Re: [PCWorks] How do you get Windows Movie Maker to recognize Flash files? And some tips to help crashing
- From: Peter Kaulback <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:56:11 -0400
Clint WMM won't work with flv files, so you must convert them first.
It's so basic in XP and improved little more in Vista Ultimate.
There is a tutorial for this process here
http://forum.soft32.com/windows/convert-flv-avi-editing-windows-movie-maker-ftopict377328.html
or http://tinyurl.com/d2k8ag
HTH
Peter Kaulback
On 4/13/2009 9:52 AM, Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin wrote:
> Does anyone know of a way to get Windows Movie Maker to
> recognize Flash files? If you drag a .flv file to it, it won't
> let you. Yet, under 'Options' and 'Compatibility', it has
> Codecs AND filters FOR .flv files! So this doesn't make any
> sense why they would even be listed there if there is no way
> for WMM to work with flv files.
>
> FYI, for those that use WMM and have freeze ups and crashes
> with certain file types, I've found out that by unchecking
> boxes under that area mentioned above an help. For some
> reason recently, .wmv files were the only files that were
> working properly. .AVI and .mpg/mpeg files were causing
> freezes. Before I tried another mpg file, I unchecked every
> mpg or mpeg box I saw (to save time in finding which was
> causing it), and there's no more problems with mpg files.
> -Clint
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