Video Editing using Microsoft`s Movie Maker 2

Video Editing
using
Microsoft’s Movie Maker 2
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Connecting Your Camera to Your Computer with Windows Movie Maker 2
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Capture Video from a Tape in a DV Camera
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Capture Parts of a Video from a Tape in a DV Camera
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Capture Video from Tape in an Analog Camera or VCR
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Editing - Do It Yourself
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Saving Your Movie
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Auto–Editing and Manual Editing with Windows Movie Maker 2
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Using AutoMovie
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Creating Clips in Windows Movie Maker 2
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Trimming Audio and Video Clips with Windows Movie Maker 2
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Adding Music to Your Home Movies with Windows Movie Maker 2
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Add Narration to Your Home Movies with Windows Movie Maker 2
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Use Audio Only with Windows Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP
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Add Sound Effects and Music with Windows Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP
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Using Music with your Narration with Windows Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP
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Adding Titles and Credits to Your Movies with Windows Movie Maker 2
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Choosing the Title Animation
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Entering Titles and Credits
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Add Effects to Titles
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Use Webdings in Titles
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Combine Title Animations
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Connecting Your Camera to Your
Computer
Content Updated: January 07, 2003
Before you can start editing video with Windows Movie Maker 2 for
Windows XP, you have to make sure you’re set up with the right hardware.
Because there is such a wide variety of hardware available, it is impossible to
detail every possible configuration. The following list describes some of the
basic capture devices and explains how to connect them to your computer.
Depending on the capture device and associated hardware you have on your
computer, you could use none, one, or several of the listed configurations.
Digital camera connected to an IEEE 1394 card
To get the best quality from your digital video (DV) camera or mini–DV
camera, you should have an IEEE 1394 capture card installed on your
computer. An IEEE 1394 card is a piece of hardware that passes the
information from the DV camera to your computer. Because the data is
already in digital form, it can be read and transferred directly to your
computer without any processing or conversion. That means you'll enjoy the
highest–quality video that is possible with a consumer video camera.
Figure 1: Connecting a DV camcorder to an IEEE 1394 capture card.
DV camera connected to an analog video capture card
If you use a DV camera, but don't have an IEEE 1394 card installed on your
computer, you can still capture video recorded with your DV camera as long
as you have another video capture card installed on your computer. Because
the data that is passed to the capture card must be processed before the
computer can use it, when you transfer video from a digital device to an
analog capture card, there will be some loss in quality.
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When you connect a DV device to your PC using an analog capture card,
there are two main types of input: S–video or composite video. If you have the
appropriate connectors and your hardware can use either S–video or
composite video, you’ll probably want to use S–video because it delivers
higher–quality picture and sound.
Figure 2: Connecting a DV camcorder to analog composite or S–video inputs.
Analog camcorder connected to an analog video capture card
Analog camcorders include cameras that record in formats such as 8mm,
Hi–8, VHS, and S–VHS. When you transfer video from an analog camera to
an analog capture card, you won't be able to achieve the picture quality of a
DV camera and an IEEE 1394 capture card. However, with analog devices,
you can use the software that came with your capture card to adjust the hue,
saturation, brightness, contrast, and sound volume levels of your video.
Figure 3: Connecting an analog camcorder to an analog capture card.
Figure 4: Using separate video and audio connections.
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Web camera connected to either USB or analog video capture card
The best way to connect a Web camera to your computer will depend on the
type of camera you own. While some cameras can connect to any video
capture card, others require that you use a specific capture card for the camera
to work. The documentation that came with your Web camera will help you
determine what kind of capture card you'll need to use.
In addition, some Web cameras have a built in microphone, while others do
not. If your Web camera does not have a built–in microphone, you will need a
separate microphone to capture sound. Plug it into the jack (often labeled Mic)
on your computer or sound card. If you do not have a microphone and your
Web camera does not have one built in, you will not be able to record sound
without another audio recording device, such as a camcorder.
Figure 5: Connecting a Web camera.
VCR connected to an analog video capture card
As video capture cards and TV tuner cards become more common, it is
becoming easier to use a computer monitor as a TV. If you have cable
television, you can attach a coaxial cable from the cable outlet or the cable
decoder box to your VCR, and then attach the video and audio connections to
your computer: The video out connects to the video in jack on your video
capture card (possibly labeled composite), and the audio jack connects to the
line in jack of the sound card.
