why doesn't Windows Movie Maker like .mpg files?

I have a video camera that the video from it gets imported as .mpg files, and
Windows Movie Maker doesn't seem to like them. On my computer I get the
audio but no video, and on other computers I get a message about a missing
codec. The files work in the video editing software that came with the
camera, but Windows Movie Maker works a whole lot better for what I want to
do. Is there anything I can do to get the files to work in Windows Movie
Maker?

few users have success with them.... most have to convert MPEG-2 files to
others that work well....

Movie Maker doesn't come with an MPEG-2 decoder and relies on whatever else
is on your system... my website's Import Movie Source Files > Video > MPEG
page has suggestions for conversion

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PapaJohn


"bookworm656" <bookworm656@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:61232ADA-2A94-4DFC-A639-3521C634F624@microsoft.com...

>I have a video camera that the video from it gets imported as .mpg files,
>and
> Windows Movie Maker doesn't seem to like them. On my computer I get the
> audio but no video, and on other computers I get a message about a missing
> codec. The files work in the video editing software that came with the
> camera, but Windows Movie Maker works a whole lot better for what I want
> to
> do. Is there anything I can do to get the files to work in Windows Movie
> Maker?

Just out of curiosity, how much does the MPEG-2 codec cost? (I'm probably
going to convert the files but I was curious about the codec too)

"PapaJohn" wrote:

> few users have success with them.... most have to convert MPEG-2 files to
> others that work well....
>
> Movie Maker doesn't come with an MPEG-2 decoder and relies on whatever else
> is on your system... my website's Import Movie Source Files > Video > MPEG
> page has suggestions for conversion
>
> --
> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>
> PapaJohn
>
>
> "bookworm656" <bookworm656@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:61232ADA-2A94-4DFC-A639-3521C634F624@microsoft.com...

>
>
>

Okay...I tried the VirtualDubMod and Panasonic DV codec that you recommended
on your website and it converted the video and now it works. Thank you!!!

"bookworm656" wrote:

> Just out of curiosity, how much does the MPEG-2 codec cost? (I'm probably
> going to convert the files but I was curious about the codec too)
>
> "PapaJohn" wrote:
>