I can't get my wlmp file to open in Movie Maker

@Sidney,

To open a prior project you use File > Open project.  You can also use the Recent projects list under the File menu.  The project file contains the editing state of your project so that you can make further edits. The project file is not a video/movie per se.  But you can use it to create your movie, when you like the edits.  To do this, you use File > Save movie as mentioned earlier.  

The resulting file is an audio/video file that can be viewed in Media Player, uploaded to a video sharing site, etc.  You could also then use that edited movie as a part of another movie maker project.  You should be able to use your method of opening a project and adding the saved movie.

In summary:

• You use File > Open project to open project files (.wlmp)
• You use File > Save project to save project files (.wlmp)
• To save as a movie, use File > Save movie which will create a movie file (.mp4 or .wmv)
• To add that movie into another project, use Home > Add videos and photos (.mp4 or .wmv)

Hello Sidney,

You can check the files if they are supported in Windows Movie Maker by going to the link below:

**Movie Maker file types**

If your files are supported, please ensure that you have the proper codecs to play your videos and audio files – audio and video require codecs to play the file and it’s important to have the right codecs installed or updated in your PC.

• Try running the Microsoft FixIt tool for codecs: **FixIT**

- Media info will be able to identify any issue with missing or faulty codecs and whether it's already in your computer or not: **Media Info**

As for the Mediainfo, please follow the steps provided below on how to use the program:

1. Download Mediainfo
2. Install the program
3. Run the program
4. Open your movie file using Mediainfo
5. Switch the view of your mediainfo to text. To do this, click the View button on the upper left part of the window and click text
6. When you see the codec that you're lacking, please download it. You can search for the codec in **http://bing.com**

Note: If you can't find the codec you need, try converting the video to a supported format (eg. .wmv for movies, .jpeg/.jpg for photos and .wma for audio) and then add it to your Windows Movie Maker project.

We'll wait for your response.

Thank you.

Hello,

Thanks for the instruction. However, I still could not proceed. When I tried to open my project by clicking "Click here to browse for videos and photos", the pop-up message said "MovieMaker doesn't support the selected file type." Thus, I didn't even have an option to save my projects as movies. Do I need to convert my projects into some type of format that would support by MovieMaker in order to open them?

Thanks,

Sidney

Hello Sidney,

Yes, you can still use your edited (project) file on your new project that you're making. But, as mentioned earlier, you need to save the project file as a movie file first before you can use it on a different creation in Movie Maker. You should be able to save your video into a movie file by clicking File and choosing Save movie.

After saving the file into a movie file, you can now use it on your new project file.

Let us know the results afterwards.

Thank you.

Hi,

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Thank you.