Windows Vista Home Premuim 64 bit & Movie Maker

[Guest]

I just purchased a new computer loaded with Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit
and it came with Windows Movie Maker. The Movie Maker program was great and
very easy to use. When I put an audio CD in and tried to drag the audio file
to the approprate place I got an error message saying the file can't be
imported because the codec required to play the file is not installed on your
computer. The audio file is a .cda file. The same audio file played great in
the Media Player. The Movie Maker is Version 6.0 (Build 6000).

I have looked at the codec plugins on the Microsoft Website and don't know
which one is the correct one for me.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I like the program and don't
want to drop $250.00 on Photodes Pro Show Producer.

Sandy

 

[John Inzer]

I just purchased a new computer loaded with Windows Vista Home
Premium 64 bit and it came with Windows Movie Maker. The Movie Maker
program was great and very easy to use. When I put an audio CD in
and tried to drag the audio file to the approprate place I got an
error message saying the file can't be imported because the codec
required to play the file is not installed on your computer. The
audio file is a .cda file. The same audio file played great in the
Media Player. The Movie Maker is Version 6.0 (Build 6000).

I have looked at the codec plugins on the Microsoft Website and don't
know which one is the correct one for me.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I like the program and
don't want to drop $250.00 on Photodes Pro Show Producer.

Sandy

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Did you try ripping the CD and
import the resulting .wma files?

Rip music from a CD
http://tinyurl.com/2jfc3y

Rip (Copy) Songs from
CDs to Your Computer
http://tinyurl.com/ywmevc


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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

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

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

 

[Guest]

John:

No I didn't try that. I thought you could just import a music file from an
audio CD. Do you know anything about the codec required to play the file? I
will try your suggestion.

Thanks for the response

 

[John Inzer]

John:

No I didn't try that. I thought you could just import a music file
from an audio CD. Do you know anything about the codec required to
play the file? I will try your suggestion.

Thanks for the response

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The codec may not be an issue if you
rip the CD and import the .wma files
into Movie Maker.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

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

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

 

[Guest]

John:
Thanks for your help I'll try ripping the music first
Sandy1