if Movie Maker doesn't work with your Divx encoded files and codecs, you
should convert them to another avi file with a different codec...
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"American Idol 4 Fan" <AmericanIdol4Fan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:0CFECA83-71B5-4D0C-A128-02A0842121A9@microsoft.com...
>I have DIVX already. All of the video files play within my player. The
> problem I am having is that the video files won't play within my editing
> program.
>
> "dickmr" wrote:
>
>> My guess is you need DIVX......go to www.divx.com click on the
>> 'Divx Play Bundle' and then where it says 'free download' ....enter
>> your
>> email
>> address and select the play bundle for xp. Good luck with it....you
>> need
>> that to
>> play any of the Divx movies in your media player too.
>>
>>
>> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>>
>> > Probably DIVX or XVid
>> > --
>> > Cari (MS-MVP)
>> > Printing & Imaging
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "American Idol 4 Fan" <AmericanIdol4Fan@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> > wrote in
>> > message news:0F520E29-B5BB-467B-84FA-7988680D016E@microsoft.com...
>> > > Ok I have the Gspot program. According to it, I have all the right
>> > > codec
>> > > installed....at least I think I do. What should I be looking for in
>> > > particular?
>> > >
>> > > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> You need the correct codec. Almost all AVI files are compressed -
>> > >> or
>> > >> they
>> > >> would be in the size range of 12gb per hour of video.
>> > >>
>> > >> In order to view them, you need to have the correct codec with which
>> > >> they
>> > >> were compressed installed on your hard drive.
>> > >>
>> > >> Download and install G-Spot codec identifier to find out with which
>> > >> codec
>> > >> your AVI files were encoded, then download the correct codec.
>> > >> --
>> > >> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> > >> Printing & Imaging
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> "American Idol 4 Fan" <American Idol 4
>> > >> Fan@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> > >> wrote
>> > >> in message
>> > >> news:DB34B16F-B501-4F77-9A10-C466D06EAD6E@microsoft.com...
>> > >> >I am trying to edit some files that I have downloaded off of the
>> > >> >internet.
>> > >> > These files are from a Torrent site...meaning filesharing site.
>> > >> > They
>> > >> > are
>> > >> > all
>> > >> > AVI files. Whenever I open them in Windows Movie Maker or
>> > >> > Pinnacle
>> > >> > Studio, I
>> > >> > can see and hear the video in the preview windows but when I drag
>> > >> > and
>> > >> > drop
>> > >> > into the timeline, I get only audio. Can someone please tell me
>> > >> > what
>> > >> > may
>> > >> > be
>> > >> > wrong with the files or with the process I am using? Is there a
>> > >> > different
>> > >> > program I could try to edit these files with? Thanks in advance.
>> > >> >
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