How to Remove Video & Audio Codecs in Windwos Movie Maker 2
Windows Movie Maker 2 can be picky at times about what Video/Audio Codecs it uses to render the Video project you are making.
Below is a Step By Step Instructions on how to disable certain Codecs that cause Windows Movie Maker 2 to Freeze and Lockup.
Disabling Codecs in Windows Movie Maker 2
- First Open Windows Movie Maker 2 (WMM 2 comes with Service Pack 2) [ Screen Cap ]
- Go to Tools/Options [ Screen Cap ]
- Now your at the options menu. this is where you can change the default Author and Auto Recovery Settings.Now click the Compatibility Tab
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- Now uncheck all the Codecs you dont want WMM2 to use.
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- If you don't see the Compatibility then make sure you have the current verison of Windows Movie Maker 2
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Which Codecs should I disable?
There are alot of Codecs out there on the web, so how do you know which ones to disable and which ones to keep.
Below is a list of Codes found on the papajohn website, which have been reported to give WMM2 problems
- ac3audio.ax
- avisplitter.ax
- cevideo.ax
- claud.ax
- claudiocd.ax
- claudfx.ax
- clmp3wrap.ax
- clvsd.ax
- cmaudio.ax
- divxaf.ax
- DivXG400.ax
- DVDAudio.ax
- ffdshow.ax
- iviaudio.ax
- iviaudioncss.ax
- ksproxy.ax
- l3codecx.ax
- lmpgad.ax
- mediaxw.dll
- mmswitch.ax
- mpeg2parser.ax
- NevDec.ax
- subtitds.ax
- wtwmplug.ax
the major ones are FFDShow and DivX. If you have them installed uncheck them in the WMM2 Compatibility Tab.
