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. .