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If you have home movies on standard VHS tapes, this is one way to import
them into Movie Maker.
Note!!If both your VCR and video capture card provide S–video connections,
you can connect them with a single S–video cable to transmit both video and
sound. See the documentation provided with your VCR and capture card for
more information about S–video connections. S–video provides
higher–quality pictures and sound than composite video connections.
Figure 6: Connecting a VCR to a video capture card.
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Capture Video from a Tape in a DV Camera
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Start Movie Maker. To start Movie Maker, click Start,
point to All Programs, and then click Windows Movie Maker.
On the File menu, click Capture Video. Alternatively, in the
Movie Tasks pane, under Capture Video, click Capture from
video device.
In the Enter a file name for your captured video box, enter a
name for your captured video file. Then, in the Choose a
place to save your captured video box, select the location where
you want your video to be saved, or click Browse to select
a location.
On the Video Setting page, choose the video setting you
want to use for capturing video and audio.
On the Capture Method page, click Capture the entire tape
automatically. The tape in the DV camera will rewind.
Capture will begin automatically and ends when the video
tape ends.
Select any of the following commands:
To separate the video into smaller clips, select the Create
clips when wizard finishes check box.
To stop capturing before the end of the video tape, click
Stop Capture, and then click Yes in the resulting dialog box
to save the video that has been captured.
To close the Video Capture Wizard, click Finish.
The captured content will be imported into a new collection with the same
name as the specified video file.
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Capture Parts of a Video from a Tape in a DV
Camera
If you want to capture parts of a video from a tape on your DV camera, rather
than the entire video, perform the first five steps in the procedure above, and
then the following steps:
1. On the Capture Method page, click Capture parts of the tape
manually.
2.
To separate the video into smaller clips, select the
Create clips when wizard finishes check box.
3.
To prevent audio from playing while capturing video,
select the Mute speakers check box.
4.
Locate the video and audio you want to capture from
your tape by using either the controls on your DV camera
or VCR or the DV camera controls in the wizard.
5.
To begin capturing video, click Start Capture. The tape
will play automatically and capture will begin.
6. When the tape reaches the point at which you want to
stop capturing, click Stop Capture. Repeat these steps for
each part of the video tape that you want to capture.
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When you have finished capturing, click Finish to close
the Video Capture Wizard.
The captured content will be imported into a new collection with the same
name as the specified video file.
Capture Video from Tape in an Analog Camera
or VCR
Analog video capture is useful when you have older video content, such as
VHS tape, and want to convert it to digital. Or you may have an older
camcorder that only provides analog outputs, such as composite or S-Video.
Performing analog capture requires a hardware device that can take video
input from a composite or S-Video signal and convert it to digital data.
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To capture video from an analog source, connect your analog camera or VCR
to your computer's capture device, and then set the camera mode to play
recorded video (often labeled VTR or VCR on an analog camera). Start Movie
Maker and start the video capture as described in the procedures above.
1. On the Video Capture Device page:
_ In Available devices, click the analog device you want
to use to capture video. In the Video input source list,
click the input line you want to use.
_ If you want to adjust and configure the video capture
device settings, click Configure.
_ In the Audio device list, click the audio capture device
you want to use, and then, in Audio input source, click
the input line you want to use.
_ To adjust the volume of your captured audio, move the
Input level slider.
2.
Where prompted, enter a file name for your captured
video, and choose a place to save your video. Then select
the video setting you want to use for capturing video and
audio.
3.
To separate the video into smaller clips, select the
Create clips when wizard finishes check box.
4.
To prevent audio from playing over your speakers while
capturing video, select the Mute speakers check box.
5.
Using the controls on your analog camera or VCR,
locate the video and audio you want to capture from your
tape. In Movie Maker, click Start Capture, and then press
the Play button on your analog camera or VCR.
6.
When the tape reaches the point at which you want to
stop capturing, click Stop Capture, and then press the
Stop button on your analog camera or VCR. Repeat these
steps for each part of the video tape you want to capture.
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When you have finished capturing, click Finish to close
the Video Capture Wizard.
The captured content will be imported into a new collection with the same
name as the specified video file.
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Editing - Do It Yourself
Build a Storyboard
Movie Maker automatically divides your video into segments to make it
easier to drag and drop the parts you want onto the storyboard where you put
your movie together.
