Comments on: how to import gotomeeting wmv recordings into camtasia studio, part 2

By: Mary R.

Mary R. — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:40:00 +0000

Just one more update to my journey. The next wmv file I worked with didn’t work by just sending it thru the Windows Media Editor. This round I had to first use the g2mtranscoder.exe with the g2m.dll @ the cmd line first. Then after running that I used that file in the Windows Media Editor as I did before. Finally, I was able to bring that file into Camtasia and create a .swf.

By: Mary R.

Mary R. — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:16:07 +0000

Well, I just had to come back here and say thank you for the solutions.

Our trainer gave me the GoTo meeting .wmv-recording so I wasn’t sure what method was used in the GoTo Recording options. I tried using the g2mtranscoder.exe via the cmd line a few times, and that wasn’t working so then I moved on to looking for the Windows Media File Editor..which isn’t really available thru Microsoft anymore, I believe – I think it evolved into a bulky encoder that kept shutting down when I tried using it.

But I downloaded a bunch of a/v editing software and converters, and I must have snagged it somehow? OR, I recently re-installed my Windows XP which was from older discs – it may have installed then? I don’t know but I was so happy when I found it. It was in a folder in my Program Files called Windows Media Components and inside that folder was a folder called Encoder and in there, I found it! It was called wmeditor.exe – so small and simple yet so powerful!

There’s all kinds of goodies in that folder and I want to get to know them all!
And I was just blown away when I marked in/marked out and did a file | save, and the file was created within seconds. I thot – that’s not going to work. BTW, it writes over the original file – there’s no warning or anything.

But I pulled that .wmv file into Camtasia and produced a .swf and I’m just so happy. I’ve been stumped for years on this one.

I just had to post back here and say thanks and say that as of Jan 2012, this solution is still working!!

I hope my post helps some1 else!!

God bless,

Mary

By: Ginger

Ginger — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:19:52 +0000

IT WORKED!! Thank you for posting!!

By: Johnny Brain

Johnny Brain — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:01:06 +0000

Holy Carp! I wasted two days screwing around with Windows Expression and GTM support trying to fix transcoder errors – I have way better things to do. Watch out with Expression – Blue screen hell… Stay away

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:47:49 +0000

Argh! I’m trying to ‘crack’ the Go2Meeting-recording I have made and would like to use it as an input-file for VirtualDub. Indeed, does not work at all. It is .wmv filed already but what I need is the next step. Please, help this ‘no-complex-ICT-things-please-person’ out! Thanks. Mark

By: David

David — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:06:54 +0000

Thank you! Perfect, worked with latest version 457.

By: David

David — Mon, 09 May 2011 07:57:21 +0000

Thanks! I could open my GoToMeeting file in Windows media file editor, trim my file and save as. That was enough for me.

By: ANdy

ANdy — Mon, 09 May 2011 06:50:44 +0000

Hi Could you send me a link to download Windows Media File Editor?I searched every where but its I couldn’t find it.Thanks for advance.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:35:54 +0000

Remove the Spaces in the file name! here is the batch file i used
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\GoToMeeting\366
g2mtranscoder.exe source=C:\Users\me\Documents\video\2010-10-04_14.16_No_Spaces_in_file_name.wmv
Pause

By: Georgi Ivanov

Georgi Ivanov — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:26:08 +0000

Hi,
You can use Windows Media File Editor.
Open the wmv file.
The use “Move the Scripts to Header”
It was tested after the conversion with Camtasia, Aimersoft Video Converter and Free Studio Manager.