Windows Movie Maker

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Windows Movie Maker is a Cool Movie Making Program

If i Haveint Recorded it already can i Record Video in the Program

yes you can Click on Capture From Device and you should be able to Record it

How to Import Videos already on your computer

Click on Import Video and than select your video files than once it loads drag it onto the Time line

How Do I Import Pictures

Click on Import Pictures Select the Pictures From your Hard Drive and than insert it into the time line

Can i Add Audio or music Into the Video Using Movie Maker

yes you can Click on Audio Or Music and Select it From your Hard Drive

Once im Done How Do i Edit the Video

Go to Edit Video and From There Click on one of the options that you want to do with your video

Can i Do Effects to my Video

yes you can go to Edit video than Select Video Effects than From there There are tons of effects to choose from play around with it and decide which one is the best for your video than insert it into the video timeline and your good

Can i Add Titles or Credits to the video

yes you can under edit video click on Make Titles and Credits

Than When your Done with your video

Select one of the options

Save to my computer
Save to CD
Send to Email
Send to the Internet
Send to DV Camera

Movie Making tips

Capturing video

You can capture video and audio to your computer by using Windows Movie Maker. To begin capturing, a video capture device must be connected properly and detected on your computer by Windows Movie Maker. Some audio and video capture devices and sources that you can use include a digital video (DV) or analog camera or VCR, a Web camera, a TV tuner card, or a microphone. You can capture content live or from video tape.

When capturing video and audio in Windows Movie Maker, the Video Capture Wizard proceeds as follows:

Select the capture devices you want to use. For more information about choosing capture devices, see Choosing a video and audio capture device.
Specify where you want your captured audio and video file to be saved. For more information about choosing a destination for your captured audio and video file, see Choosing a saving destination.
Choose the video setting. For more information about choosing a video setting for capturing video and audio, see Choosing a video setting.
If you are capturing audio and video from a video tape in a DV camera or DV VCR, choose the method you want to use to capture video and audio. For more information, see Choosing how to capture from a DV device.
Capture the video and audio. For more information, see Capturing video and audio.
Note

If you have a DV camera connected to an IEEE 1394 port, the camera must be turned on for it to be detected by Windows Movie Maker.

Editing Clips

You have several options for editing clips:

Splitting a clip. You can split a video clip into two clips. This is useful if you want to insert either a picture or a video transition in the middle of a clip. You can split a clip that appears on the storyboard/timeline of a current project, or you can split the clip in the Contents pane.
Combining clips. You can combine two or more contiguous video clips. Contiguous means the clips were captured together so that the end time of one clip is the same as the start time of the next clip. Combining clips is useful if you have several short clips and you want to view them as one clip on the storyboard/timeline. Similar to splitting a clip, you can combine contiguous clips in the Contents pane or on the storyboard/timeline.
Trimming a clip. You can hide parts of a clip you do not want in your project. For example, you can trim the beginning or end of a clip. Trimming does not remove the information from the source material; you can clear the trim points to return the clip to its original length at any time. Clips can only be trimmed after they have been added to the storyboard/timeline. You cannot trim clips in the Contents pane.
Drag the trim handles, which are shown in the following illustration, to trim the unwanted portions of the clip.

Creating clips. You also create clips from video clips after they have been imported or captured in Windows Movie Maker. This lets you create clips at any time when working in Windows Movie Maker. By separating video clips into smaller clips, you can easily find a particular part of your captured or imported video to use in your movie.

Add Video transition effects and Titles

You can enhance your movies by adding different elements to your movie, such as the following:

Video transitions. A video transition controls how your movie plays from one video clip or picture to the next. You can add a transition between two pictures, video clips, or titles, in any combination, on the storyboard/timeline. The transition plays before the one clip ends and while the other clip starts to play. Windows Movie Maker contains various transitions you can add to your project. Transitions are stored in the Video Transitions folder in the Collections pane.
Video effects. A video effect determines how a video clip, picture, or title displays in your project and final movie. Video effects let you add special effects to your movie. A video effect is applied for the entire duration that the video clip, picture, or title displays in your movie. You can add any of the video effects that appear in the Video Effects folder in the Collections pane.
Titles and credits. Titles and credits let you enhance your movie by adding text-based information to your movie. You can add whatever text you want, but you may want to include information such as the title of your movie, your name, the date, and so forth. You can change the appearance of the title or credit, in addition to changing the title animation, which determines how your title or credit displays in your movie.

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