To build a storyboard:
1. Import video to your PC. You’ll see your clips in the
Collections view.
2.
Double click on each clip to see how it looks in the
preview window.
3.
Once you’ve decided which ones you want to put in your
movie, click and drag the clips to the Storyboard in the order
in which you’d like them to appear in your final movie.
The Storyboard
4. To rearrange your clips on the storyboard, just drag and
drop them to a different location.
Edit Your Clips
Trim your clips to get exactly the footage you need.
To edit clips:
1. In the Timeline view, click on the clip you’d like to trim.
2.
In the Preview window, drag the scroll bar slowly and
watch as the video progresses.
3.
Stop at the point where you want to trim the clip.
4.
On the Clip menu, click Set Start Trim Point.
5.
Now continue to drag the progress indicator until you
reach the desired end point of your clip.
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Editing a clip
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On the Clip menu, click Set End Trim Point.
You will now have your trimmed clip.
Add Audio
A soundtrack can really draw your audience in and add fun to your home
movies. Just import your favorite clips and then drag them to the timeline.
To add audio:
1. In the Taskpane, click on Import audio or music.
2.
Navigate to the music track you’d like to add to your
movie .
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Click on Import.
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The music track will appear in your Collection view.
A music clip in the Collection view
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5.
Click on Show Timeline button in the Storyboard section of
your screen.
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Drag your music track to the Audio/Music level of
the Timeline.
Saving Your Movie
Save a movie to your computer
Saving a movie to the My Computer folder lets you save a high-quality
version of your home video or work in progress into the convenient My
Videos folder.
To save a movie to your computer:
1. Once your movie is assembled, click Save to my computer in
the Taskpane.
2.
Enter a name for your movie.
3.
Choose a place to save your movie. Your My Videos folder
will be the default location, but you can store it anywhere
you like on your hard drive.
4.
Click Next.
5.
Select the setting for your new movie. Windows Movie
Maker will recommend a setting, but you can choose a
different setting if you like. Note that the setting details
and the Movie file size appear in the lower portion of the
Wizard.
Choosing a setting
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Click Next.
Your movie will be saved.
Click the check-box in the Wizard if you’d like to play
your movie when you click Finish.
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Click Finish.
Save a movie to a CD
Because Windows XP offers native support for CD burning, movies created
with Windows Movie Maker 2 can be copied to CDs easily, at the full speed
of the CD-R or CD-RW drive. This is a great way to share high quality
playback with friends and family on the computer.
To save a movie to CD:
1. Once your movie is assembled, click Save to CD in the
Taskpane.
2.
Enter a name for your movie and a name for your CD.
(These can be the same, but the CD is limited to 16
characters.)
3.
Click Next.
4.
On the Movie Setting page, do one of the following:
a.
To use the default movie setting, click Best
quality for recordable CD (recommended). The
specific setting details, such as the file type, bit
rate, display size, aspect ratio, and frames per
second displayed in the video, are shown in the
Setting details area. Keep in mind that a CD
typically has 650 MB of storage space, so you can
adjust settings accordingly to maximize quality of
the final product.
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Setting details
b. To use a different movie setting, click Show more
choices, and then choose another movie setting
from the list.
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Click Next. Windows Movie Maker will create your movie.
When finished, your CD will eject from your computer.
Click Finish.
Send a movie in e-mail
The great compression and quality of Windows Media Video means you can
finally e-mail video of your baby’s first steps, your vacation highlights, or any
memories you want to share.
To send a movie in e-mail:
1. Once your movie is assembled, click Send in e-mail in the
Taskpane.
2.
Windows Movie Maker will save your movie,
automatically selecting a setting that will keep the file size
small enough to be accepted by most e-mail systems.
3.
After the movie is saved, you can play your movie or
save it to your hard drive before sending it in e-mail. If
you want to send immediately in e-mail, skip to Step 6.
4.
To play the movie in your default player before sending
it in e-mail, click Play the movie.
5.
To save a local copy of the movie on your computer
before sending it in e-mail, click Save a copy of my movie on my
computer, enter a movie file name in the File name box,
and then click Save.
6.
Click Next, and your default e-mail program will open
with your movie included as an attachment.
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E-mail with movie attached
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Address your e-mail to the appropriate people, add a
subject or any other personalized message you like, and
Send.
