AVI video help??

[Alps]

I've never run into this before, but Windows Movie Maker refuses to open my AVI file. Apparently it's a problem with newer Canon cameras, just like the one I now use. D'oh! I can't find a single converter (AVI to WMV or even just AVI to a better AVI) that isn't either broken or potentially malware/spyware. Please help point me in the right direction!

[NE2]

I remember using GraphEdit a while back for conversion - have you tried it?

[Alps]

Never heard of it. I'm just going to state off the bat, no one recommend Format Factory to me ever again.

[Scott5114]

Have you tried copying it over from your camera again? If you are lucky maybe something went awry during the copy process that corrupted the file, and a new copy will be openable.

Unfortunately video editing is one of the few things open source software has never really been able to get right so I don't have any recommendations. Supposedly Cinelerra is good but I tried to use it once and ended up admitting defeat. The interface reminded me more of the cockpit of a Boeing 737 than anything else.

[BigMattFromTexas]

I've had this exact same problem! I don't know what to do either!
BigMatt

[Alps]

Have you tried copying it over from your camera again? If you are lucky maybe something went awry during the copy process that corrupted the file, and a new copy will be openable.

It plays fine in other programs. It's just an issue with Canons.

I've had this exact same problem! I don't know what to do either!
BigMatt

Here's a workaround - I downloaded VirtualDub and got the DIVX codec (which I thought I already had, but whatever). The AVI opens in VDub, and then I choose DIVX compression and save it back out as an AVI. That seems to work.