PapaJohn
Tue Jan 10 10:52:40 CST 2006
getting the file converted to MPEG-2 is just one of the conversion steps...
you need to then convert the MPEG-2 to AVI...
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"chelsy" <chelsy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:499B5A3E-29D5-46C7-981C-BC3E16FF95E5@microsoft.com...
> Thank you for the link, but I'm still having trouble. I got the files
> converted to .mpeg using the software that came with the camera, but now
> when
> I insert the file into WMM, I get the thumbnail picture of the clip and
> the
> sound, but no movie. I'm desperate, any more ideas? BTW, my grandpa is
> Papa
> John, too. :-)
>
>
>
> "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> check the Importing Source Files > Video > Discs page of my website...
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>> PapaJohn
>>
>> Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website -
http://www.papajohn.org
>> MM2 Tips and Tricks:
>>
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
>> Online Newsletters:
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
>>
>>
>>
>> "chelsy" <chelsy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:28DF2F16-F917-4244-B6A5-D879F29B5694@microsoft.com...
>> >I am so frustrated! WMM is not recognizing my camera to capture the
>> >video.
>> >I
>> > get an error that says a video capture device was not detected. Since
>> > that
>> > wouldn't work, I also tried importing directly from the DVD/RW. An
>> > error
>> > message said the disc was not a format supported by Windows, and made
>> > the
>> > whole computer shut down. Any ideas?? I need to have this project done
>> > by
>> > Wednesday. Argh! (Camera is Hitachi DVD video camera/recorder. . .
>> > brand
>> > new
>> > and just out of the box yesterday) Thank you in advance, you all sound
>> > so
>> > smart. :-)
>>
>>
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