Importing .avi video into movie maker

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Use the G-Spot codec identifier to correctly identifier what codec the AVI
is encoded with. Then download and install the correct codecs to your PC,.

http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
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Cari
(MS-MVP Printing & Imaging)

"cysko9" <cysko9@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6A9BDCBC-825F-4CE9-97DA-40F0139BF213@microsoft.com...
> When I try to import .avi files into the movie maker... I get an error
> that
> says
>
> "RvB_Episode01_LoRes.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."
>
> RvB....avi being the file i want to import.
>
> I have selected automatically install codecs, and have restarted... but
> nothing changes... Am i missing something?
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Yep... www.divx.com.
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Cari
(MS-MVP Printing & Imaging)

"cysko9" <cysko9@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B8ED3683-2DD3-44E2-8BFA-FDEAC264E60E@microsoft.com...
> thanks, i found the one i need. but where can i get it? should i just
> download DivX 5.0? here' whats gspot says i need
>
> 4CC - DX50/DIVX
>
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Use the G-Spot codec identifier to correctly identifier what codec the
>> AVI
>> is encoded with. Then download and install the correct codecs to your
>> PC,.
>>
>> http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
>> --
>> Cari
>> (MS-MVP Printing & Imaging)
>>
>> "cysko9" <cysko9@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6A9BDCBC-825F-4CE9-97DA-40F0139BF213@microsoft.com...
>> > When I try to import .avi files into the movie maker... I get an error
>> > that
>> > says
>> >
>> > "RvB_Episode01_LoRes.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."
>> >
>> > RvB....avi being the file i want to import.
>> >
>> > I have selected automatically install codecs, and have restarted... but
>> > nothing changes... Am i missing something?
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>