Re: Importing Picture Package 1.8 MPGs into Windows Moviemaker

Thanks a bunch! I'll give this a try. Cheers! Rick

"Wojo" wrote:

> I know the codecs show up and Movie Maker does recognize the MPEG files and
> I can also tell you that Microsoft's website says MPEG files are compatible
> with Movie Maker but I can also tell you that they are NOT actually
> compatible. Sometimes you will get an MPG file that works but you get audio
> problems and an MPEG2 file never works. Convert the videos to AVI and import
> the AVI's into Movie Maker to edit.
> For help with conversion take a look at this site:
> http://www.videohelp.com/convert
> --
> Wojo
> http://www.remember-christopher.dostweb.com/Wojo's_Place/
>
> "Rick" <Rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4C035106-7DAB-4EE6-A682-DD20C8DC5683@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi, everyone! I recently bought a Sony DVD HandyCam, which comes with
> > Pcitire
> > Package, a Pixella product. It supposedly produces an MPG file and
> > MovieMaker
> > (2.1. - the latest, I think) recognizes it but chokes on it when you try
> > to
> > import it (i.e., (indicates it is importing but hangs at the end of the
> > process, never opens the file and forces me to close the program and start
> > over. I *did* manage to open one clip I recorded once but that's all. I
> > have
> > played with the compatability selections under Options in Movie Player,
> > which
> > shows two Pixela files - an "AC-3 decoder" and an MPEG2 Video decoder. If
> > i
> > remove either, then I run into missing CODEC problems. Any suggestions?
> > Picture Package has an editing program, but it's not as fleible and easy
> > to
> > use as Movei Player. Thanks for any help on this. Cheers! Rick
>
>
>
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