What kind of files can I use in Movie Maker?
You can add the following types of video, photo, and audio files to Windows Live Movie Maker.
Video file types (format)
Windows Media Video (WMV) files - .wmv
Windows Media files - .asf and .wm
AVCHD files - .m2ts and .m2t
Apple QuickTime files - .mov and .qt
DV‑AVI files - .avi
Microsoft Recorded TV Show files - .dvr-ms and .wtv
MPEG‑4 movie files - .mp4, .mov,.m4v, .3gp, .3g2, and .k3g
MPEG‑2 movie files - .mpeg, .mpg, .mpe, .m1v, .mp2, .mpv2, .mod, and .vob
MPEG‑1 movie files - .m1v
Motion JPEG files - .avi and .mov
Notes
Video files that are protected with digital rights management (DRM) can't be used in Movie Maker.
Support for using MPEG‑2 and Microsoft Recorded TV Show video files in your movie is available only if your computer is running one of the following editions of Windows 7 or Windows Vista: Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, or Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Vista Home Premium, or Windows Vista Ultimate.
AVCHD video files that contain Dolby Digital audio can be used in Windows Live Movie Maker if your computer is running one of the following editions of Windows 7: Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, or Windows 7 Ultimate.
MPEG‑4 video files that contain AAC audio can be used if you're using Movie Maker on a computer running Windows 7.
3GPP and 3GPP2 video files that are often recorded on a mobile phone can be used in Movie Maker if the file contains MPEG‑4 video, AAC audio, and if Movie Maker is installed on a computer running Windows 7.
3GPP video files might contain AMR audio and 3GPP2 files might contain AMR or QCELP audio instead. In these cases, the video will often play, but the audio will not. Files that contain H.263 video might not play in Movie Maker without installing additional codecs.
Some MPEG‑4 video files can be used when you're using Movie Maker on a computer running Windows Vista if the necessary audio and video codecs are installed.
Photo file types (format)
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) files - .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, and .jpe Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files - .tif and .tiff
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) files - .gif
Windows Bitmap files - .bmp, .dib, and .rle
Icon files - .ico and .icon
Portable Network Graphics (PNG) files - .png
HD Photo files - .wdp
Audio file types (format)
Windows Media Audio (WMA) files - .asf, .wm, and .wma
Pulse‑code Modulation (PCM) files - .aif, .aiff, and .wav
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) files - .m4a
MP3 files - .mp3
Notes
Audio files that are protected with digital rights management (DRM) can't be used in Movie Maker.