Missing Codec

[Guest]

Have captured an analog video using my Sony VAIO Laptop's GigaPocket Utility.
File has been exported to the desktop as an MPEG-2 file. Movie plays OK in
Windows Media Player but is not recognized by Windows Movie Maker when
attempting to import it into a new "collection" for editing. An error window
pops up indicating a missing codec. How can this problem be resolved?

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

it's best to convert MPEG-2 files to AVIs that work with Movie Maker.... see
the Importing Source Files > Video > MPEG-2 page of my website for some
conversion ideas.
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