Hi, I'm having trouble with Windows Movie Maker. When I import .avi files into the program, only the sound is imported, but the video part is not.

I have tested this with .wmv files and there is no problem. Pictures and sound files import correctly as well.

I have ticked all the boxes in Tools > Options > Compatibility


Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

sandstorm6299 wrote:

> Hi, I'm having trouble with Windows Movie Maker. When I import .avi
> files into the program, only the sound is imported, but the video part
> is not.
>
> I have tested this with .wmv files and there is no problem. Pictures
> and sound files import correctly as well.
>
> I have ticked all the boxes in Tools > Options > Compatibility
>
>
> Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

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I wonder if the following codec
package would improve the issue?

Proceed at your own risk.....

Vista Codec Package
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Vista_Code...age_d5326.html

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Thanks John, I too just realized it was a codec issue. Both videos that I had tested were encoded and my computer doesn't have the required codecs. Thanks for the link.

sandstorm6299 wrote:

> Thanks John, I too just realized it was a codec issue. Both videos
> that I had tested were encoded and my computer doesn't have the
> required codecs. Thanks for the link.

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You're welcome.

If you try the codec package let us know the result.

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The codecs worked. Thank you.

sandstorm6299 wrote:

> The codecs worked. Thank you.

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Excellent!

Thanks for the update.

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I am having the same problem, with my .avi files only being recognized as
audio. I went to the site you recommended, but can find no link to download
the software. Where can one do this on the major geek site? I don't see a
shopping cart or download option on the link that is given. Any help would be
appreciated.

Thanks

"John Inzer" wrote:

> sandstorm6299 wrote:

> > The codecs worked. Thank you.

> ===============
> Excellent!
>
> Thanks for the update.
>
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>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695
>
> 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
>
>
>

Originally Posted by Maclean74

I am having the same problem, with my .avi files only being recognized as
audio. I went to the site you recommended, but can find no link to download
the software. Where can one do this on the major geek site? I don't see a
shopping cart or download option on the link that is given. Any help would be
appreciated.

It should say "Free downloads from". and a couple links. im not sure if its all the same but mine has 2 from texas and 2 from florida. i had the exact same problem, but this did not work for me. i am using vista x64.

Originally Posted by John Inzer

sandstorm6299 wrote:

> Hi, I'm having trouble with Windows Movie Maker. When I import .avi
> files into the program, only the sound is imported, but the video part
> is not.
>
> I have tested this with .wmv files and there is no problem. Pictures
> and sound files import correctly as well.
>
> I have ticked all the boxes in Tools > Options > Compatibility
>
>
> Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

===========================
I wonder if the following codec
package would improve the issue?

Proceed at your own risk.....

Vista Codec Package
|MG| Vista Codec Package 4.6.4 Final

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

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Digital Image Solution Center

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me may not work for you

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Hello everyone, I am also having the same problem as posted above. In which AVI formats within Windows Movie Maker play only audio. I have Downloaded and installed the suggested Codec package, but my problem still exists. I am now also getting an error message of "xvidcore.dll no found" whenever I move an AVI into the timeline or import the file. I have tried various things to fix this, however I could not find a sound way to convert AVI format into WMV. The video part of the AVIs play on my VLC player, so I know that they do in fact exist. If someone could respond to this, possibly by means of e-mail would be fine that would be great. Also a list of possible things that I may need would be amazing, as I have just recently reinstalled Vista. A post haste response to this would be nice, as it is needed for a school project.

I've got the same problem with audio and no video with AVI files in WMM. I've tried the suggested and confirmed workin method of installing the Vista Codec Package as posted by John. However, I still get the problem with no video and am now getting the error message "xvidcore.dll no found" when putting AVIs into the timeline, or when importing them. A response to this direct to my email would be nice, however I still try to stay posted here.