Post a movie to the Web
Save your movies and then send them to a video hosting provider on the
Web—if you don’t currently have a hosting provider, you can sign up directly
from the Wizard. This is a great way for family and friends to watch edited
home movies.
To post a movie to the Web:
1. Once your movie is assembled, click Send to the web in the
Taskpane.
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Enter the name of your movie and click Next.
3.
On the Movie Setting page, do one of the following:
a.
Choose one of the movie settings that best
matches the Internet connection speed of your
intended audience.
Selecting a connection speed
b. Click Show more choices, and select one of the
additional movie settings.
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Click Next and wait for your movie to be saved.
On the Select a Video Hosting Provider and Sign In page, click
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Sign up now to see a list of video hosting providers
available, and then sign up and establish an account with a
provider. Sign in with your new user name and password,
the come back to Movie Maker and enter in your User Name
and Password.
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If you already have an account with a video hosting
provider, simply enter in your User Name and Password.
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Click Next, and Windows Movie Maker will transfer your
video to the Web. This may take a few moments.
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Do any of the following:
a.
To play the movie on the Web, click the Watch
my movie on the Web after I click Finish check box.
b. To save a local copy of the movie on
your computer and upload a copy to the
video hosting provider’s server, click
Save a copy of my movie on my computer.
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Auto–Editing and Manual Editing
with Windows Movie Maker 2
Content Updated: January 07, 2003
Windows Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP was created to provide you with
easy–to–use tools for turning your video clips and collections of video clips
into movies. To make the movie–creation process even easier, Movie Maker 2
includes an AutoMovie tool, which will automatically transform a collection
of video clips into a movie. And while manual editing provides greater
flexibility and greater control, if you are in a hurry or want a new approach to
assembling a movie, AutoMovie provides a great alternative.
Editing Clips
A clip is a smaller segment of a larger video file. Movie Maker provides
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
consecutively so that the end of one clip is immediately
followed by the beginning of the next. Combining clips is
useful if you have several short clips and want to view
them as one clip on the storyboard/timeline. You can
combine contiguous clips in the Contents pane or on the
storyboard/timeline.
_ Trimming a clip. You can hide the parts of a clip that you do
not want to appear in your project. Trimming does not
remove the information from the source material; you can
restore the clip to its original length at any time. Clips can
only be trimmed after they have been added to the
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storyboard/timeline. You cannot trim clips in the Contents
pane. To trim a clip:
_ Drag the trim handles to remove the unwanted
portions of the clip.
Figure
1: Drag the trim handles to remove the unwanted
portions of the clip.
_ Creating clips. You can also create clips from any video any
time after it has been imported or captured in Movie
Maker. By separating longer pieces of video into smaller
clips, you will make it easier to find a specific shot to use in
your movie.
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Using AutoMovie
The new AutoMovie feature in Windows Movie Maker 2 enables you to
create a movie almost instantly by automatically editing together the
individual clips or collection of clips that you select. AutoMovie analyzes the
selected video, pictures, and music, and combines the different elements to
make one movie based on the automatic editing style you choose.
To use AutoMovie, you must first complete the following steps:
_ Select a clip collection or choose multiple individual clips in
the Collections pane or Contents pane.
_ Make sure the clips you chose contain video and/or
pictures, as well as at least one audio clip.
_ Make sure the audio clip is long enough to play for the
total duration of all of the clips you've selected.
Here’s How To Use AutoMovie
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Select a collection or multiple clips in the Contents pane.
From the Tools menu, click AutoMovie.
Or:
In the Movie Tasks pane, under Edit Movie, click Make an
AutoMovie.
3. In the Select an AutoMovie Editing Style page, select an
AutoMovie editing style.
4. Under More options, click Enter a title for the movie.
5. In the Enter Text for Title page, type the text you want to
appear as the title.
6. Under More options, click Select audio or background music.
7. In Audio and music files, do one of the following:
_ Select an audio or music file from the current list.
_ Click Browse to import an audio or music file on
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your hard disk into Windows Movie Maker 2 to
use in your movie.
_ Select None if you do not want any audio or music
added to your movie.
8.
If your movie will include audio or music, you can do
one of the following:
_ To increase the audio level of an audio clip on the
Audio/Music track, drag the slider bar towards
Audio/Music.
_ To increase the audio level of the audio on the
Audio track that is part of a video clip, drag the
slider bar towards Audio from video.
9.
Click Done, edit movie to create the AutoMovie and add the
clips to the storyboard/timeline.
