windows movie maker "codec"??

[Guest Katie Grant needs help!]

HELP ME PLEASE!! I dont know what I'm doing and this video must be edited by

tonight. Every clip is in MPG format. I already tried to download and install

the codec by going to options..general..download codacs automatically. I just

want to import the clips but it keeps telling me this...

 

"The file \\Generaladmin\videos\Morton Video\M2U00755.MPG 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."

[Guest Gord Dibben]

Re: windows movie maker "codec"??

 

From a John Inzer post in WMM news groiup

 

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WMM has problems with mpg files.

 

Maybe these articles will offer some ideas:

 

Movie Maker 2 - Importing MPEG Files

http://tinyurl.com/eajjh

 

File type compatibility with Movie Maker

http://tinyurl.com/v8tee

 

Also:

 

How do I convert an mpeg to WMV

with Windows Media Encoder?

http://tinyurl.com/2m4gob

 

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Gord

 

On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:56:02 -0700, Katie Grant needs help! <Katie Grant

needs help!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>HELP ME PLEASE!! I dont know what I'm doing and this video must be edited by

>tonight. Every clip is in MPG format. I already tried to download and install

>the codec by going to options..general..download codacs automatically. I just

>want to import the clips but it keeps telling me this...

>

>"The file \\Generaladmin\videos\Morton Video\M2U00755.MPG 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."

[Guest cavalier]

RE: windows movie maker "codec"??

 

>cavalier wrote ,maybe to late to help but download Prism Video Converter

from NCH Software and convert files to avi for use with movie maker.The best

part is its free.

 

"Katie Grant needs help!" wrote:

> HELP ME PLEASE!! I dont know what I'm doing and this video must be edited by

> tonight. Every clip is in MPG format. I already tried to download and install

> the codec by going to options..general..download codacs automatically. I just

> want to import the clips but it keeps telling me this...

>

> "The file \\Generaladmin\videos\Morton Video\M2U00755.MPG 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."