Re: can't edit asf by John
John
Sat May 19 00:21:51 CDT 2007
I forgot to try renaming. I tried Boil-something converter, Windows Media
Encoder, Nero, MovieShop, neoDVD. Will keep trying. Thanks for the ideas.
"PapaJohn" <papajohn@chartermi.net> wrote in message
news:%23BHAedcmHHA.4852@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> I've converted wmv files that wouldn't import into Movie Maker, to other
wmv
> files that would.... a pretty rare situation.
>
> You can start by renaming the file from asf to wmv and trying Movie Maker
> again... if not, try any utility/apps that imports it. Things to try
> include:
>
> EasyX Video Converter
> TMPGEnc
> BlazeMedia
> EO Video
> Movie Maker 1
> MovieXone
> STOIK Video Converter
> Windows Media Encoder
> ArcSoft's Video Impression 2
> Premiere Elements
>
> You might need to do it in 2 steps.... asf to something like MPEG2, and
then
> MPEG2 to AVI
> --
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>
> PapaJohn
>
>
> "John" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:uyrCBEcmHHA.1388@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > MovieMaker crashed as I stopped a capture of a broadcast program.
Instead
> > of a WMV file I ended up with an ASF file that plays in WMP, but can't
be
> > played or edited in MM. As a last resort I can play it into a vcr and
> > play
> > the tape and capture again, or I can connect two computers and capture
> > again
> > without a vcr, but I hope someone has a trick for fixing the file.
> > Anybody?
> >
> >
>
>