Create and Edit Movies with Windows Movie Maker
A Tutorial by Laura Cadavid
About the Software
• Windows Movie Maker 2.1 is an Instructional Software that provides teachers with instructional support. It is classified as a Professional Productivity software.
• Windows Movie Maker software is a Freeware (a.k.a. Open Source Software). It is a copyright software given away for free by the author (Microsoft).
• It can be downloaded free from Download. COM
http://www.download.com/Windows-Movie-Maker/3000-2194_4-10187903.html
How to get Windows Movie Maker
1. Start2. All Programs 3. Accessories 4. Windows Movie Maker
Follow this four simple steps to get to Windows Movie Maker from your computer
Microsoft Movie Maker Working Areas
Show Storyboard / Show Timeline
Movie Tasks
Movie / Picture Preview Window
Video, Pictures, MusicCollections
Importing pictures/video/music
1. Import Pictures
2. Select pictures from a file
Importing Pictures
Follow the same steps to import the pictures you want to use
1. Click picture
2. Import picture to collection area
Importing Music
1. Import music
2. Choose the song
3. Import to collection area
Add pictures to Storyboard from Collection
Click and drag picture to Storyboardrepeat with other pictures
Pictures / video / music collections
Enhance Movie by adding Effects and Transitions
1. Tools
2. Video Effects orVideo Transitions
Add Effects / Transitions in Storyboard view
Add Effects
Click effect and drag to star in picture
Add effects to pictures to make them look lively
Add TransitionsA transition controls how a movie plays a picture to the next
1. Go to Tools2. Video Transitions
3. Click and drag thetransition and place it in the rectangle between slides
Add Titles, Credits, overlays1. Tools
2. Titles and Credits
3. Choose from:•Title in beginning of movie•Credit at the end of movie•Title before a clip•Title on a clip
Add Title Page and Credit Page
Title page Preview credits
2. Click done to add credit
to movie
1. Enter text for credits
Add titles to pictures
Enter text
Overlay titles can only be added in Timeline View
Preview text
Click done to add overlays
Add musicIn Timeline View
Click and drag music to Audio / Music
section of Timeline
Click and drag to trim audio to fit video
Or add Narration
1. Click on microphoneto narrate Timeline
2. Start Narration
3. Stop narration
In Timeline View
Save Project
When you save your movie as a project you can edit the movie later
1. File
2. Save Project as
Preview movie before saving project
Save Movie
1. File2. Save Movie File 3. Save Movie to:
•My computer•Recordable CD•E-mail•The Web•DV Camera
4. Press NextFollow the directionson the screen
When saving your movie to computerSelect Best quality for playback
Classroom Resources
• Microsoft Windows Movie Maker How to center http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx
• About. COM Beginner's Guide to Windows Movie Maker http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/powerpoint101/a/beginners_4.htm
• Atomic Learning Windows Movie Maker video tutorials http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/moviemaker2