Codec for Windows movie maker

I tried to add cool affects to my cooking video and it says i need to install a codec because i dont have it! It doesnt even tell me what kind of codec! UGH! It is so frustrating and my teacher is WAY to strict about points on the project! Please help me!

Find out which codec is involved using one of the tools listed on this page
http://www.moviecodec.com/topics/61931p1.html

i’m trying to put together a highlight vid and moviemaker plays the audio but no video.what do i do?

I tryed that tool carrot but it said unkown codec what do i do then?

I am trying to make a movie of my brothers wedding, I recorded some of it on my digital camera and transfered it to my computer, but everytime I try to move the movie over to movie maker it says 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. Can anyone tell me where to get the codec I need and the name of it that way I install the right one. Thanks a bunch..

amiq wrote: I am trying to make a movie of my brothers wedding, I recorded some of it on my digital camera and transfered it to my computer, but everytime I try to move the movie over to movie maker it says 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. Can anyone tell me where to get the codec I need and the name of it that way I install the right one. Thanks a bunch..

If it is a .mov file, that file type is not compatible with WMM. You will have to get a converter to change it to a file type that is compatible with WMM.

i dont know what kind of codec to get, and when i try to import a wmv. vid i made of a horror spoof, it says the kind of codec it needs is not installed on your comp.
its soooo annoying!
what kind of codec do i install

I have this same prob HELP!

hello. I import a video to Windows Movie Maker, and I only got the audio but not the video. It’s an .AVI file. I alredy intalled a codec package but it’s not working anyway. What can I do ?