEG2 codec (which isn't as good as the
Cyberlink one since it doesn't deinterlace and causes playback issues).

So far the only program that doesn't like the Cyberlink mpeg2 codec is WMM.
Right now to convert part of a mpg2 formatted file to WMV I either have to
convert to an AVI format and then import that into WMV or convert the whole
file using WME9 and then import that.

Is there any way to get WMM to import mpeg2 files directly?

 

[John Inzer]

I have the Cyberlink mpeg2 codec that came preinstalled
on my Dell laptop. I can watch MPEG2 formatted videos in
Windows Media Player and I can also convert to WMV using
Windows Media Encoder 9.

But when I try to import mpeg2 video into WMM 2.1, first
off an "activemovie window" pops up instead of previewing
in the window in WMM. When I try to convert there is no
video (only sound).

I've gone through and disabled all other directshow
filters in the compatibility options but that didn't
help. The only thing that worked was installing and
enabling the Elucard MPEG2 codec (which isn't as good as
the Cyberlink one since it doesn't deinterlace and causes
playback issues).

So far the only program that doesn't like the Cyberlink
mpeg2 codec is WMM. Right now to convert part of a mpg2
formatted file to WMV I either have to convert to an AVI
format and then import that into WMV or convert the whole
file using WME9 and then import that.

Is there any way to get WMM to import mpeg2 files
directly?

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Maybe this article will offer some ideas:

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

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

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us may not work for anyone else...

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[Guest]

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Maybe this article will offer some ideas:

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

Basically that link says give up trying to import MPEG2 format and convert
it using something like VirtualDub. That's kind of a defeatist attitude.
It's also what I'm doing already. I was hoping for a more practical solution
since the more times you convert a video, the worse the quality gets.

 

[John Inzer]

Basically that link says give up trying to import MPEG2
format and convert it using something like VirtualDub.
That's kind of a defeatist attitude. It's also what I'm
doing already. I was hoping for a more practical
solution since the more times you convert a video, the
worse the quality gets.

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Sorry I wasted you time.

When you discover the solution you are seeking...
please share it with this newsgroup.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Please understand...this is not tech support.
We are simply volunteers who attempt to assist
folks who are having problems. What works for
us may not work for anyone else...

Good luck in solving your problem.

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Making Good Newsgroup Posts
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

 

[Wojo]

Basically that link says give up trying to import MPEG2 format and convert
it using something like VirtualDub. That's kind of a defeatist attitude.
It's also what I'm doing already. I was hoping for a more practical
solution
since the more times you convert a video, the worse the quality gets.

Actually it isn't a "defeatist attitude" it is experience.
WMM doesn't work with MPEG2 files.
It doesn't even like MPEG1 files much.
-Wojo