Video ProductionWith Windows Movie Maker

Done by: HessaShaima

Content

• What is windows movie maker• History of windows movie maker• Windows movie maker features• The usage of the four parts:

-Tasks-Collection animation-Preview-Timeline

• How to produce your own movie

What is windows movie maker

• This video tool helps to produce your own video with a lot of editing options. As presentations are required in Zayed University, students could use this software for that purpose.

History of windows movie maker

• 2000 : Windows Movie Maker 1.0 (Windows Me)• 2001 : Windows Movie Maker 1.1 (Windows XP)• 2002 : Windows Movie Maker 2.0 (Windows XP)• 2004 : Windows Movie Maker 2.1 (Windows XP SP2)• 2004 : Windows Movie Maker 2.5 (Windows XP Media

Center Edition 2005)• 2006 : Windows Movie Maker 2.6 (Windows Vista)• 2007 : Windows Movie Maker 6.0 (Windows Vista)

- Windows movie maker features.

• Producing short videos• Adding audio and pictures• Employing different effects • Adding different transitions

The usage of the four parts of windows movie

maker• Tasks• Timeline• Preview

Tasks

3 Tasks:

1.Capture/Import

2.Edit

3.Finish

Timeline/ storyboard

• 5 Tracks – Video– Transition– Audio– Audio/music– Title

• When we edit our movie, different parts will go in these tracks

preview

• 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)

How to create movie

1- Import media into movie maker:

• Capture video clips or pics from digital camera, or import from files saved on your computer.

– Click on import video/pics

2- Move video/pics to the timeline:• Each item will appear in the collections part • Drag each item to the story board and drop

them in the order you wish them to appear.

How to create movie

3- 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” , 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.

How to create a movie

4- Video effects:• You can employ different effects that

will jazz up the video. • In the task part, under step 2, click on

“view video effects”• The collection of effects will appear in

the collections area• click and drag an perfect effect down to

the clip in the storyboard• You can use multiple effects on an item

How to create a movie

• There is star will appear to represent an effect is on the picture

• You will notice that there are 2 stars on a picture with 2 effects

• You can preview the effect on your pictures/video

How to create a movie

5- Transitions:• You can employ different transitions to jazz up

the video• In the task part, under step 2, click on “view

video transitions”• The collection of transitions will appear in the

collections area• Drag the transition between the clips in the

storyboard. • A blue line will appear to show where the

trans will go

How to create movie

6- Titles / Credits• Again, in the task part, under step 2 click on “Make

titles…”

• Chose where you want to put the title/credits• Type the title in the text box• Below, you can change the animation or the font and

color• Once complete, click on Done.

Resource• MediaCollege.com. (n.d.). Windows Movie Maker Overview. Retrieved

November 17, 2011, from MediaCollege.com: http://www.mediacollege.com/microsoft/windows/movie-maker/intro.html

• PCWorld. (1998-2011). Windows Live Movie Maker . Retrieved October 19, 2011, from PCWorld Communications: http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,157414/description.html

• Texas, U. o. (2005). Introduction to Windows Movie Maker 2. Retrieved October 20, 2011, from Ischool.utexas: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials/graphics/moviemaker2/MM2handout.pdf