Introduction to Movie Maker

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Introduction to Movie Maker

• Why use Movie Maker?
• Free in XP
• Easy to use
• Creates Small Movies for PowerPoint
• Movies require Windows Media Player 6

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Orientation toMovie Maker Desktop
task/collections toolbar
monitor
tasks
collections
workspace Timeline / Storyboard
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Moving Content into Movie Maker

• Record (Capture or Digitize)
• Connect Camera to Computer with IEEE 1394
  (FireWire)
• Start MovieMaker and Open Record window
• Control camera and record clips (follow procedure
  p. 148 in Doucette)

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Moving Content into Movie Maker

• Import (MP3, CD audio or graphics)
• Working with Clips in the Collections Area
• Organize Clips (Doucette p. 150)

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Making a Movie

• Storyboard Mode
• The Default View
• Drag and Drop
• Best for ordering clips

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Making a Movie

• Timeline Mode
• Focuses on Timing
• Trim clips using Trim Points
• Zoom in out button
• Add Transitions
• Adjust length of stills

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Working with Audio

• Adjusting audio on video clips on Timeline using
  Levels slider
• Adding a Music Clip
• Recording Voiceover

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Creating a Movie

• Save on your computer
• Record onto a CD
• Record to DV Camera
• Save for the Web