I think the easiest would be to convert the video format to .wmv using
the free Format Factory ( 'Format Factory - Free media file format
converter' (http://www.formatoz.com/) ). Since .wmv is the "native"
Vista format, you avoid all problems.


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whs;4586814 Wrote:
I think the easiest would be to convert the video format to .wmv using
the free Format Factory ( 'Format Factory - Free media file format
converter' Since .wmv is the "native"
Vista format, you avoid all problems.

yeah but i tried using format factory and changing it to .wmv--does not
work. well it worked for the first one but all the other ones? nope.


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I hope I'm not kicking around a dead topic here. But I am basically
having the exact same problem.

I had no codecs installed as my computer was brand new. The file
imported without any problems, but try and play a clip and you get the
audio but no picture. I did eventually download a "K-lite" codec pack
which allowed me to play .avi on windows media player. But it didn't
effect Windows movie maker at all.

Is there another video editing program that anyone can recommend that
will perhaps not have this problem?


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Sai-Jackal;1145978 Wrote:
I hope I'm not kicking around a dead topic here. But I am basically
having the exact same problem.

I had no codecs installed as my computer was brand new. The file
imported without any problems, but try and play a clip and you get the
audio but no picture. I did eventually download a "K-lite" codec pack
which allowed me to play .avi on windows media player. But it didn't
effect Windows movie maker at all.

Is there another video editing program that anyone can recommend that
will perhaps not have this problem?





Windows Movie Maker works best with the .wmv filetype. The easiest is
to use Format Factory ( 'Format Factory - Free media file format
converter' (http://www.formatoz.com/) ) and convert your clips. Format
Factory does a high quality job and it is free and easy to use.
You should be aware that you have a considerable loss of quality when
you edit with WMM. That is why I use Machete ( 'Lossless Video and Audio
Editor (splitter,joiner) for AVI,FLV,WMV,WMA,ASF,MP3 files'
(http://www.machetesoft.com/) ) which sell for $19.95 (lifetime
license). There the output is exactly like the input. You can try it for
free for 2 weeks and see whether you like it.


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Sai-Jackal;1145978 Wrote:
I hope I'm not kicking around a dead topic here. But I am basically
having the exact same problem.

I had no codecs installed as my computer was brand new. The file
imported without any problems, but try and play a clip and you get the
audio but no picture. I did eventually download a "K-lite" codec pack
which allowed me to play .avi on windows media player. But it didn't
effect Windows movie maker at all.

Is there another video editing program that anyone can recommend that
will perhaps not have this problem?





Windows Movie Maker works best with the .wmv filetype. The easiest is
to use Format Factory ( 'Format Factory - Free media file format
converter' (http://www.formatoz.com/) ) and convert your clips. Format
Factory does a high quality job and it is free and easy to use.
You should be aware that you have a considerable loss of quality when
you edit with WMM. That is why I use Machete ( 'Lossless Video and Audio
Editor (splitter,joiner) for AVI,FLV,WMV,WMA,ASF,MP3 files'
(http://www.machetesoft.com/) ) which sell for $19.95 (lifetime
license). There the output is exactly like the input. You can try it for
free for 2 weeks and see whether you like it.


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