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This tutorial will show you how to create a project using Windows Movie Maker using still images.

On the left side of your screen, under the heading

Movie Tasks 1. Capture Video, select Import

Pictures.

Navigate to the pictures you want to use

for this project.


Select multiple pictures by holding down the

Control key (Ctrl) and clicking on multiple

pictures. When you are finished, select Import.

To move images from the

Collection area to the Storyboard

area, simply click on the image,

hold the mouse button down, drag

the image down and drop it into the

storyboard area.

Once you have the images in the

storyboard area, you can rearrange

them by clicking on an image,

holding the mouse button down,

and then drag and drop the image to

the new location.

Select Import audio or music.


Navigate to the music you want to use for this

project. Select the music and then select

Import.

Select Show Timeline

Click on your music, and drag it and

drop it into the Timeline.

Once it is in the Timeline, you can

click on it and drag it to the right so

that it is at the beginning of your

movie.


You can resize your music clip by

moving your mouse to the end of

the clip. When you get a double-

sided arrow, click on the mouse,

hold it down and drag it to the left

until your music clip is the correct

length.

Select Show Storyboard

In the Movie Tasks area, select Edit Movie (1)

Select Video Effects (2)

(If the selections under Edit Movie are not showing, click

on the chevron to the right of Edit Movie) (3)

To add a video effect, click on the effect, drag

and drop it onto an image in your story board. (1)

When an image has a video effect applied to it,

the star in the lower left corner of the image will

be blue instead of gray. (2)


Select View video transitions.

To apply a transition, simply click on the transition,

drag it and drop it in the small box between two of

the images in the storyboard.

Select Make titles or credits.


Select where you want to add the title.

Add the text for your title. (1)

You can select More Options (2) to

change the font, color, etc.

When you are finished, select Done,

add title to movie. (3)

Select Save to my Computer


Enter a name for your movie. (1)

Browse to the location where you

want your movie to be saved. (2)

Select Next. (3)

In this window, select Next.

Your movie will now be processed.

When this is completed, you will need to select

Finish.

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