The time it takes for the AutoMovie to be processed and added to the
storyboard/timeline depends on the duration of the movie, and the size of the
audio, video, and picture files. Generally, it will take about 1/3 the time of the
overall length of the clips to complete the process.
After you create an AutoMovie, you can save it as a movie using the Save
Movie Wizard or you can make further edits, just as you would when creating
a project and movie on your own in Windows Movie Maker.
Creating Clips in Windows Movie
Maker 2
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To make it easier for you to manage and edit video clips, Windows Movie
Maker 2 for Windows XP divides the video you import to your PC into
discrete segments.
Clips are automatically created if you have selected the Create clips for video
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files check box when you import a video file into Windows Movie Maker 2. If
the check box is not selected, the video is imported as a single continuous clip,
rather than a series of shorter clips. You can use Movie Maker's clip detection
feature later to divide a video file into smaller, more manageable clips.
Clips are created in a number of different ways, depending on the video file
and video source.
_ Video from a digital video camera. If you capture video from a
digital video (DV) camera that is connected to an IEEE
1394 port, clips are created based on the time stamp
inserted in the video by the DV camera. If there is no time
stamp, a new clip is generated whenever there is a
significant change in one frame of the video compared to
frame that follows.
If you import a DV-AVI file that is time stamped, the file is separated into
clips according to the time stamp information.
_ Capturing video from an analog video camera or Web camera. If you
capture video from an analog camera or Web camera, a
clip is created when there is a significant frame change.
This method is used for both live and recorded content from
an analog source. The length of clips is also based in part
on the duration of the entire video file: Longer video files
will have clips that are generally longer in duration than
those created when clip detection is used on a shorter video
file.
_ Windows Media files. If you import a Windows Media file with
an .asf or .wmv file name extension that includes file
markers, a clip is created for each marker. If there are no
markers—or only one marker—clips are generated based on
significant frame changes.
The time it takes to detect clips in a video file increases as the length of the
video file increases. If you click Cancel while clip detection is occurring, the
process stops at that point in the video file. The clips that have been detected
are segmented out. The final clip includes all of the video in the file that
remained when clip detection was cancelled. You can resume clip detection
for this part of the file at any time.
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Trimming Audio and Video Clips
with Windows Movie Maker 2
Content Updated: January 07, 2003
With Windows Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP you can edit and trim the
clips that are automatically created when you import video to your PC. When
you trim a video clip, you edit out the sections that you don't want to include
in your project and final saved movie.
By trimming a clip, you can establish the exact starting and ending point of
any video clip that you have added to your project on the timeline, and, in the
process, determine its precise length. With Movie Maker, you trim a video
clip by dragging the trim handles to the points where you want the clip to
begin and end. If you edit out too much of an audio or video clip, you can
adjust or clear the established trim points. You cannot, however, extend the
playback time for video or audio clips.
To trim a video or audio clip:
1. On the View menu, click Timeline.
2.
In the Collections pane, click the collection that contains
the clip you want to add, and then select the clip you want
to trim in the Contents pane.
3.
On the Clip menu, click Add to Timeline (or drag it to the
timeline).
4.
On the timeline, select the clip you want to trim by
clicking on it.
5. On the timeline, click the playback indicator and drag it
to the point where you want to trim the clip. Click the Pause
button when you reach the point.
-orUse the playback controls on the monitor to go to the point
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where you want to trim the clip, then click the Pause button.
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On the Clip menu, click Set Start Trim Point.
Click the Play button. At the point where you want to stop
the trimming, click Pause.
On the Clip menu, click Set End Trim Point.
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Adding Music to Your Home Movies
with Windows Movie Maker 2
Content Updated: November 13, 2003
Adding a soundtrack is a great way to enhance the meaning and excitement of
the movies you create. With Windows Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP, it's
easy to add favorite songs, evocative mood music, or any other audio you'd
like to include as part of a soundtrack.
Once you’ve assembled the elements of your home movie on the storyboard,
you’re ready to add music. Here's how:
1. In the Tasks Pane, click Import audio or music (or click on
File menu, then Import into collections)
2.
Your My Music folder will open. Navigate to the song that
you want and click on it, then click the Import button in the
lower right-hand corner. This will bring your music clip into
your collection.
3.
Click on the Show Timeline button above the storyboard,
or use the View drop-down menu and click on Timeline
4. Drag the audio file down to the Audio/Music track
5.
