rather than adding a codec that will make it work in Movie Maker, you should
convert such files to others that work without adding more codecs.
see my website's Import Movie Source Files > Video > Discs page
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PapaJohn (MVP)
"JamesJ" <jjy[ at ]darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > When I try to Import Media Items using Movie Maker from a dvd I get the
> following error message:
>
> The file D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.VOB 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.
>
> Where and how do I get the proper codex??
>
> James
>
> "PapaJohn (MVP)" <hipapajohn[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:7B8CCE9B-350D-4BEE-820E-5F29C8A26713[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> if you have the Home Premium or Ultimate versions, you can import the VOB
>> file on the disc into Movie Maker, edit it, and save it to a wmv file....
>>
>> with other Vista versions, you'll need other software to do file
>> conversions.
>>
>> "JamesJ" <jjy[ at ]darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote in message
>> news:uFxegRjNJHA.1896[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Is it possible, using one of Vista's media programs (Movie Maker, DVD
>>> Maker or Media Player),
>>> to extract a portion of video from a dvd and save it to a popular video
>>> type such as wmv or
>>> avi or something similar?
>>> I'm not very aquanted with this so I need some help doing this.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> James
>>>
>
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