It failed to import various other cameras’ footage, too.Īnother frustration is that exports are always at 30fps, regardless of the original footage. AVCHD is listed as a supported format when running on Windows 7, but searching forums suggests that lots of other people have experienced problems getting AVCHD working in this editor. We tested footage from five AVCHD cameras, and although we could edit these clips, the audio was muted. Exports are limited to Microsoft’s own WMV format, although the templates include 720p and 1080p – again, an improvement on VideoSpin.ĪVCHD clips’ Dolby Digital soundtracks weren’t recognised on our Windows 7 Home Premium test PC, though. Unlike Pinnacle’s free VideoSpin, it supports MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 as standard, albeit only for import. It’s a free download for Windows 7 and Vista users. For Windows 7, the bundled application has been dropped in favour of a new one with the word Live shoehorned into its name. Windows Movie Maker first appeared bundled with Windows Me.
