Can I import MPEG-4 files into Windows Movie Maker in Windows Vista?

Anonymous
2009-08-16T21:07:02+00:00

Windows Media Player 11 recognizes and plays MPEG-4 just fine but WMM doesn't recognize them.  I would like to import some MPEG-4 files into Movie Maker and work with them - is there a codecs or something that allows this? 

I'm sure I can find a program to convert MP4 into a format MM will recognize but if possible I'd like to just skip the conversion step and work with MP4 directly in MM.

Thanks!

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Anonymous
2009-08-17T00:51:03+00:00

Windows Media Player 11 recognizes and plays MPEG-4 just fine but WMM doesn't recognize them.  I would like to import some MPEG-4 files into Movie Maker and work with them - is there a codecs or something that allows this? 

I'm sure I can find a program to convert MP4 into a format MM will recognize but if possible I'd like to just skip the conversion step and work with MP4 directly in MM.

Thanks!

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Movie Maker is not compatible with MP4 files...

best bet would be to convert them to .wmv.

The following freebie might be worth a try:

Format Factory

http://www.pcfreetime.com/

All to MP4 / 3GP / MPG / AVI / WMV / FLV / SWF.

All to MP3 / WMA / AMR / OGG / AAC / WAV.

All to JPG / BMP / PNG / TIF / ICO / GIF / TGA.

John Inzer - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-07-30T00:50:52+00:00

    Windows Media Player 11 recognizes and plays MPEG-4 just fine but WMM doesn't recognize them.  I would like to import some MPEG-4 files into Movie Maker and work with them - is there a codecs or something that allows this? 

    I'm sure I can find a program to convert MP4 into a format MM will recognize but if possible I'd like to just skip the conversion step and work with MP4 directly in MM.

    Thanks!

    The answer from Volunteer J (below) worked great for me, downloaded Format Factory from pcfreetime.com, converted my MP4 to AVI files and was able to import to Window Movie Maker.. thanks for the info!

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-07-19T18:04:57+00:00

    format factory is free and works great thanks for freeware alot of people dont have to pay for alot of software.

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    I agree it's a good program and I love the freebies.

    Volunteer J - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience - Notice_This is not tech support_I am a volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you - ***Proceed at your own risk***

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-07-19T17:08:42+00:00

    format factory is free and works great thanks for freeware alot of people dont have to pay for alot of software.

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-06-12T20:27:09+00:00

    Likely because the converter contained a codec of some sort which allows WMM to read mp4s

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    One thing is certain...there is no "one-size-fits-all" answer when it comes to video editing.

    Volunteer J - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience - Notice_This is not tech support_I am a volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you - ***Proceed at your own risk***

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