MPS Staff Development June 2013 L.Brodeur Windows Live Movie Maker

Welcome! Introductions Housekeeping 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Questions?

Course Description With Windows Live Movie Maker, you can make movies from your photos and videos. The videos are easy to edit by using Movie Maker special effects and themes. In just a few clicks, share your movies on your favorite social networking sites such as YouTube and Facebook.

Course Objective The participant will demonstrate analysis of Windows Live Movie Maker by reviewing the new features of Windows Live Movie Maker.

Windows Live Movie Maker… What’s New?

Make a Movie in Minutes

Tell a Story

Easy and Fun Easy and fun to create and share movies featuring your photos and videos. Uses the same “Ribbon” interface used in Word, Power Point and Excel.

Free Download windows live movie maker

Custom Touch Video Effects and Themes give your movies a custom touch. Editing movies is now as easy as dragging and dropping the scenes, still photos, and transitions where you want them. “AutoMovie” will create a film for you.

Microsoft Essentials Integrates with other Windows Live Essentials applications: – Messenger – Photo Gallery – Microsoft SkyDrive – Outlook Connector Pack

Storyboard View New Storyboard View makes it easy to drag and drop elements to different places and add and edit new elements including audio and transitions.

Live Preview Live Preview gives you a preview of your transitions and effects so you can choose the one the fits you best.

Transitions Amazing transitions add pizazz to make your video flow seamlessly between photos. Windows Live Movie Maker has 65 transitions to choose from!

Video Effects Over 2 dozen Visual Effects can add richness and variety to your video.

Photo Animations Over 2 dozen Panning / Zooming choices!

Title, Captions & Credits Text captions overlay onto your video to tell your story. Add title screens and end credits.

AutoMovie Create a beautiful video for you in under one minute! Includes transitions, a title, captions and a music soundtrack Several themes

Editing Audio and Video Easy audio and video editing

Create a Podcast Home Tab, click Webcam video Record Edit as needed Add title, music, etc. More about creating your own podcast

Share Your Movies Share your movies on your favorite social networking sites such as Facebook and YouTube.

The “BIG” Picture

The Window, Tabs, and Ribbons

The Movie Maker Window

Tabs and Ribbons

Starting and Saving a Project

Start a New Project File menu to “New Project” Adjust View

Saving a Project File Tab to Save project or Save project as Choose location to save Click Save

Gathering Content

Supported File Formats Project files Video files Photo files Audio files More about supported formats

Adding Pictures and Video Home tab, in the Add group, click Add videos and photos. Locate and select the photos or videos to add, then click Open. To select multiple photos and videos, press and hold the Ctrl key, and then click each photo and video you want.

Important Do not relocate your photos, videos, or music while working on your project. Movie Maker needs the “path” to those items to make your project into a movie. When you make the movie, those items are combined into one file.

Adding Music Home tab, in the Add group, click the small drop-down triangle under Add Music. Choose Add music… OR Add music at the current point… Locate and select the music to add, then click Open.

Fit Content to Music Project Tab, click Fit to music Photo duration will automatically be timed to fit the length of the music Back to Photo Duration

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Putting it All Together

AutoMovie – Movie in a Minute Collect and Add photos and/or videos. Home Tab, Automovie Themes. View themes, click to select. Add music option Optional to add Title, Captions, Credits, etc.

Titles: Adding & Modifying Click at desired location (beginning) Home Tab, click Title Text Tools Tab Format ribbon appears Type title and apply desired size, color, animation, etc.

Text Tools – Format Ribbon Edit font set timing select animation

Captions: Adding & Modifying Click on photo Home Tab, click Caption Text Tools Tab - Format ribbon appears Type, format, animate captions as desired

Credits: Adding & Modifying Home Tab, click Credits (drop-down triangle) Credits will automatically be positioned at the end of the storyboard Text Tools Tab Format ribbon appears Type title and apply desired size, color, animation, etc.

Removing Items Remove titles, captions, music, frames, etc. Right-click on item Choose Remove.

Right-click Options Handy Right-click on item Menu appears Choose option

Frame Information Right-click photo frame Information shown: – Name – Duration – Transition – Pan & Zoom – Effects

Photo Duration Default duration is 7.00 seconds To adjust: – Click on photo in Storyboard – Click on Video Tools – Edit – Make changes as desired Another option: Fit Content to MusicFit Content to Music

Trimming/Splitting Video Locate position to split video Right-click….select Split Delete unwanted section of video Repeat as necessary

Adding Narration Press on the Windows Start button. Type in ‘Sound Recorder’ in the Search line.

Adding Narration Click “Start Recording” and record your narration. Save the file. Insert it into your Movie Maker movie.

Adding Special Effects

Creating Transitions Click on photo frame Animations Tab, Transitions To view all transition options: – use drop-down arrow to open window – pull down at the bottom of the window Option to Apply to All

Panning and Zooming Click on photo frame Animations Tab, Pan and Zoom To view all Pan/Zoom options: – use drop-down arrow to open window – pull down at the bottom of the window Option to Apply to All

Visual Effects Click on photo frame Visual Effects Tab To view all Visual Effects: – use pull-down arrow to open window – pull window down to view all options Option to Apply to All

Removing Effects Click on photo frame Choose Animations or Visual Effects Tab Choose first option – blank frame: – Transitions options – Pan/Zoom – Visual Effects options

Sharing Your Movie

Saving a Movie Many options:

Saving for DVD Click “Save Movie” Choose “Burn a DVD” Follow prompts Great Video: Making a DVD

Uploading to YouTube You must have a YouTube account – free Home Tab, click on YouTube Choose Resolution (recommended) Sign in to account Follow prompts

Help and Resources

Help

Help – Windows 8

Resources

Web Sources

Video - Make a Movie in Minutes: US/windows7/products/features/movie-makerhttp://windows.microsoft.com/en- US/windows7/products/features/movie-maker Video - Tell a Story: story.aspx YouTube : Getting Started Tutorial Get Movie Maker:

Web Sources Create a Podcast: podcast-what-you-need-to-know-to-be-a-podcaster Supported File Formats: faq Soundzabound: FreePlay Music:

Web Sources Adding Titles, Captions and Credits: live-movie-maker-2011 Video - Windows Live Movie Maker - Making a DVD: Video – Uploading to YouTube: