Introduction to Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Steve Stoker Support Professional MPSD Microsoft Corporation

2 User Interface Collections Area Workspace/ Project Area Monitor Area

3 The Collections Area  Database (not source content)  Looks and acts like Windows Explorer  Contains clips  Windows Movie Maker.col Located in C:\Windows\Application Data \Microsoft\Movie Maker Located in C:\Windows\Application Data \Microsoft\Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker.col

4 The Monitor Area  Previews clips & projects  Playback controls  Full screen  Split button  Seek bar Playback controls Full screen Split button Seek bar

5 The Workspace and Project Area  Where the movie is composed  Storyboard  Timeline  Similar to the Collection view Storyboard Timeline Change view Zoom Out or In Narration

6 Importing Source Content  Use drag-and-drop operation to import a file  Added to Collections database  Audio and still images are added to current collection  Source content should not be moved or deleted

7 Recording Source Content from a video camera (not Flip  Windows Movie Maker can capture content from USB, digital video, and analog devices Selected capture devices Record time Limit Encoding profile setting Maximum length Recording Record Snapshot

8 Editing Tools  Split  Combine  Trim  Transition

9 Composing a Project  Must be done prior to saving a movie  Created by populating the Workspace and Project area  Edit the project  Preview entire project  Files are saved with the.mswmm extension

10 Splitting a Clip  Allows you to better organize your collections or to insert another image into a scene  Divides the time index or the clip at the selected location  Can be done from the Collections area or the Project area  Splitting a clip in one area does not affect the clip in the other area  Does not affect source content

11 Combining Clips  Allows you to restore a scene that spans several clips  You cannot combine clips from different source files or clips that are not sequential in the source content  Combining clips in one area does not affect the clips in the other area  Does not affect source content Good Bad

12 Trimming a Clip  Allows you shorten or remove unwanted footage from a clip  Shortens the time index  Can be done only in the Timeline view of the Workspace  Does not affect source content Trim handles

13 Inserting a Transition  Provides a professional look  Cross fade  Allows a smooth progression between clips  Can only be done from the Timeline view of the Workspace and Project area Transition indicator

14 Saving a Movie  The Project and Workspace area must be populated  Process is handled by DirectShow ® and Windows Media  Can take a while depending on the system capabilities and the profile selected