Windows Movie Maker codec

Do you have the codec and can you play the file?
If you don’t know feed the file into one of the diagnostic utilities listed on this page
http://www.moviecodec.com/questions/neededcodec.html

my window media player can’t play the video why is that so

I downloaded some codecs for this error and now i can import but I still have no image and in some cases just green. Are there any other codecs that I could download to fix this?

Im having the same trouble but im not sure which codec i have to download.I think its a bit bad how you have to do this and pay for it when it is a utility that should come with the software anyway.Anyone knows which codec is best to ue can you let me know pls?

Timmy D wrote:
Im having the same trouble but im not sure which codec i have to download.I think its a bit bad how you have to do this and pay for it when it is a utility that should come with the software anyway.Anyone knows which codec is best to ue can you let me know pls?

Use gspot or avicodec to find out.

Hi, I am having difficulty importing my videos to windows movie maker and am not sure which codecs i need to download to help me. It seems .ifo .vob and .bup files that it is having troubles with, are there any free solutions to this problem?!

Melissaneedshelp wrote:
Hi, I am having difficulty importing my videos to windows movie maker and am not sure which codecs i need to download to help me. It seems .ifo .vob and .bup files that it is having troubles with, are there any free solutions to this problem?!

Those are files on movie DVD’s. The ones you’re interested in are the VOB files. If they’re not encrypted, use the GPL MPEG-1/2 DirectShow Decoder Filter

I have installed Winrar and extracted a file. When it is playing on my vista windows media player it says that is aquiring codec..codec is aquired, but I still have only audio, no video?? How do I view these files?

I have .MOD files (from a JVC) camcorder and wanted to edit (create a movie) in Windows Movie Maker 2.6, I can’t. PLEASE HELP

Yea, um i like love making movies with my windows movie make! The only problem is that i can’t get my audio to play. Why?!?!?!?!?!

Keep getting error missing codec. Dont know what to download.have home recorded dvd, and trying to import it to my movie maker. It plays just fine on my media player.please help.

The file C:\Users\haley\Favorites\WWE\lol.url 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.

im tryin to import a video in movie maker but it keeps saying that ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Hello. I am a stupid, idiotic girl that is going to repeat the same message that people keep writing on here...

The file C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\My Documents\My Videos\Music Videos\Porcupine Tree Blackest Eyes 2.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.

Now. Will some kindly tell me WHAT THE FUCK that means. Keep in mind, I don’t even know what a frakking codec is. This, coming from a girl who is attending an IT school.

what is that download at the top of the screen?

DarkLocket wrote:
Hello. I am a stupid, idiotic girl that is going to repeat the same message that people keep writing on here...

The file C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\My Documents\My Videos\Music Videos\Porcupine Tree Blackest Eyes 2.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.

Now. Will some kindly tell me WHAT THE FUCK that means. Keep in mind, I don’t even know what a frakking codec is. This, coming from a girl who is attending an IT school.

It means that your computer is missing a codec, basically. If it’s an AVI file that Codec is usually ffdshow.

@DarkLocket
Using Whee’s advice, I downloaded a ffdshow and I can import things now

Here’s the link..hope it helps!
http://www.free-codecs.com/FFDshow_download.htm

i dont really want to download the avi thing because its a lot of memory also i just want the one single codec...

while importing a video from nokia multimedia player to the movie maker file,it comes only with sound,no picture!! however,importing other videos come proper.think the problem with Nokia multimedia player.need to solve the problem.