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I have Windows Movie Maker. I try to watch videos in these formats .mov, .wmp, .mov4, but it says I need a codec required to play file on the computer. Also, how do I watch and edit my mini DVDs in Movie Maker. The DVD formats are .vob, .ifo., and .bup. What do I do? Thanks!
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If you are looking to download and install a package of codecs, I would recommend one of the K-Lite codec packages available here. The standard package should be sufficient, but you may want to opt for the full package.
Once you've downloaded the package to your computer, you may want to right click the installation .EXE andRun as administrator to avoid any problem with the install
Answer accepted by question author
The video files on your mini DVDs are the .VOB files.
If you copy the .VOB files to a folder on your hard drive
and convert them to the .WMV format you can edit them
in Windows Movie Maker.
There are many converters available on the net...
the following links are just examples. You may
need to experiment to find the best result.
***Proceed At Your Own Risk***
(FWIW...it's always a good idea to create a System
Restore point before installing software or updates)
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Format_Factory
(the 'direct link' is fastest)
(the file you want to download is : >FFSetup270.zip<)
(FWIW...when installing...you may want to uncheck
'all' the boxes on the final screen...even then it may
install the Ask toobar on your system)
(Windows XP / Vista / 7)
First you will need to unzip the file or just open the
folder and drag FFSetup270.exe out of the folder
and drop it on your desktop. Left click it to install.
http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/
(Windows XP / Vista / 7)
http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html
(2000/XP/2003/Vista/Seven)
http://www.sothinkmedia.com/video-converter/
(Windows XP / Vista / 7)
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,155794-order,4-page,1/download.html
(Windows XP, Vista 7)
(If you choose Custom Installation
you can uncheck any add-ons you
do not wish to install)
http://www.cocoonsoftware.com/
(Win XP, Vista, Win 7 Home Premium)
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/SUPER
(the mirror download site is faster)(Windows XP / Vista / 7)
http://www.xilisoft.com/video-converter.html
(not freeware but receives good reviews)
(Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Vista / 7)
Totally solved all the codec issues... I recommend detailed installation of the full package though.
This wasn't helpful as K-Lite was considered a virus and was automatically deleted.
None of the codecs shown here will solve the issue with movie maker, which is mostly after movie maker finishes editing your video, you will notice the video is distorted. None of the suggested downloads here will actually correct that problem. Microsoft has the correct download for this problem, however getting it from them seems to be next to impossible for some reason.
