Can hear audio but cant see video!

Help! I uploaded a video from my camcorder to WMM. It will only play the
audio and the screen remains black, not showing the video. Thanks in
advance!!!!
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Jen

Graham
Mon Feb 11 09:46:15 PST 2008

This may help you out as it sounds like you may have an incompatible file.
If not, post back with your cam make and model, how it is connected to the
pc and what file type you are importing into MM.
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm
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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com


"JenniferJones" <JenniferJones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:23771495-E0BC-4721-A1EB-50A0FE21A4C6@microsoft.com...
> Help! I uploaded a video from my camcorder to WMM. It will only play the
> audio and the screen remains black, not showing the video. Thanks in
> advance!!!!
> --
> Jen

JenniferJones
Mon Feb 11 09:59:00 PST 2008

Ah ha!!!!! That IS the problem. My video file is an mpeg. How can I change
this??? Thank you so much!
--
Jen


"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> This may help you out as it sounds like you may have an incompatible file.
> If not, post back with your cam make and model, how it is connected to the
> pc and what file type you are importing into MM.
> http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm
> --
>
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.myvideoproblems.com
>
>
> "JenniferJones" <JenniferJones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:23771495-E0BC-4721-A1EB-50A0FE21A4C6@microsoft.com...
> > Help! I uploaded a video from my camcorder to WMM. It will only play the
> > audio and the screen remains black, not showing the video. Thanks in
> > advance!!!!
> > --
> > Jen
>
>
>

John
Mon Feb 11 10:59:25 PST 2008

JenniferJones wrote:
> Ah ha!!!!! That IS the problem. My video file is an mpeg. How can I
> change this??? Thank you so much!
=====================================
Try the link at the bottom of Graham's article that
says, "Useful Programmes".

And, maybe the following article will offer some ideas:

Movie Maker 2 - Importing MPEG Files
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-MPEG2.html

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Graham
Mon Feb 11 12:17:28 PST 2008

And this link in the tutorial section
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/ConvertMpeg2wmv.html

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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com


"John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote in message
news:Onwh4AObIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> JenniferJones wrote:
>> Ah ha!!!!! That IS the problem. My video file is an mpeg. How can I
>> change this??? Thank you so much!
> =====================================
> Try the link at the bottom of Graham's article that
> says, "Useful Programmes".
>
> And, maybe the following article will offer some ideas:
>
> Movie Maker 2 - Importing MPEG Files
> http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-MPEG2.html
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> Digital Media MVP
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>

JenniferJones
Mon Feb 11 15:16:03 PST 2008

It worked! Thank you!

However, now I get this error message:

The file C:\Documents and Settings\jjones\My Documents\My Pictures\PRJ
year1\xmas5avi.avi cannot be imported because the codec required to play the
file is not installed on your computer. If you have already tried to download
and install the codec, close and restart Windows Movie Maker, and then try to
import the file again.

What codec is required and where can I get it? This is a HUGE help! THANK
YOU!!!
--
Jen


"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> And this link in the tutorial section
> http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/ConvertMpeg2wmv.html
>
> --
>
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.myvideoproblems.com
>
>
> "John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote in message
> news:Onwh4AObIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > JenniferJones wrote:
> >> Ah ha!!!!! That IS the problem. My video file is an mpeg. How can I
> >> change this??? Thank you so much!
> > =====================================
> > Try the link at the bottom of Graham's article that
> > says, "Useful Programmes".
> >
> > And, maybe the following article will offer some ideas:
> >
> > Movie Maker 2 - Importing MPEG Files
> > http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-MPEG2.html
> >
> > --
> >
> > John Inzer
> > Digital Media MVP
> >
> > Notice
> > This is not tech support
> > I am a volunteer
> >
> > Solutions that work for
> > me may not work for you
> >
> > Proceed at your own risk
> >
>
>
>

John
Mon Feb 11 15:39:46 PST 2008

Graham Hughes wrote:
> And this link in the tutorial section
> http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/ConvertMpeg2wmv.html
===============================
Even better....

Thanks.

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Graham
Tue Feb 12 03:57:38 PST 2008

It appears you have changed your mpeg file to an avi file?
Most avi files are highly compressed ones, and as there are over 800 avi
file types I couldn't possibly say which one you have.
I would go back to your mpeg file and convert it to a wmv file as per the
instructions on my page, or papajohn's.

--

Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com


"JenniferJones" <JenniferJones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9B5AEF63-C458-437D-9A93-1AF3F6AD90F8@microsoft.com...
> It worked! Thank you!
>
> However, now I get this error message:
>
> The file C:\Documents and Settings\jjones\My Documents\My Pictures\PRJ
> year1\xmas5avi.avi cannot be imported because the codec required to play
> the
> file is not installed on your computer. If you have already tried to
> download
> and install the codec, close and restart Windows Movie Maker, and then try
> to
> import the file again.
>
> What codec is required and where can I get it? This is a HUGE help!
> THANK
> YOU!!!
> --
> Jen
>
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
>> And this link in the tutorial section
>> http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/ConvertMpeg2wmv.html
>>
>> --
>>
>> Graham Hughes
>> MVP Digital Media
>> www.myvideoproblems.com
>>
>>
>> "John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote in message
>> news:Onwh4AObIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> > JenniferJones wrote:
>> >> Ah ha!!!!! That IS the problem. My video file is an mpeg. How can I
>> >> change this??? Thank you so much!
>> > =====================================
>> > Try the link at the bottom of Graham's article that
>> > says, "Useful Programmes".
>> >
>> > And, maybe the following article will offer some ideas:
>> >
>> > Movie Maker 2 - Importing MPEG Files
>> > http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-MPEG2.html
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > John Inzer
>> > Digital Media MVP
>> >
>> > Notice
>> > This is not tech support
>> > I am a volunteer
>> >
>> > Solutions that work for
>> > me may not work for you
>> >
>> > Proceed at your own risk
>> >
>>
>>
>>