Tutorials for video editing with Windows Movie Maker - Step 1 Import
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Lets start from the very beginning,
I just bought my video camera and I need to edit the movie.
Any video camera you buy now will include software to move the video files from the camera to your computer. I just bought a Sony DCR-SR40, which has a 30 gig hardrive, so for me moving the files to my computer is a snap. This camera is very simple, just put the camera in its cradle and connect the USB cable to my computer. One annoyance is that I have to hit the DVD Burn button on the cradle to get the camera and the computer to start talking. Once they start communicating, I have to close the DVD burn screen. The camera came with ImageMixer, and I only use that to import the files to my computer.
Moving forward, the videos are now on my computer in the MPEG2 format. Since I just bought the camera, I have no video editing software on this computer. Windows comes with Movie Maker, and if you have XP, with Service Pack 2, you have Movie Maker 2.1 (MM2)…sound good, It’s not…
My laptop had MM1, and I was able to import MPEG2 videos into it with no problem…of course that laptop had all kinds of codecs on it so I don’t know if it was the MM1 or if I just happened to have the right codecs installed.
Now, both my computers have MM2 on it and there is a problem importing MPEG2 videos to edit.
Here is the Error:
C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Pictures\ImageMixer3\’06_11_28_00\M2U00173.MPG could not be imported. An interface has too many methods to fire events from
Seems like a lot of people have this problem. after searching for this “An interface has too many methods to fire events from” in Google.
I came across some interesting sites. the first is papajohn.org Tons of advice on this site, but I could not find the solution. After reading a few articles about this problem, it seemed like the solution is to encode the MPEG2 files to AVI and then import to MM2. I not too happy with that, I feel like I will loose some resolution and I do not want to take more steps then I have to. I found out later that even though I can now import MPEG2 into MM2, MM2 has a hard time handling MPEG2 and will crash on you.
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/
More links to his articles…many more.
Converting from MPEG2 to AVI is not problem and there is free software to do it. I use a MediaCoder which will convert just about anything to anything. I will use that to make the Flash video later.
I then found this forum which has thread for this problem:
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=923
At the very bottom, was a post by someone that said to go to tools, Options, Compatability and uncheck all the video filters. So I did, and still did not work, but at least the error went away. There is a new error.
C:\Documents and Settings\Matt\My Documents\My Pictures\ImageMixer3\’06_11_28_00\M2U00149.MPG could not be imported. Unspecified error
Hmmm….how am I going to solve this problem? I know I’ll just start checking half the checkboxes in Tools, Options, Compatability…I didn’t have a hammer to hit the computer, so I figured this would do.
I got a lot of strange errors when checking the checkboxes, sometimes it would work sometimes it didn’t . I ended up unchecking the top half, down to divx video filters (I assume we will all have different codecs on our computers) so the solution from me is just start clicking. Make sure all filters are checked, then uncheck them 3 at a time until you can import. When I was able to import I started to re-check to see where the bad filter was, but I was able to re-check them all except PIXELA AC-3 Decoder but the import would take forever so I just unchecked the top half, and started to play with the Movie Maker. No problems since then. I’m not to picky, I don’t need to find the exact problem.
So there you have it, follow my supurb troublshooting tips and just start unchecking stuff until it works.
Editing is editing, I’m going to go into this to much, because MM2 is pretty simple once you get it going. Next tutorial will be how to convert your video to Flash Video so you can stream it on the web.
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I have received a HitachiDZ BX37E camcorder for Xmas,I need ImageMixer3 to transfer movies to the pc is therea site I can download it from.
December 29th, 2006 at 10:04 pmI would like to get rid of the same problem you have with “could not be imported. Unspecified error” but I dont have a compatibilaty tab in my options. Does any body now why I how can I get it back?
January 4th, 2007 at 8:33 pmIt’s located at tools>options>compatability.
make sure you have mm2, you might have mm1. by the way, I moved to Sony Vegas…even though I could get the movies in and get them working, it crashed too often
January 4th, 2007 at 9:02 pmThanks for the info, Matt!
