Movie maker under Windows 7
As in Vista the latest version of Microsoft Movie Maker (2.6) doesn't have the capture for external source button as in XP version 2.0.Why? I still think that MMM is one of the BEST video editing software. But with the new version I can only capture (import) files already on my computer. I can no longer choose webcam, video camera or vcr for capturing films etc...
February 24th, 2009 7:40am

My guess would be that it was excluded to avoid the posibility of being classed as a tool for copyright infringment, but who can really say? MS doesn't comment on that. At any rate, there is no workaround. You will have to use a third party app to create the file.Rating posts helps other users Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
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February 25th, 2009 4:00am

EQ2000 said: As in Vista the latest version of Microsoft Movie Maker (2.6) doesn't have the capture for external source button as in XP version 2.0.Why? I still think that MMM is one of the BEST video editing software. But with the new version I can only capture (import) files already on my computer. I can no longer choose webcam, video camera or vcr for capturing films etc...Movie Maker 2.6 is not preferable in any circumstance as it has less Functionality than MM2.1, There was a specific reason it was released. it was to overcome hardware issues in Vista. You can follow the link below for a more detailed description.http://blogs.msdn.com/pix/archive/2007/04/25/movie-maker-2-6.aspxThe most complete features set was probably in MM2.1 which does allow you to import from your webcam or other video source. Unfortunately although it is freely downloadable it will not install on Win 7 but it will run. I was able to run it from My win XP partition with Win 7 and it seemed to run fine.If you Install Windows live photo gallery and Windows live Movie make Beta you can use Photo Gallery to Capture and use movie maker Beta to edit, I would send Feedback to the Live movie maker beta and let them know you would like this ability im WLMM as it is currently the only version of Movie Maker under development. I know this is not the best way but you have to let the beta team know how you use movie maker in hopes that they will make the changes.Rex GeissingerDont forget to mark a post as an answer if it is...
March 1st, 2009 10:59pm

I don't know how you did it but if I run MM2.1 (which is on my XP partition) it crashes seconds after I see the main screen.Even after trying to install MM2.1 under Win7 - it still crashes. Since I have triple-boot (XP-Vista-Win7) on 3 different partitions, I just boot into Xp and use the capture feature. I then re-boot into Win7 to edit.
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March 2nd, 2009 4:02am

EQ2000 said: I don't know how you did it but if I run MM2.1 (which is on my XP partition) it crashes seconds after I see the main screen.Even after trying to install MM2.1 under Win7 - it still crashes. Since I have triple-boot (XP-Vista-Win7) on 3 different partitions, I just boot into Xp and use the capture feature. I then re-boot into Win7 to edit.Weell.... Ok, First let me remind you that Windows live Photo Gallery according to the website will capture from a webcam etc. and you can then use MM 2.6 or WLMM to edit. I was hoping to get the WLMM beta guys to add this feature. So we could capture and Edit from the same program instead of one to capture and one to edit.As far as using MM 2.1 on Win 7 Install MM 2.6 On Win 7 Then you can start MM 2.1 from the XP partition. But again this is a hack but you have a licensed copy of win XP so you should be covered.I want to stress though that I have requested this featureto the WLMM beta and I hope you will too, It takes alot of people suggesting a feature to have it implemented. This is a worthwhile feature and the MM team may not realize how much some of us relied on it. This is a windows live Issue so you will have to go there to give your feedback. Cheer's!Rex GeissingerDont forget to mark a post as an answer if it is...
March 2nd, 2009 5:08am

Perhaps with all the different ways to capture video like MJPG, MPG4, and AVI, perhaps Microsoft is just leaving it up to us..but i do admit it is a pain, at least Vista allowed me to use my DVI input. Oh and the best Soft Ware I used was adobie premeir 6.0..oh that remids me... I havn't loaded that yet.
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May 23rd, 2009 9:28am

I have to wade in here as well, whilst I love windows 7 what you've done with Vista's Movie Maker and the absolutely (it's hard not to swear here) dreadful Live Movie Maker Beta it's been replaced with is short of criminal !Now I can't Capture from my DV cam, it doesn't auto detect and say hey want to import some video.I have no time line, I can't see what transitions I'm using.It's dreadful Microsoft, absolutely DREADFUL.Pull thy finger out and make the Live Movie Maker better with similar or better functionality, and while were waiting give us a download for the old one !!!
May 27th, 2009 4:09pm

I have to wade in here as well, whilst I love windows 7 what you've done with Vista's Movie Maker and the absolutely (it's hard not to swear here) dreadful Live Movie Maker Beta it's been replaced with is short of criminal !Now I can't Capture from my DV cam, it doesn't auto detect and say hey want to import some video.I have no time line, I can't see what transitions I'm using.It's dreadful Microsoft, absolutely DREADFUL.Pull thy finger out and make the Live Movie Maker better with similar or better functionality, and while were waiting give us a download for the old one !!! I second that Motion or... perhaps we can.....find a way to .....well you know..find the cab file off our vista disks and eh add it?or will that work?oops I fergot about this eergg. i found a way..to use movie editor on windows 7 its easily found thou, i just wrote a "how to" of sorts.
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May 29th, 2009 6:51pm

to check to see if windows 7 could detect an out side source other then Fire wire. I went into Program>>>Coppied the folder that Conatined windows movie maker and saved it to an SD card, How ever one does not get the HD File saving features as one gets with Vista.. Why is Vista not giving us HD as an option to encode files? No matter wht version of Movie maker we are trying?
June 6th, 2009 5:47pm

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