Here's how...
1. Go to the left-hand side of WMM and see the box that says "Capture Video"
2. Click the proper link in the box.
3. Windows explorer will open. Select the media file you want.
4. Click "Import"
5. When Imported, drag to movie timeline.
You can right-click on the file in Windows Movie Maker and select copy. Then, in Windows Movie Maker, paste it in the Imported Media pane.Or,Right-click on the file in Windows Media Player, scroll down to Open File Location, then import the media that way.
The Windows Media Player video has to be an actual file to be imported into Windows Movie Maker (meaning you can't drag and drop it).Although I haven't tried it, I believe you can copy the file from Windows Media Player and paste it into Windows Movie Maker (but I don't know this for sure).The best way to get media from Windows Media Player is to ensure it is Saved in the Library. Then, open the file's location and import it that way.
A Windows Movie Maker project file is in .MSWMMformat.
MSWMM (Microsoft Windows Movie Maker) files cannot be viewed in Windows Media Player.The project file must be Published or Finished in the program before it can be viewed in Media Player.
In Windows Media Player, right-click on the song you want to use in Windows Movie Maker and choose: Open File Location. This will open the folder/file for the song on your computer. Click on the song from the file location... drag and drop it into the Windows Movie Maker Imported Media pane.
A Windows Movie Maker project file is in .MSWMMformat.
You can't index a file for Windows Movie Maker.
You have to locate the file (on your computer) first.> Right-click on the file in Windows Media Player, and choose: Open File Location from the list.> When the location has opened up, click, hold and drag the file into the Windows Movie Maker Imported Media pane. Then you can drag it down into the appropriate track in the Time-line view for further editing.
In order to see a Windows Movie Maker project file on ANY media player, you must first Publish/Finish the video. This exports/converts the project file into Standard Viewing format. Then it can be played on a media player.
You can't do that on Windows Live Movie Maker, but you can extract the audio from a video in Windows Movie Maker v2.6 and save/publish it as an audio file.
once your in widows movie maker, go to file, then import into collections, then get the song.
If you can see videos on Windows Media Player, then they are probably the correct file name extension (format), but not always. It is best to check the format before attempting to import it into Windows Movie Maker.To check the file name extension (format), right-click the file and choose Properties from the drop-down menu. Note the extension (example: .wmv, .mpg).If the file type is one of the following, it can be imported into Windows Movie Maker:.asf, .avi, dvr-ms, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and .wmvHowever, you can't just drag and drop the media from Windows Media Player into Windows Movie Maker. You must open the original file location of the media and import it that way.