My copy of MM2 wouldn’t display an error, mine would just disappear when it was almost done importing lol. I unchecked the first 3 in Toos>Options>Compatability, and it works fine so far.
January 24th, 2007 at 11:38 pmI just got a DCR-SR40 and was disappointed to find out that the windowsmoviemakers.com forum was pretty much in agreement that you can’t work with mpeg-2 without converting to DV-AVI. But I came across this and a few other tips that prove it can be done if you are persistent enough. I found that all I needed checked were the Pixela codecs that come with the camera (installed with ImageMixer from the CD). Another strange issue that threw me off was that my MM2 was loading *.mpg files as audio only. I had to rename them to *.mp2v to get the video and the audio to import. (Only in Windows would changing a file’s extentsion change the way it behaves…)
Anyway, I’m glad I can use MM2 to directly edit these clips…it will save me a ton of time. Thanks for the advice!
March 19th, 2007 at 4:21 amineed tips fordvd cam
April 6th, 2007 at 2:04 pmYou need some spelling tips too.
April 6th, 2007 at 3:27 pmi have the same problem what shane had but my handycam is SONY DCR SR60 and the movie is MPG i need to use MM2 but cannot do need to convert to dv-avi or wmv,but not getting proper software in market so plz let me know any good software which is easy to use ,also wht shane said about changing file extension is how to do that so i can also try that and see if its fixed
April 9th, 2007 at 7:42 ami have a SONY handycam HDD DCR SR60 i have a problem in editing the movie clips by handycam and cannot import in windows movie maker.i allready did the following:-
1) WHEN I GOT THIS ERROR AT FIRST–M2U00173.MPG could not be imported. An interface has too many methods to fire events from.
I change the settings in TOOLS-OPTIONS-COMPATIBILTY-CHECK AND UNCHECK
then after this i got another ERROR as
2) M2U00149.MPG could not be imported. Unspecified error
again i check and uncheck but some times video comes as audio but no video
FINALY i tried with another laptop in that after doing all this i am able to get movie in MM2 but only one clip at a time and when i add 5 to 6 clips in storyboard MM2 hangs(stucks)
April 9th, 2007 at 7:46 amkindly help me out do i have to convert to DV-AVI .why cant MPG cannot work with MM2 both are from microsoft
hello all
April 9th, 2007 at 7:55 amaccording to shane i changed the file extension from MPG to mp2v and its working as video file in MM2 but now a new problem is there i have 40 to 50 clips which i like to import and make movie but at a time i can bring only one clip in MM2,though i select 10 clips at a time but when i import only one clips comes into MM2 SO PLZ TELL ME WHAT TO DO PLZZZZZZZZ
I am having the same issues with the ‘too many interfaces to fire from’ error popping up when trying to import video from a JVC D70 camera to MM. I have tried to follow some of the above advice but have found the following -
- In TOOLS I do not have a COMPATIBILITY tab. Any ideas?
- I can view and capture the video using PIXELA Image mixer but don’t know how to import it across to MM
Any ideas?
April 11th, 2007 at 9:54 pmI have reinstalled Windows XP and now have the Compatability tab on my tools. But now MM will not recognise my Video Camera. Argh! It’s driving me mad.
April 12th, 2007 at 5:18 pmi have converted my movie format from mpeg to avi and wmv now i can import into MM2 but again a new problem,i have 80 to 90 movie clips now i can import all the clips to MM2 but cannot select all clips and paste into storyboard,
April 17th, 2007 at 12:15 ami have to drag one by one all the clips which is very time consuming ,i cant understand i can see those 90 clips in collections bar of MM2 but cannot copy(select)all those clips togetherand paste in storyboard plzzzz advice me
i have converted my movie format from mpeg to avi and wmv now i can import into MM2 but again a new problem,i have 80 to 90 movie clips now i can import all the clips to MM2 but cannot select all clips and paste into storyboard,
April 17th, 2007 at 12:16 ami have to drag one by one all the clips which is very time consuming,
i cant understand i can see those 90 clips in collections bar of MM2 but cannot copy(select)all those clips togetherand paste in storyboard plzzzz advice me
send to me leaning materials
June 8th, 2007 at 5:45 amSONY DCR SR190E. The same problem.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:02 pmi onetu movis mackar
August 18th, 2007 at 11:16 amDCR-SR82 even after i uncheck all the filters it still comes up as uspecified error. what else can i do?
