Can't play video I filmed on my computer

To isolate the problem, you should try to play the video on the camera. If the sound is heard from the cameras speaker, you have to assume the film does have sound. So when you try to play it on the computer, and you don't hear a thing, a bad driver or a bad sound card or just a problem with the playback software could be the cause of this.

To play all the different media files cameras can make your computer needs software.
If you have installed Nikon ViewNX(2) on your PC, that program should be able to play the Nikon video format. You also can use that software to import the Photos and Videos from the camera to the computer.

Some cameras have a USB cable and can stream. Others will require a capture card. Either way, you'll also need a capture program to record it.

1) What program opens when you connect the camera to the computer?

2) To fix this: Go to my computer, then right click on the "Removable Disk (E:/) drive under "devices with removal storage". There is a list of options that will come up. Select "Autoplay" and then select the program you want to run the film AND the sound when you connect your video camera to your PC.

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I think u r transfering movies or videos wrong way.Actual Procedure is Like this

1.First Connect the camera to the Video capturing cards or Ports of computer.
2.Open Video Capturing Application installed in your pc (comes along with Your capturing device)
3.then Play the videos in Your Camera
4. Then Start Capture in computer.

This is the actual way of capturing Videos to the PC.I think it helps
If it is not Just check the camera audio video jacks.Adjust the TV system(PAL or NTSC) in camera and PC.

If it is not solves u r Problem.Come back with further Information.

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Keep playing with the USB options on the camcorder while the PC is up with the PMB program running. I had to try the option on the left of the vid camera screen USB with the little disc icons. It took several attempts but it will work

I have a partial solution for those whose files come up as audio. connect your camera via USB. Windows Movie Player should recognize the camera when you select capture device. When you have your camera selected hit next. Put the file in My Video and title it. When you are ready too capture video Hit play on you camera while in the review screen. The Movie Maker will then capture your video as it plays in the camera.

perhaps it has to do with the SP and LP settings, I know certain video editing programs won't capture video recored in LP.

try to clean the video head...i advise to use a blank tape and fastforward it until the time code counter display...you should on it the menu of the camera..

I used http://www.free-codecs.com/ to download a codec pack, specifically the 'XP codec pack' located at: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/XP_Codec_Pack.htm it solved the problem.