This document provides an overview of how to use Windows Movie Maker to create video productions. It discusses importing media such as video clips and pictures, editing the timeline by adding effects and transitions, including titles and credits, and adjusting audio. The summary explains the basic three step process of Movie Maker: 1) capture/import media, 2) edit the timeline by adding clips, effects, transitions and audio, and 3) finish and save the final movie production.

1. Video Production with
Windows Movie Maker
Credits to:
Joanne Steckling
joanne@jsteckling.com
Powerpoint courtesy of Scott Bell, Chaminade College Prep, St. Louis, Mo.
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2. Meet Movie Maker:
Windows XP: find it in C:Program Files:Movie
Maker. Make shortcut for desktop.
Using the program
 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
 5 Tracks
 Video
 Transition
 Audio
 Audio/music
 Title
 When we edit our movie,
different parts will go in these
tracks

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

7. Move video/Pictures to the timeline
 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.

8. Picture time
 Change the length of time that the picture shown in the
movie
 Drag the “end trim handle” (shown below) to change
amount of time video is running.
.
 If using video you can crop the length of the video using the
same process.

9. Preview your movie
 Through clicking the play button at
the bottom of the preview screen
(or at the top left of the
storyboard), you can preview the
movie.
 You can also click on the full
screen button to see it big
Note: when you preview a movie it
may be choppy.
Timeline
marker
Full screen

10. Video Effects
 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
 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
 When a star appears it
represent an effect is on the
picture.
 2 overlapping stars on a
picture mean 2 effects.
 You can preview the effect
on your pictures/video
Full screen

13. Transitions
 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
 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
 Notice that 2 clips will slightly overlap.
 Beneath the clips, the name of the trans will appear.
 Unlike effects, only one transition can be used at a time.
 Clicking on the picture and sliding it forward or back will
increase or decrease the transition’s speed.

16. Titles / Credits
 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

17. 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
 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…
 In the collections
pane, click on the
audio file and
drag it into the
Audio/Music
track.

20. Adjust the audio
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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. Thank you for listening!
The End.