August 24th, 2007 at 2:11 pmTHANK YOU!!! I was about to throw this thing in the trash. You saved me a very nasty moment!
August 28th, 2007 at 11:02 amHi, I wanted to capture the video clips from my Handycam DCR-SR42 but the Windows Movie Maker says that it cannot locate the camera. The HDD sony handycam utility program that i got with the camera DOES find it. What can i do?
August 31st, 2007 at 8:18 pmLindsay,
Why don’t you import all the videos from the camera to your computer then import them into WMM?
that should be faster and more reliable.
August 31st, 2007 at 8:56 pmggy
September 9th, 2007 at 10:52 amIm having trouble importing AVI files to edit in WMM. When ever I try it says something like there is a codec required. any idea?
September 17th, 2007 at 4:38 amDon’t be afraid to experiment as we walk through this process, because you can’t damage your pictures.
September 18th, 2007 at 9:59 pmI can view and capture the video using PIXELA Image mixer but don’t know how to import it across to MM.
September 18th, 2007 at 10:02 pmThanks a lot - I just started unchecking things and rechecking things and lo and behold … it worked. Mine was for a Panasonic DVD camcorder using DVD Movie Album s/w and in MM I had to have checked and only these checked.
main concept Mpeg splitter
September 19th, 2007 at 7:32 ammain concept (Panasonic) Mpeg
cyberlink video/sp decoder
cyberlink audio decoder
I have my videos on my computer and they are in a MPEG format but i couldnt put more then one video into the movie maker can someone e-mail me and help
October 28th, 2007 at 10:47 amWell done! After some searching, this was the only site I could find that posted a specific solution!
November 10th, 2007 at 2:05 amI have the Sony DCR-SR42 and WMM version 2.1.4026.0. I get the “An interface has too many methods to fire events from” error when I try to import. I went to the compatibility tab, and no matter what I do I only have something like Cyberlink Video with a check box next to it, nothing else. I uncheck it and I get the unspeccified error. Any ideas?
November 12th, 2007 at 9:36 pmHey Matt, my names Matthew, thanks for your help, I have a Sony Handycam HDR(High Definition Recording) SR8/E, although I have converted the video into MPEG2 format, my Windows Movie Maker thinks its an Audio file… -__- could you please help me?
November 20th, 2007 at 4:53 amAfter a gazillion problems, went to this site and found the answer (thanks!).
The two items I checked were related to PowerDVD I believe:
- CyberLink Audio Decoder.
- CyberLink Video/SP Decoder
BEFORE TRYING THE COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS:
If the above doesn’t work for you, then consider this:
I also installed the MPEG2 AVC/H.264 plugin/codec and restarted my computer. I got the codec from Elecard AVC Plugin. (Google it)
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December 2nd, 2007 at 5:13 pmI have a SONY HDD Handycam model #DCR-SR40, and this machine was using MS Windows XP Home SP2 with Windows Movie Maker 2.1.4026.0.
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Hi,
I was wondering is there any way to transfer videos from youtube on to windows movie maker. Once I have it on windows is there any way to crop it and edit it.
December 19th, 2007 at 1:13 pmThere are websites that allow you to download youtube videos, but I think it is not allowed and they close down quickly. After you download the movie, you have to convert it from flv to avi.
Also the quality will be very bad, but it can be done. If I see a video on youtube that I want to download, I try to google the movie and find the avi…it will usually be better quality
December 19th, 2007 at 1:53 pmDownload youtube videos:
December 19th, 2007 at 1:54 pmhttp://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php
what do i do… i have tried checking boxes etc, does not work.
” .mpg could not be imported. An interface has too many methods to fire events from ”
HELP.
please can someone help… non technical words PLEASE..
preferably in list form.
