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Windows Movie Maker

Before working in Windows Movie Maker, be sure you have all of your materials ready.

• Create a folder for all pictures, videos, and audio files you will associate with the project. • Download pictures/videos to computer. • Resize pictures to 640 X 480. Working in Movie Maker: The Movie Tasks pane provides an access point to capture video, edit your movie, and save your movie, as well as providing movie making tips. The Collections pane provides a thumbnail view of videos, pictures, and even music that have been imported into MM for use on your movie project. From the Collections pane you select and drag clips into the storyboard or timeline to create a movie. In the Monitor window you can test or preview your movie. From the function buttons at the bottom of the window (also along the top of the timeline/storyboard) you can play, stop, forward, or rewind your movie.

Movie Tasks Collections Monitor

Windows Movie Maker Created by: J. Gilmartin 06/10 of 12

Setting Options Before beginning any project, it is important to establish and set a number of program options. • Select the Tools menu from the menu bar at the top of the interface. • Select Options . • From the Options window, select the Advanced tab and modify options accordingly. The picture

duration and transition duration settings specify how long (in seconds) a picture or transition will last. This setting will be applied to the entire project.

Recommendations:

• Picture Duration: 2-3 seconds • Transition duration: .5-1.5 seconds

• Note: If you are using a lot of pictures and know that the default 5 second picture duration is too long, change the picture duration before beginning your project. Otherwise you can manually change them individually later.

Saving Your Project

• Select File, Save Project.

This saves the file as a movie maker project which will allow you to edit your project.

• Note: It is always important to save your project often!


Importing Video, Pictures, Audio or Music Types of Files Movie Maker will accept:

- Audio files: .aif, .aifc, .aiff .asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .wav and .wma - Picture files: .bmp, .dib, .emf, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff, and .wmf - Video files: .asf, .avi, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and .wmv • Select the type of media to import under Step 1. Capture

Video. • Navigate to where your files are saved.

Press Alt + A to select all the pictures, videos, or audio files or use the Ctrl button to select specific files.

• Click Import. • Once the items are imported, you will see them listed on your

screen under Collections. Adding media to the Storyboard • Drag pictures or videos to the storyboard one at a time to create the order. • Switch to the Timeline to drag in audio or

music files. • Be sure to save often!!

Storyboard view Timeline view


Working with Media in Time Line View

Use the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons to assist you as you work with the media in Time Line view. Moving a piece of media

• Select the media by clicking on it. • Use the hand to drag the media to it’s new location.

Changing the duration of a piece of media.

• Select the media by clicking on it. • Place your cursor over the end of the media clip and the red arrows will appear. Click and

drag to change the duration of the clip either shorter or longer.


Adding a Title to your Movie • In Step 2. Edit Movie– select Make Titles or Credits

• Where do you want to add a title? -

Select Add title at the beginning of the movie.

• Enter Text for Title More Options:

Change the title animation

Select from one or two line titles. You can see a preview on the right . Change the text font and color

Make your changes and click Done, add title to movie.

Adding Other Types of Text to Images

When you select Add Titles or Credits, you will see the following options . Use the directions above to change title animation along with text and font colors. Titles can be added to pictures or videos.

Save your Project!!


Editing Video Clips To split a video or audio clip

• In the Collections pane click the clip you want to split. • On the monitor, move the playback indicator on the seek bar to the point you want to split the

clip. This will create 2 clips. The first clip will have the original file name. The second clip will have the same file name followed by a (1). The original video file will be saved in a separate collection.

To combine a split audio or video clip

• In the Collections pane, hold down the CTRL button and select the clips you would like to combine.

• Right click and select Combine.

Play

Stop

Split Clip

Seek Slider


Adding Video Transitions • To create transitions between your video clips or images,

select View Video Transitions from Step 2. Edit Movie. • Drag the desired transition to the box between your clips on your

storyboard. Adding Video Effects • Video effects change the look of your video clips (i.e. giving it an aged look, rotating the clip, or

adding a sepia tone). • Begin by clicking on View video effects from the Task Pane. • Drag the desired video clip into the bottom left corner

of the video clip on the storyboard. • You can add more than one effect to any video . Simply continue dragging effects onto the

video OR right click on the video effect box in the video clip and select Video Clips. A box will appear that will allow you to add and remove video effects to your clip.


Adding Narration

To add an additional element to your movie or slide show, MM provides for recording and inserting audio into the timeline. Be sure you have a microphone hooked up to your computer before beginning.

• Make sure you are in the Timeline View. • To narrate, select the microphone icon at the top left of the timeline. • From the Narrate Timeline window, select Start Narration and the program will begin recording.

To stop the process simply select Stop Narration . • Once stopped, you will be directed to save your narration. Give your narration a name and

select save. (Save this in the folder with all other media for the project) • On the Narrate Timeline window, select Done and the audio will be inserted into the Audio/Music

track on the timeline. As with video, title, and photograph elements, your created narration can also be moved or edited within the timeline.


Finding Music for a Movie

Visit www.soundzabound.com to search for music. Scroll down the page to see a list of categories. Click on a category to see selections.

Click Play to listen to the song.

When you find the one you want to use, click download. (Try to pick a song with a length close to the length of your movie.)

When you click the Download button, select Save.

Select the location to save your file and then click Save.


Importing Music into a Movie

In step 1. Capture Video– select Import audio or music. Navigate to where you saved the song and click import. Click on Show Timeline.

Then drag the audio file to the Audio/Narration area on the timeline. If you need to extend or shorten the length of a song, put your cursor over the end and use the red arrows to drag the song.

Other Audio Options

Right click on the audio file for more options such as: • Mute • Fade In • Fade Out • Volume Save your Project!!


Adding Credits to your Movie • In Step 2. Edit Movie– select Make Titles

or Credits

• Where do you want to add a title? -

Select Add credits at the end of the movie.

• Enter Text for Title (really Credits)

More Options:

Change the title animation

Select from one or two line titles. You can see a preview on the right . Change the text font and color

Make your changes and click Done, add title to movie.

Save your Project!!


Save file as Movie Once your movie is complete, the last step is to save it as a Move File! Go to File, select Save Movie File.

The Save Movie Wizard will begin.

To see your movie, check Play movie when I click

Finish, select Finish.

Select My Computer,

click Next.

Enter a file name and then click Browse to find the location where you wan the file saved. Click Next.

To play the movie on your computer, select Best

Quality and click Next. If you are going to post it on the web, select Show

more choices. Then select the drop down menu for Other Settings and select Video for Broadband

(340 Kbps). Click Next.


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