Working with Video Filters in Windows Movie Maker 2.1
Published: August 25, 2004
In previous releases of Windows Movie Maker, certain video and audio filters from other providers caused issues in Microsoft Windows Movie Maker. In this new version, these video and audio filters are turned off automatically, helping to improve the overall stability of Windows Movie Maker. With Windows Movie Maker 2.1, you can control how non-Microsoft video and audio filters that are installed on your computer are used in Windows Movie Maker.
Note: When video and audio filters are turned off in Windows Movie Maker, they can still be used by other video and audio programs. Turning off the video and audio filters only affects how they're used (or, in this case, not used) in Windows Movie Maker.
About Video and Audio Filters
Video and audio filters are used in Windows Movie Maker when you import, preview, and save movies. Other video and audio programs install filters which might be used when you import, preview, and save audio and video files that are not in Windows Media format. Some other programs that install video and audio filters include digital media player software, DVD player software, DVD writing software, video and audio editing programs, and video and audio codec installation software packages.
Not all of the video and audio filters that are installed by other programs are compatible with Windows Movie Maker, which causes problems in Windows Movie Maker when you're importing, previewing, and saving movies. To solve this issue, Windows Movie Maker 2.1 automatically turns off video and audio filters that are known to cause issues in Windows Movie Maker. You also have the option of selecting which filters you want to turn on or off in Windows Movie Maker.
Changing Video Filter Settings in Windows Movie Maker
The Windows Movie Maker Compatibility tab provides a list of video and audio filters. The filters that have their corresponding check box cleared are turned off. If you encounter problems when importing, previewing, or saving movies in Windows Movie Maker, you can try to resolve the issue by turning a video filter off by clearing its check box.
For more information about video and audio filters and to find a list of filters that are not compatible with Windows Movie Maker, see the Microsoft Support Web site.
You can use the following procedures to change filter settings.
To turn video filters off or on
1. | In Windows Movie Maker, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Compatibility tab. |
2. | In the list of video filters, do one of the following: 1. | To turn off a filter, clear the check box. | 2. | To turn on a filter, select the check box. |
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To reset the default list of filters
1. | In Windows Movie Maker, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Compatibility tab. |
2. | Click Restore All Defaults. |
3. | When you restore the default settings, the list and settings for the filters are reset to the last known good setting. This option lets you go back to the default list if you make changes to the list that later cause issues in Windows Movie Maker. |