THANX A BILLION
December 28th, 2007 at 11:04 amAlso have a SONY SR82E and cannot view or edit footage using WMM. This is the best forum I have found, but still can’t find a solution other than having to convert files to another format!
January 13th, 2008 at 5:49 pmI have Vista small Business edition and although the import occurs with no error, when the clip is dragged to the timeline WMM places it as an Audio track. Have tried unchecking filters one by one and still cannot even preview an imported clip. Within the preview window, the timeline begins counting, but no sound nor picture. how frustttttrating!
Confirmed:
Renaming .mpeg to .mp2v did ineed allow WMM to import the files. Before doing this, the files would ‘import’ but would only be audio when played or used on timeline.
New issue:
Imported clips in WMM can be a bit random and fussy about playing and sharing the timeline with any other mp2v clips. Weird as hell!
System + codecs:
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 amWin XP SP2 32bit.
Installed Codecs6030_allin1.exe which SEEMED to provide appropriate codecs.
I need help. I just got started. When I try to capture the video from my Canon (mini HD dv hv20)into MovieMaker or any other program, The screen is black. I can hear it and watch in the camera, but on the computer screen it’s blank and black. The program detects the camera and rewinds and plays the tape. I just can’t see it on the screen. When I go to finish it reads “Error during capturing. Capturing has been cancelled.” I’m going mad. Can anyone help. Thank you so much. I have Windows XP home edition connecting with a DV connection 1394 Firewall.
THANK YOU.
January 26th, 2008 at 2:02 amhow do i rename the video files to mp2v ? thanks
January 26th, 2008 at 11:52 amHeyy uhmm i just got a new Video camera and its the new flip video. For some reason when i import it into WMM i can only hear it but i cant see it. It says its an Audio File but when i open it in windows media player i can see it just fine…does anybody have any tips to help me? please email me some if you do at gabby32abby@netscape.net
February 20th, 2008 at 7:58 amthank you!
I have empty list box at Toos>Options>Compatability
Nothing to uncheck or check. File saves as .wmv when transferring from handy (canon miniDV). But then when I try to import video (saved .wmv file) for making the movie, it says ” …… could not be imported. Unspecified error”
Any idea?
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April 8th, 2008 at 10:50 pmHi People, here’s my solution to the problem.
For Windows Movie Maker to correctly import your .mpg video you first need to convert it to .avi.
To convert from .mpg to .avi:
1) Download VirtualdubMod which is a freeware from http://www.free-codecs.com/download/VirtualDubMod.htm
2) Open your .mpg movie with VirtualdubMod, go to File, then “Save as” then provide a file name. Choose the .avi file type. Click “change” next to compression and select DivX 6.8 codec (2 logical cpus) if you don’t have DivX, download it. Click
Ok, then save.
3) Once you have the file in .avi import it into Windows Movie Maker. Hope this helps someone.
References:
April 27th, 2008 at 3:15 pmhttp://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-MPEG2.html
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/VirtualDubMod.htm
Cedex thank you so much I’ve been trying to figure out how to get the files to work on my Sony DCR-SR36 camera on movie maker for days and just kept bein gtold to download software that didn’t work. Thank you so much, as I was starting to think of selling my camera to solve the problem.
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July 15th, 2008 at 6:09 amWell, I have read the orig post and 47 responese, and have found that Sony, JVC, Hitachi, and Panasonic (what I have) HD camcords create MPEG formats that Windows MM will not be able to import properly. Seems the weakness is MM not everyone’s camcorder and software provided with it. This blog has been very helpful in that I have many things I can try to be able to import my MPEG2 into MM. To summarize, I have seen the below listed solutions that worked for someone:
1. Change the file extension from .mpg to .mp2v to import.
2. Uncheck and/or check compatibility options under TOOLs/OPTIONS in MM(which ones vary by person posting)
3. Download a conversion application and convert the .mpg to an .avi format file.
4. Install the MPEG2 AVC/H.264 plugin/codec and restart PC.
I’m off to try these options. Gary
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November 2nd, 2008 at 11:58 pm