Windows Movie Maker is not opening video files

[Jinendra]

I have some video files from my mobile phones and i need to edit it and add some video effects. But when i try to import the files in windows movie maker, it doesn't open. Also i have to force open it as i cannot see the files in the open file explorer window. Is it a problem with my Windows Movie Maker software or is it the problem with my video files? Help guys! I want some basic effects and i'm a noob at editing. Thanks!

[JonathanD]

The problem is not of the movie maker nor of the video files. The problem is of compatibility! Windows Movie maker opens all the major and standard video files whil the video files of the mobile phones are 3GP files encoded with Mp3, wav or MP4 audio. 3GP file is not a standard. You will need to convert the videos to any standard format that the Movie Maker understands. All the best!

[Jinendra]

Thanks for such a quick reply. As i mentioned before, i'm a noob when it comes to video editing but i have a basic idea what you are telling me. I need to convert the video from 3GP to some other format say MPEG. Well how can i convert the files? Which software shall i use and which is the best, fastest and free. Plz Help!!

[Sam.D]

There are a lot of video converter that are available free of cost. There are some links to such software that i have provided below :

http://www.myipodcity.com/download/myvc.exe

http://download.websolutionmart.com/VFCCsetup.exe

All the best!