This document provides an overview of how to use Windows Movie Maker to create video productions. It describes the four panes of the Movie Maker interface and the three main tasks of capturing/importing media, editing, and finishing the movie. Step-by-step instructions are given for importing pictures and video clips, adding transitions and effects, incorporating titles and credits, and adjusting audio. The document also explains how to preview the movie, save the project file, and output the finished video production.

1. Video Production with
Windows Movie Maker
MAME 35 – Nov 7, 2008
Joanne Steckling
joanne@jsteckling.com
Powerpoint courtesy of Scott Bell, Chaminade College Prep, St. Louis, Mo.

2. Meet Movie Maker….
Windows XP: find it in C:Program Files:Movie
Maker. Make shortcut for desktop.
Using the program
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Working with the pictures and video
Video effects
Transitions
Titles and credits
Audio
Saving the movie

3. The 4 panes of WMM

4. Using the task pane
3 Tasks:
1.Capture/
Import
2.Edit
3.Finish

5. The timeline/storyboard
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5 Tracks
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Video
Transition
Audio
Audio/music
Title
When we edit our movie, different parts
will go in these tracks

6. Import media into Movie maker
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Capture video
clips or pics from
digital camera, or
import from files
saved on your
computer.
Click on import
video/pics

7. Move video/pics to the timeline
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Each item will
appear in the
collections pane
Drag each item to
the story board and
drop them in the
order you wish them
to appear.

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Picture time
You can also change the length of time that the picture
shown in the movie
By default each picture will be shown for 5 seconds
If you want to change that amount of time drag the
“end trim handle” (shown below) notice when you click
and drag the amount of time will show in the window.
If you are using video you can crop the length of the
video using the same process.

9. Preview your movie
You can preview the video at any
time by simply clicking the play
button at the bottom of the
preview screen (or at the top left
of the storyboard)
 The preview will start where the
timeline marker is set… you can
drag the marker anywhere you
choose by grabbing it at the top
 You can also click on the full
screen button to see it big
Note: when you preview a movie it
may be choppy.
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Timeline
marker
Full screen

10. Video effects
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You can employ different
effects that will jazz up
the video.
In the task pane, under
step 2, click on “view
video effects”
The collection of effects
will appear in the
collections area

11. Drag the effects down
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Once you have
found the effect that
is perfect… click
and drag it down to
the clip in the
storyboard
You can use
multiple effects on
an item

12. Video effects
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You will notice on the
picture that a star will
appear to represent an
effect is on the picture
You will notice that there
are 2 overlapping stars
on a picture with 2 effects
You can preview the
effect on your
pictures/video
Full screen

13. Transitions
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You can employ different
transitions to jazz up the
video
In the task pane, under step
2, click on “view video
transitions”
The collection of transitions
will appear in the collections
area

14. Drag the transitions down
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Once you have found
the transition that is
perfect… click and drag
it between the clips in
the storyboard.
A blue line will appear
to show where the
trans will go

15. Transitions
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You will notice that the 2 clips will slightly overlap, and in
the track beneath the clips, the name of the trans will
appear.
Unlike effects, only one transition can be used at a time
You can also speed up or slow down a transition by
clicking on the picture and sliding it forward or back to
increase or decrease the transition’s speed

16. Titles / Credits
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Again, in the task
pane, under step 2
click on “Make titles…”
This will appear and
you can choose where
you want to put the
title/credits

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Titles
Type whatever you want in the text box
Below, you can change the animation or the font and color
Once complete, click on Done.

18. Audio
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Add music (mp3,
wav, wma) to your
movie
In the task pane,
click on “import
audio…”
Choose the file(s)
you want to use and
click “import”

19. Drag audio down…
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In the
collections
pane, click on
the audio file
and drag it into
the
Audio/Music
track.

20. Adjust the audio
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To adjust the volume,
push the Control key and
U
Or you can right-click on
the track and get this
menu which shows
volume, fade in and out.
For video clips, you can
mute the recorded sound
in the same way

21. Trim the audio
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Be sure to make the music the same length as the video.
Click on the end of the track and drag it left or right to trim
the length.
You can add more audio tracks before or after this track

22. Finish the movie
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First go to File-Save to
save your project as a
Movie Maker File.
This will enable you to
go back and make
changes, if necessary.
Go to Step 3: Finish
Movie. In the Save
Movie Wizard box,
enter and name and
choose where to save.

23. Saving options
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When you save,
you have many
options based on
the quality that
you want
Leave it as
“recommended”
or click on “show
more choices”

24. Saving
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The amount of
time that it takes
to save depends
upon how long it
is and the quality
options you
chose.
The next screen
will tell you it is
finished and will
ask if you want to
see your work.

25. Watching the video
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The video is now set to
play back in Window
media player
If you go to the folder
you saved it in and
double click it will open
and play for you
Then you can burn the
file to cd or flash drive
to take with you

26. For Further Info….
Atomiclearning.com tutorial on WMM
http://www.atomiclearning.com/moviemaker2
Microsoft website: Step by step directions:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/default.msp
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Other examples of using MM2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/videos/samples.mspx
Adorage movie effects software
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/
Pixelan special effects software
http://www.pixelan.com