You have just recorded MP4 videos on your camera. You are eager to edit those videos, create a great looking output and share it with the world.
When you import these MP4 videos to Windows Movie Maker application, it doesn’t recognize it. You have encoded these files with the H. 264 format. You can import and play these files without any issues on Windows Media Player, but Windows Movie Maker is selective about H.264 format files of AVI, MP4, MKV containers.
The workaround this issue is to download and install H.264 codec for Windows Movie Maker, converting MP4 file to a different format if all necessary codecs are installed.
EaseFab Video Converter is one of the best video converters to make WMV video for your Windows Movie Maker.
Steps to convert your H.264 files to Windows Movie Maker
- Add H.264 files to the program: Open EaseFab Video Converter application. You can drag and drop your H.264 files to the converter or click “Add Video” button to locate and add the H.264 files.
- Choose Output Format: Click on “Profile”. Now select HD Video -> WMV HD in the drop-down menu as your output format. Click Output Folder to select a folder to save your converted media files.
- Click on “Settings” to adjust video and audio parameters: You can adjust the video and audio parameters, output resolution by clicking on Settings
- Convert the file: Begin the conversion process by clicking on Convert
- Import the H.264 file to Windows Movie Maker: Open Windows Movie Maker and click Import or Import Video on the left. You can drag and drop the file for editing.
Repair MOV files with Remo Repair MOV software
If your MOV file is corrupted, it does not play on Windows Media Player. You can repair h.264 file using the ever-reliable Remo Repair MOV software.
The software easily fixes MP4 files that are not playable on QuickTime player.
Note that the software requires a healthy video file of the same format, codec as that of the corrupt video file for reference. The healthy file should be recorded with the same camera or a device with same settings.
The MOV repair software also provides you a free preview of the repaired file, before you can save it to a destination folder of your choice.
Reasons for MOV file corruption
- File header corruption.
- Frequent conversions of your MOV file.
- Any interruptions in the video file transfer process from one device to another.
- Using unreliable repair tools to fix the corrupt MOV file.