Windows Movie Maker won't import .avi

The title pretty much says it all. My copy of windows movie maker won’t import an avi file I really need. I’ve tried updating, and everything, but it still doesn’t work.

Hi guys I figured it out! I had the same problem, to fix it I did this

I downloaded Vista Codec pack

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Codec-Packs-Video-Codecs/Advanced-Vista-Codec-Package.shtml

I uninstalled my current codec pack thing which was ffd show
or K lite codec pack or something. Then i installed vista codec pack and restarted the computer. Now I can import Avi’s!! yay

I recently had the same problem. After some research I found out that filters
can cause the problem. WMM 2.1 has under tools and options a compatiablty
tab. I had 26 filters in here checked. I unchecked the last 13 and tried to
import avi again and it worked. I then checked the last 6 and it failed. I
finally narrowed it down to 1 filter. I was Nero resize. You might try the
same. It should work.

How about being able to import but not being able to see it play out?
I can import it just fine, but only the audio will play, not the video.
What do I need to play around with to make it work?!

hi,you can try this free software, with which you can converter AVI to WMV for Windows Movie Maker.
http://www.leawo.com/video-to-flv

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GaryV wrote: I finally narrowed it down to 1 filter. I was Nero resize. You might try the
same. It should work.

XP SP2 WMM 2.1
This fixed me too!. It was NeVideo.ax. for me. I had removed Nero Burner software already fighting it and had been in the codec list 30 times but failed to just use process of elimination. Thank you GaryV.

I had to change my xVid filter

GaryV’s solution works!! Just tweak it til you find whichever one it is. Lovin' it

You need to install a set of video audio codecs. Here are the latest media codecs K-Lite Codeck Pack FULL http://depositfiles.com/ru/files/xupbyy482
But for Windows 7 is also a set of codecs http://depositfiles.com/files/0zbz3mnzl

I installed the K-Lite codecs and everything but i still have only 2 filters under the compatibility tab in WMM... and it still won’t play the video, only the audio when i import a file.

the two filters i have are avi decompressor and microsoft dtv/dvd audio decoder...

HELP PLEASE!

Convet it to WMV format and try it again.

Or try this software: http://www.aimersoft.com/video-converter.html#161 Which support set the video encoder before the converting.

Not all video converter support convert video to AVI for Windows Movie Maker.

Hope this may help you. Good Luck~!