Hi All
This is a problem I've recently overcome while using both Flip Mino HD and the new Toshiba Camileo BW10 mini cams at work (educational environment)
Like a lot of new HD consumer grade cams they record in MP4 H.264 with AAC sound. Out of the box Windows Movie Maker cannot see this format.
There seems to be alot of miss information about this on various forums with many saying its impossible. So I thought I would post a method that has worked for me.
Starting Point- Im on XP SP3 32bit on a Dell PC in a network environment, E8400 with 4GB RAM.
1) Install latest version of Movie Maker (i'm working with ver 2.1.4)
2) Install the K-lite mega codec pack, can be found here....K-Lite Mega Codec Pack - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com - if you don't want to do a full install, the 3 components you need are 'FFDshow' (both audio and video) and 'Haali Media Splitter'
3) Once installed, re-boot and enter Movie Maker. Go to Tools-Options-Compatibility (tab). You should see a list of codecs and filters that are ticked to use in Movie Maker, Scroll to the bottom of that list, and tick 'FFDshow video decoder'.
4) Restart Movie Maker. Find a suitable output file from your camera in .MP4 format. re-name the file extension to .avi. _ This is the only way I could get the file to work......
5) Import the file into Movie Maker using the 'import video' option on the left panel.
6) You should now be able to edit the MP4 file directly with no conversion.
NB: If all is well you should see 3 new icons in your system tray when the file is open.
Hope this helps someone out there!
Drop me a line if you are having problems/have comments on the method above.
Thanks
Mkdr
This is a problem I've recently overcome while using both Flip Mino HD and the new Toshiba Camileo BW10 mini cams at work (educational environment)
Like a lot of new HD consumer grade cams they record in MP4 H.264 with AAC sound. Out of the box Windows Movie Maker cannot see this format.
There seems to be alot of miss information about this on various forums with many saying its impossible. So I thought I would post a method that has worked for me.
Starting Point- Im on XP SP3 32bit on a Dell PC in a network environment, E8400 with 4GB RAM.
1) Install latest version of Movie Maker (i'm working with ver 2.1.4)
2) Install the K-lite mega codec pack, can be found here....K-Lite Mega Codec Pack - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com - if you don't want to do a full install, the 3 components you need are 'FFDshow' (both audio and video) and 'Haali Media Splitter'
3) Once installed, re-boot and enter Movie Maker. Go to Tools-Options-Compatibility (tab). You should see a list of codecs and filters that are ticked to use in Movie Maker, Scroll to the bottom of that list, and tick 'FFDshow video decoder'.
4) Restart Movie Maker. Find a suitable output file from your camera in .MP4 format. re-name the file extension to .avi. _ This is the only way I could get the file to work......
5) Import the file into Movie Maker using the 'import video' option on the left panel.
6) You should now be able to edit the MP4 file directly with no conversion.
NB: If all is well you should see 3 new icons in your system tray when the file is open.
Hope this helps someone out there!
Drop me a line if you are having problems/have comments on the method above.
Thanks
Mkdr
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