Re: Black screen with sound only instead of movie

From: Joe (Joe_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 07:43:03 -0800

This sounds similar to a problem I was having when attempting to import MPG
files. Although it gives you the option to do so, it only imports the SOUND
and not the video. Supposedly, it will only import AVI files correctly.

"sonya" wrote:

> They come up as "Windows media video/audio file" when I transfer them from
> the camera to the computer. I don't know if this helps... I'm a retard when
> it comes to this stuff. It's a teensy little Miyota digital camera which
> does still photos, video footage and MP3 files. When I try to turn the video
> files into a movie... this is when I encounter the problem.
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
> > What sort of files are they? Is it a digital camera or camcorder? If they
> > are not dv-avi files then this is possibly your problem.
> >
> > --
> > Graham Hughes
> > MVP Digital Media
> > Laird of Glencairn
> > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > www.simplydv.com
> >
> >
> > "sonya" <sonya@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6F4E2AF2-437C-4B65-94E4-1909288DE08D@microsoft.com...
> > > Ok... I've figured out how to transfer my video files from my camera to my
> > > computer and from my computer into Windows Movie Maker with all the snazzy
> > > features etc and everything works until I convert it to a movie. It takes
> > a
> > > long time and this isn't a problem but after it's converted to a movie
> > file,
> > > I try to play it back and the first few clips come out with sound playing
> > but
> > > no picture and then a couple of clips in, it plays normally. Any answers?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >

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