Windows Movie Maker
Sun, 02/17/2008 - 22:01 — Ciprian
Windows Movie Maker is one of the applications that have not been changed much since Windows XP. The new version includes relatively minor updates such as: new effects, new transitions and support for the DVR-MS file format which is used in Windows Media Center to record television. In Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate, Windows Movie Maker offers as an additional feature the capacity to capture video from HDV camcorders. Another difference, compared to the older version from Windows XP is the fact that it no longer supports importing video from analog video sources such as web-cameras.
Windows Movie Maker is a tool that allows users to create and edit video content. The interface is pretty simple and easy to use: you have a storyboard view and a timeline view, a preview screen, collections of imported media and a tasks list. The timeline consist of one 'Video' bar, an 'Audio/Music' bar and one 'Title Overlay' bar. The content from each bar can be edited. You can stretch the content, cut it in segments, etc.
The tasks practically take you through the features offered by Windows Movie Maker. You can import videos, pictures, audio and, if you have Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate, video directly from your digital video camera.
When it comes to editing you can add special effects, transitions, titles and credits.
The list of available effects and transitions is quite big. One nice thing is the fact that you can preview them directly in the Collections area of the interface.
As you can see in the below screenshot, titles can be added practically anywhere.
Publishing your videos is very easy. Windows Movie Maker offers you the following options: saving the video on your computer, directly to a DVD, CD, publishing it directly to someone's e-mail address and to a digital video camera.
Working with Windows Movie Maker is pretty straightforward. Even though it cannot compare itself to professional video editing solutions, it can certainly get the job done for the average user.
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Comments
Preview won't play sound
Okay, I have Windows Vista and I'm trying to use Movie Maker that came with my computer to make a video. When I put clips in the storyboard and want to preview it. I see the video going, but there's no sound. Any ideas on how to fix this? I decided to try Sony Vegas and have the same problem. So it has to be Vista that's the problem right? Any assistance in getting this corrected would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Windows Movie Maker Troubles
How do I add music to windows movie maker ???
I am going to Import - Audio or Music - I Select 1 of my songs - Import then it comes up saying, (my song) is protected using digital rights managment and can not be imported.
It is getting very annoying could you please give me some advice???
CANT WMM HAVE MORE EFFECTS AND SUCH?!!
hey!! many other movie makers have so many stuff to use but WMM is so PLAIN!!! so little effects and transitions... we cant make different colours for each word we use in the slides... cant we have NICE effects like sparkling stars or fire?? something EXCITING ?! I hope that there is ...!
video
every time i try to publish this one video i view the file and its shorter than it should be what should i do
memorex dvd-r
how do i put a video from a dvd-r to windows movie maker? everytime i try to open the file it just says nothing is in it..... please help!
it cannot import movies from a DVD
It cannot import movies from a DVD.
capturing video from analog cameras
Is there any way to capture video from an older analog video camera onto Movie Maker for Vista? I have a video grabber that I use on my computer with XP, and it works just fine, but my son wants to use it on his computer with Vista. Any suggestions?
Use Windows Vista compatible version
Chances are that there is a newer version of the same video grabber which works on Windows Vista.
Search on the internet, download it and install it on the Windows Vista PC.