Re: I really need help creating a movie from AVI files
- From: "PapaJohn" <papajohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 02:08:03 -0500
Hi Colin,
A couple comments about your Canon files....
Motion JPEG files are not highly standardized like DV-AVI and MPEG types.
Although Movie Maker should and can handle most of them, I've run into
issues, and have had a number of support sessions with users having problems
with them in Movie Maker.
My personal rule of thumb when I run into an issue is to convert it to a
DV-AVI file using VirtualDub with the Panasonic DV codec.
GSpot will tell you what it's using to play a file. Windows Media Player
will tell you what it uses (except for Motion JPEG files when it's using the
basic codec in quartz.dll). But players might use different codecs than
Movie Maker, and nothing easily tells you what MM is using.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org
PapaJohn (MVP)
"colin" <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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John,
I deliberately created my own profile, and the downloadable profiles do
not
work either... I think we are communicating just fine.
That said, you did post a more helpful explanation of the avi extention
and
how to import it. But, from the article:
"Motion JPEG files, such as those recorded by Canon's TX1 hard drive
camcorder and their PowerShot cameras (such as my model SD750), also have
AVI
extensions. Movie Maker should be able to use them without downloading
another codec."
I have a Canon Powershot A570 IS. I believe this quote applies to me,
since
after analyzing my avi file with GSpot v2.10a, it said the video codec is
MJPG and audio codec is "PCM Audio". Recall that I have no issues with
video
in Movie Maker. For audio, where my problems are, GSpot says "no codec
required" and uses "Default DirectSound Device".
The other link says Movie Maker versions up to 2.1 can have problems with
some avi file types including mine, MJPEG. The specific MJPEG issues,
whatever they may be, were not explained. First article I've seen calling
this out, so thanks for that link. As a last resort, I've even toggled on
and off the video filters from Canon and Nero that Movie Maker may be
using
to no avail. I do not understand why the app struggles with the audio
part.
The issue remians unresolved, but your links (a few of which I missed in
my
own searches) have helped me learn alot. Thanks for that.
The point I was tying to make at the end of my last post is that this
software, while free, may not achieve the ease-of-use intended for many
avi
folks (i.e. those using a variety of Canon video capture devices). This
file
type, while perhaps not the most popular, should simply drop in and play
without significant quality degradation. It should not require users to
become quasi-experts in video editing, compression, codecs, filters and
file
formats.
I welcome any other ideas.
Colin
.
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