[LM_NET] TECH: Sony HandyCam DCR-DVD650/850

["Thomas M. Stream" <tstream67@YAHOO.COM>]

We purchased several Sony HandyCam DCR-DVD650/850s for our district with the hopes 
of using it to create MovieMaker projects. However, after installing and 
reinstalling the software, everytime I try to import the movie from the desktop, 
MovieMaker tells me that the necessary codec is missing. 

The file from the HandyCam is a .mpg file. It would seem to me to work fine, and in 
the supplied PMB software, I can view the movie. However, I am unable to even open 
it in Windows Media Player or QuickTime.

Has anyone else run into this situation or have suggestions on how to fix it? Our 
Tech department is working on it, but I haven't heard anything yet. 

One last bit of info: Sony installed "DirectX Runtime" onto the computer. Our Tech 
department usually blocks anything that has DirectX in it because of "security 
concerns". Could this be the culprit?

Thanks for your help!

Thomas M. Stream
School Librarian
Grand Haven Area Public Schools

Vice-President of Regions and SIGs
Michigan Association for Media in Education
tstream67@yahoo.com

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