Objectives: • Create new project, adding Videos, photos and music: • Record videos from the webcam. • Import items from device. • Preview clips. • Create a snapshot.

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Windows Movie Maker
Lesson 2 – Getting started

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Lesson objectives:
In this lesson, the learner will learn how to:
 Create new project, adding Videos, photos and music:
 Record videos from the webcam.
 Import items from device.
 Preview clips.
 Create a snapshot.

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1- Creating new project,adding Videos, photos and music:
 To create new project click on the file icon > then chooseNew project
Or click on Ctrl+N
 There are two ways to add images and videos that are exist in your
computer.

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 You can also record a video from your webcam and useit in your
movie.
To do that select webcam video
Click the red circle and it will
start recording
 Stop the recordingby
clicking on the blue
square
 Save the recorded on
your computer
 The video will be
imported to your movie

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2- Import items from device:
You can importitems from devices like your mobile phone.
To do that :
 First: make sureyour deviceis connected to your computer.
 Click on file > choose importfrom device.
 Choose your device> click on import
 Then it will start looking for items in your device.

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Select items > click on import
You will see items in groups, they
are grouped by date and time.
Click on the arrow on the right to
expand the groups.

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 Items will be imported to your gallery (My picture).
 Click on add videosand photo.
 You will see that the foldersare grouped by dates, choose image or
videosyou wantthen click on open, then it will be imported to your
movie.

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3- Previewing clips:
You can preview your clip, or your movies from the preview space.
But you can also preview it in full screen. To do that go to
If you are in full screen modeand you want to go back to work on your
movie, click on back to moviemaker which is on the top right of your
screen

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4- Creating a snapshot:
If you wantto take a screen shot for any part of your movie, select the
framethen click on Snapshot.
Then save it in your computer.
Activity
 Try to add pictures and videos from your mobile to your work
space, and record1 video.
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