You can move the audio clip left to right to coincide with
a particular video clip. And if the music is too long for your
video, you can trim it. Simply scroll along the Timeline all
the way to the right, so you can see the end of the audio
clip. Move the cursor onto the end of the song, and a red
double arrow will appear. Drag the clip to the left as far as
you want to create the end point of the music.
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You can adjust the volume of the music you add in relationship to and the
volume of the audio on the video clip. For example, or you can turn the audio
track on the video clip all the way down so that only the music is heard, or
adjust the levels so that both are audible.
To adjust the volume of an audio clip
1. On the Audio or Audio/Music track of the timeline, select
the audio clip that you want to adjust the volume for.
2.
On the Clip menu, point to Audio, and then click Volume.
3.
To adjust the volume, do one of the following:
_ To reduce the volume, move the Audio volume level
slider to the left.
_ To increase the volume, move the Audio volume
level slider to the right.
_ To mute the clip, select the Mute clip check box.
_ To reset the volume to the original volume, click
Reset.
To adjust the volume of an audio clip relative to the audio from the
video clip
1. Just above the Timeline view, click on the Volume icon on
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the left.
2.
A slider will appear, and you can drag it left or right,
depending on whether you want the audio from the video
to be more prominent or the music to be more prominent.
Add Narration to Your Home
Movies with Windows Movie Maker
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With Windows Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP, you can easily add a voiceover to your home movies. Adding narration lets you use your own words and
voice to describe the scene that viewers are seeing.
To add voice narration to your movie, you need a microphone installed on
your PC.
Once you’ve assembled the elements of your home movie on the storyboard,
you are ready to start your narration:
1.
On the View menu, click Timeline (or click Show Timeline in
the Storyboard section).
2.
Move the playback indicator on the timeline, which
appears as a square with a vertical line, to a point on the
timeline where the Audio/Music track is empty and where
you want to begin your audio narration.
3.
Click on the microphone icon above the timeline, or go
to Tools menu and select Narrate Timeline.
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4.
To see more options, click Show more options, and do the
following:
_ If you have added other audio clips to the
Audio/Music track and you do not want the other
clips to shift on the timeline, select the Limit
narration to available free space on Audio/Music track
check box.
_ In the Audio device list, click the audio capture
device you want to use. Then, in Audio input source,
click the line that you want to use.
_ To adjust the volume of your captured audio,
move the Input level slider to the level you prefer.
_ Select the Mute speakers check box to prevent the
audio from a video clip on the timeline from
playing back over your speakers while you are
narrating the timeline. This keeps unwanted audio
from being captured in your narration.
5.
6.
Click Start Narration and begin narrating the content on
the timeline.
Do one of the following:
_ If the Limit narration to available free space on
Audio/Music track check box is selected, narrate the
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timeline until the time limit expires.
_ If the Limit narration to available free space on
Audio/Music track check box is cleared, click Stop
Narration after you have finished narrating the
contents on the timeline.
7.
In the File name box, type a name for your captured
audio narration, and then click Save.
The audio narration you captured is imported automatically into the current
collection and the narration is added automatically to the point on the
Audio/Music track where the narration was first started.
Use Audio Only with Windows Movie Maker 2 for
Windows XP
Content Updated: January 07, 2003
There are times when you may decide that you want to use only the audio
from a scene that you shot with your video camera. Windows Movie Maker 2
for Windows XP makes it easy to incorporate the audio portion of the scene
without displaying the video in your movie:
1. In Windows Movie Maker, select the video clip that
contains the audio you want to include in your project.
2. In the timeline view, drag the video clip from the
Contents pane to the Audio/Music track of the timeline.
3. Play back the timeline. Only the audio plays back in your
project and in your final saved movie.
Note!!If you save your movie without adding any video clips, the final movie
is saved as a Windows Media Audio (WMA) file, with a .wma file name
extension.
If you have a portable device that supports the playback of WMA, your
audio–only movie can be played back on the portable device.
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Add Sound Effects and Music with
Windows Movie Maker 2 for
Windows XP
Content Updated: November 13, 2003
At times, you may want to add an audio clip to your movie and synchronize it
to a scene in your movie. For example, there might be a particular point in the
video at which you want to add a sound effect. In Windows Movie Maker,
you can easily add audio exactly where you want it to play back in your
movie.
