movie maker teppo räisänen liike/oamk. general information movie maker comes with winxp provides...

Movie Maker

Teppo RäisänenLIIKE/OAMK

General Information Movie Maker comes with WinXP Provides basic features for video

capture and editing Export video to

.avi .wmv

Basic Editing Open the editor and create a new

project Capture a video clip or import an

existing clip into the editor Use the timeline to arrange clips Cut and combine the clips Add effects and text properties Adjust the export settings and export

the video

UI Features

1. Toolbar2. Task Pane3. Collections4. Clip View5. Timeline for video & audio

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Project

Movie Maker saves projects as .msvmm files

Project file is a mapping file of the projects audio & video components

Commands related to projects are under File menu

Import Video Video material can be brought into

a project by Capture function Importing a video file

Use File – Import video into collections or Capture video – Import video - command

Video Editing

Note: Movie Maker used non-destructive editing

Material from the collections can be dragged into the timeline

The length of a specific clip can be adjusted by dragging the edges of a clip

Video Editing

The order of the clips can be changed by dragging

Clips can be removed using delete command

Properties of a single clip can be modified

Timeline

Timeline presents: Video Clips 1) Audio tracks (2) Text properties (3) Transitions between clips (4)

Tools of the Timeline

1. Set audio levels2. Narrate timeline3. Zoom4. F Fwd / Rewind5. Storyboard/Timeline

Tools of the Video view

Split Clip to split a specific clip into two clips

Take Picture to save a jpeg image from the viewed frame

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Effects Effects can be added into the video clips Effects available can be viewed using

Edit movie – View video effects An effect is applied by dragging it into

the timeline After applying an effect

The video view will present the result The timeline will indicate an effect by

displaying a blue star within the clip

Effects

Several effects can be applied to a single clip

An effect can be removed using Video effects – Remove

Transitions If two video clips are overlapping a

Crossfade effect is created by default The transitions available can be viewed

using Edit movie – view video transitions A transition is applied by dragging the

transition into the overlapping area between two video clips

A transition can be removed using delete command

The length of the transition effect can be modified by dragging in the timeline view