Newbie Q - nikon d300s avi files not recognised - wants codec.

I have just installed elements 9 and start a new project - i have some nikon d300a avi files on my hard disk and want to create a video. However when I try to import the files the program says this files are not recognised or the codec might be incorrect. What am I supposed to do now? thanks. Phil

Well, CODEC's are odd little things. Some will work fine in some programs, and some will not.
This ARTICLE goes into more detail, though cannot cover all possible CODEC's, or all possible NLE programs. When it gets down to why one might work with program ____, but not program ____, I call upon Chief Dan George, "sometimes the magic works, and sometimes it does not."
Good luck,
Hunt
PS - did you install a driver for the Nikon, and/or any software provided? It could well be that Sony's Vegas has an MJPEG CODEC in its installation, but PrE just cannot use that. Normally, if one has the MJPEG CODEC from the camera mfgr. things work OK.

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