Mpeg 2 codec for windows movie maker

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Hi all. I am a newbie when it comes to using Windows Movie Maker 2. I want to edit a Mpeg 2 video of mine and so I go to import it, choose the file from the list click okay, and then the program tells me that I do not have a mpeg 2 video codec installed. One problem is that the options it gave me all cost money. Another is that I checked available video codecs and I have one installed by Cyberlink PowerDVD. WMM does not seem to recognize if for some reason.

I have attached a picture of what I see in the decoder checkup.

Any help would be apreciated.

If anyone has any recommendations for a free mpeg 2 codec that won't interfere with the rest of my system that would be great. Although if it does that is okay to as I can always uninstall it when I am done. I also have ffdshow if that helps.
Thanks again in advance.

[Skelsgard]

In regard to the main question, if u have ffdshow (hopefully, the latest builds) it can decode and encode MPEG-2.
To get it to decode MPEG-2, go to "video decoder configuration" on your Start --> Programs --> ffdshow (or wherever it is) menu, then go to the "Codec" tab, and where it says MPEG-2, select from the drop-list "libmpg2" or "libavcodec".
To get it to encode:
On your encoding app just select ffdshow as compression format and set to MPEG2 in the "Encoder" tab.

Recommendation:
dump windows movie maker and try any other of the thousands of open-source/free video preocessing programs outthere. One in mind, VirtualDubMod, one of the most widely used video apps there are.
There´s a difference between being a newbie and being plain masoquistic

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I believe I tried that very thing not to long ago. I shall try it again, but windows movie maker 2 does not seem to recognize it. Movie Maker 2 does deal with Directshow right?
And I know that there are other free programs out there as I use Virtualdub, but they don't have the editing capabilities of Movie maker 2, such as transistions soundtrack editing, credits, picture orientating, "special effect" and so on.
Unless you have a better free program that can do all that, I will have to stick with movie maker 2.

[Skelsgard]

Unless you have a better free program that can do all that, I will have to stick with movie maker 2.

No, u´re right, thought u only needed to do the final encoding. I use Vegas, but is paid software, there must be an Open Source video editor outthere but not one comes to mind now.

Movie Maker 2 does deal with Directshow right?

Yes, the ffdshow video encoder should be able thru VFW (.ax filters do decoding mostly).

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@Merlin7777

Hi!

Have you "registered" the PowerDVD MPEG2 filter/codec with Windows?

(Substitute the actual name of the PowerDVD video ".AX" file instead of "MPEG2.ax" in the following example). In a DOS box, type the following:

c:\windows\system\regsvr32 MPEG2.ax

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Okay I found the file. I put it into the system 32 folder. Next I tried doing the dos thing.
my line looked like


c:\windows\system32\regsrv32 clvsd.ax


and the prompt said something like

"c:\windows\system32\regsrv32 " is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I am sorry about making this hard, but I just want it to work.

I even tried your line

c:\windows\system\regsrv32 clvsd.ax

and it still said the same thing as above.

[Adub]

I fixed it!!!!!
Yay!!!!!!!!
It was a problem with the old roxio decoder. I uninstalled the program but WMM was still trying to use it's decoders. I just disabled Roxio in the compatibility list and viola!

Thanks for your guys Help!

Kudos!