Why can't I change movie file type

Hey all,
I'm running iTunes12 on PC, and I have some mp4 movies I would like to put in the library! I added the file to the library and it goes straight to home videos, which is fine as I'm used to just right clicking and clicking on get info and changing that to "movie" so it adds to my movies library. Only problem is that now, all the information that I used to be able to change is greyed out and I can't change it or anything... not even the name. I really would like to find out what's causing this! I already checked the file and it's not read-only. HELP

Thanks for your reply.
I'm trying to print from organizer. It was all working fine with Elements 8 on my Dell but now I have a new HP and Elements 11. Tried Printer Preferences but it still didn't work. Ugh!
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