Here's how to add audio anywhere in your movie.
To add audio anywhere
1. Import the audio file you want to use in your movie.
2. Switch to the Timeline view.
3. Play back the video on the timeline and pause it at the
point at which you want to add the audio.
4. In the Contents pane, select the audio clip you imported
in step 1. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
5. Select the Audio/Music track on the timeline. On the Edit
menu, click Paste. The audio appears at the point on the
timeline where playback was paused.
6. Rewind the video, and then play it again.
Note You can use sound effects you create yourself or other
sound effects you may already have on your computer. For
additional sound effects to use in your movies, you can
download the Windows Media Creativity Kit and the Windows
Movie Maker 2 Winter Fun Pack from the Microsoft Web site.
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Using Music with your Narration
with Windows Movie Maker 2 for
Windows XP
In Windows Movie Maker, you might have already narrated the timeline after
adding pictures to create a slideshow movie. But did you know you can still
add music to play with your narration? Here’s how.
To add a narration and music
1. Add the pictures you want to include in your movie to the
timeline.
2. On the Tools menu, click Narrate Timeline, and then narrate
the timeline as usual. Save your audio narration.
3. Import a music file into Windows Movie Maker (or use an
existing audio clip), and then add it to the end of the
timeline on the Audio/Music track, so it appears
immediately after the narration.
4. Drag the music clip over the narration so they overlap on
the timeline. The music and your narration are then played
back at the same time.
5. Select the music clip. Drag the end trim handle and trim
the music clip if necessary, so it stops playing at the end of
the movie with the last picture on the Video track.
Hints
For the music in your movie, use music that is largely instrumental and does
not include lyrics. This helps to prevent confusion in your movie where two
different voices would play back simultaneously.
If your narration cannot be heard or the music plays too loudly, either increase
the volume of the narration or decrease the volume of the music clip. To
adjust the volume, select either audio clip, and then, on the Clip menu, point
to Audio, and then click Volume. Drag the slider to adjust the volume, and
then play back the project to hear the results.
In order to select either audio clip, you might need to zoom in on the timeline
to see it in greater detail.
To further enhance your movie, add a fadeout audio effect to the music or
narration.
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Adding Titles and Credits to Your
Movies with Windows Movie Maker
2
Content Updated: November 13, 2003
Windows Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP includes features that make it easy
to add titles and credits to your movies. You can add any text that you'd like,
including the title of your movie, your name, the date, and the names of the
actors. You can also place the titles anywhere you want—at the beginning or
end of a movie, before or after a clip, or even overlaying a clip. You can also
specify the length of time that the title will appear.
Figure 1: A project with a title that displays before a video clip.
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Figure 2: A project with displays as an overlay title over a video clip.
Figure 3: A project with credits that appear at the end of the project.
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Choosing the Title Animation
With title animation effects, you can control the way titles play back in your
movies. For example, the Typewriter title animation displays title text one
character at a time.
Windows Movie Maker includes three categories of title animations:
Titles, One Line
As the name suggests, the title animations in this category are best suited for
titles that contain a single line of text. When you select a title animation from
this category, the text area for entering the title appears as one large text box.
The text you enter then appears all at once in your movie, even if your title
actually runs to more than one line of text.
Titles, Two Lines
The title animations in this category work best for titles that contain two or
more lines of text. When you pick a title animation in this category, you'll see
two areas for entering text. The first line of text you enter appears first and
then the second line of text appears shortly after the first line of text is
displayed.
Credits
Movie Maker also makes it easy to add credits to your home movies. When a
title animation is selected in this category, the text area for entering the credits
appears as a small grid. Use the top row to enter the title of your movie. The
rows below provide two columns where you can enter information about your
movie. You can use the first column for entering titles such as director and
scriptwriter, and the second column to enter their names, for example.
For each category, if the title will appear as an overlay, you'll see the notation
(overlay) at the end of the title animation description.
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Entering Titles and Credits
Here’s how to use title and credit features of Windows Movie Maker 2:
1. On the Tools menu, click Titles and Credits.
–orIn the Movie Tasks pane, under Edit Movie, click Make titles or
credits.
2.
On the Where do you want to add a title? page, click a link
that corresponds to the place where you want to add the
title.
3.
In the Enter Text for Title page, type the text you want to
appear as the title.
4.
Click Change the title animation, and then on the Choose the
Title Animation page, select a title animation from the list.
