Michele wrote:
> John:
> I followed your instructions and downloaded VdubMod. I resized and
> then compressed my video and I now have my video saved as a .avi
> file. (It was originally an mpeg-2). I can now view it on Windows
> Media Player but still cannot import it into WMM. I get the same
> error: "the file C:\Documents and Settings\...\Megan round 1.avi
> 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." What am I missing or doing wrong?
>
> Thanks!
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Might be worth a try to download GSpot...
it can identify the codec used to create the .avi.

GSpot
http://tinyurl.com/cjkta
or...
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multime...ed/GSpot.shtml

GSpot Super Quick Start
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/v26x/quick_start.html

Assessing Video Files and Codecs with GSpot
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Pa.../68/Gspot.aspx

Not generally recommended but personally
I think I would install the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack:

Download K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...Codec_Pack.htm

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John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

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