5.
Click Change the text and font color, and then on the Select
Title Font and Color page, choose the font, font color,
formatting, background color, transparency, font size, and
position of the title.
6.
Click Done, add title to movie to add the title to your movie.
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Add Effects to Titles with Windows
Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP
Content Updated: January 07, 2003
From freeze frame video to titles with added effects to stop motion that lets
you use clay figures and other inanimate object to make movies, Windows
Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP is loaded with tools and features that make it
easy for you to give full reign to your creative powers when you make
movies. Try these tips and tricks to impress your audience and have more fun
than ever making movies.
How to Add Effects to Titles
If you've spent any time exploring the creative possibilities that Windows
Movie Maker offers, chances are you have already added video effects to your
movies. But you might not know that you can add effects to titles as well.
Here’s how to add a video effect to a title:
1. In Windows Movie Maker, on the Tools menu, select Titles
and Credits.
2. Select one of the following links, depending on where you
want the title to appear in your movie.
_ Title at the beginning of the movie
_ Title before the selected clip
_ Title after the selected clip
_ Credits at the end
3. Click Done, add title to movie after you have typed the text
and selected the animation for the title.
4. Select the title on the Video track of the timeline or on
the storyboard.
5. Click the Video Effects folder or choose the View video effects
task, choose an effect in the Contents pane, and then drag
it to the title on the storyboard/timeline.
6. In the same way that you can add multiple video effects
to video clips, you can also add multiple video effects to
your titles, by repeating the procedures above.
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Use Webdings in Titles with Windows Movie
Maker 2 for Windows XP
Content Updated: January 07, 2003
When you create a title for your movie, you probably think mostly about
adding words. However, with a little creativity, you can create some
interesting effects using unusual fonts, such as Webdings. Webdings is a font
family that contains small pictures rather than letters, and it is installed by
default in Microsoft Windows XP.
Since the Webdings font contains pictures rather than words, it can be a bit
difficult to find the icon or picture you want to use by just typing different
letters to a title in Windows Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP. If you start with
the Character Map, it's much easier to find a picture or icon that works well in
your movie title.
To use the Webdings font in your titles
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With Windows Movie Maker already started, click Start, point to All
Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click
Character Map.
In Windows Movie Maker, click Tools, and then Titles and Credits
and choose the location for your title.
Before entering any text, click Change the text font and color, click
Font, and then choose Webdings from the list of fonts. Click Edit the
title text.
In Character Map, click Font, and then choose Webdings from the
list of fonts. The different Webdings you can choose appear. Scroll
through the list and click a character to see it enlarged.
After you find the icon you want to use, select it, click Select, and
then click Copy.
In Windows Movie Maker, click the area for entering title text. To
quickly paste the character, right–click and then choose Paste or
press CTRL-V.
Note!!Try adding the same character many times, or adding spaces between
characters for variety. You can also add title animations to make the icons
move in the movie.
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Combine Title Animations with
Windows Movie Maker 2
Posted: January 07, 2003
Windows Movie Maker 2 has a wide variety of title animations that you can
include in your movies. With a little imagination, you can combine title
animations to create new title animations and effects for your movie.
Here's how to combine title animations in your movie.
To combine title animations
1. In Windows Movie Maker 2, on the Tools menu, select
Titles and Credits.
2. Select one of the following links, depending on where you
want the title to appear in your movie.
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Title at the beginning of the movie
Title before the selected clip
Title after the selected clip
Credits at the end
3.
Type the text for your title, and then click Change the title
animation. For this example, select Zoom, Out, and then click
Done, add title to movie.
On the timeline, select the title on the Video track. On
the Edit menu, click Copy.
Select the Title Overlay track. On the Edit menu, click
Paste so a copy of the title appears on the Title Overlay
track directly below the title on the Video track.
Double-click the title on the Title Overlay track to quickly
edit the title, and then change the title animation. For the
new animation, choose the opposite of the Zoom, Out
animation, which is Zoom, In, and then click Done.
Play the video to see your new combined title animation
effect.
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Note This tip also works for other title animation pairs such as
Spin, Out and Spin, In.
Experiment with combining other title animation effects. For
example, apply the Spin, In animation to one title and apply
the Mirror title animation to the other title so the two titles
meet in the middle. Of course, this is only one of many
different combinations.
Links for Help
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/moviemaker/default.as
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