Movie maker

Windows Movie Maker About arrow_upward

Windows Movie Maker is a freeware video editing tool by Microsoft.

It is a part of Windows Essentials software suite and offers the ability to create and edit videos as well as to publish them on SkyDrive, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr.

The process of creating a movie or a slideshow in Windows Movie Maker 2 (aka MM2) consists of importing media such as video, pictures, audio, or music into the program.

And then manipulating these same elements to create a specific product.

Its initial release was on September 14, 2000; 13 years ago.

The videos created by windows movie maker can be burned to CD-ROM/DVD-ROM or distributed via the web.

Windows Movie Maker comes pre-installed on most computers that are running the Windows XP and Vista operating systems.

Pros and cons of Windows Movie Maker

Pros:

It’s a freeware

Compared to others, it is quite easy to use.

Cons:

It crashes quite often, sometimes forcing you to start over.

Not so good video quality.

Unable to save huge movies you have created.

Different versions arrow_upward

Movie Maker 1.0 to 2.5

The first release of Windows Movie Maker was included with Windows ME in 2000, but it was not available in Windows 2000, which was released months before Windows ME.

Movie Maker 6.0

Microsoft released version 6.0 of Windows Movie Maker as part of Windows Vista, and included new effects and transitions, and support for the DVR-MS file format that Windows Media Center records television in.

Windows Live Movie Maker 2009

On June 24, 2010, the beta version of Windows Live Movie Maker 2011 (Wave 4) was released and shortly after on August 17, 2010, a beta refresh version was released to the public.

The final version of Windows Live Movie Maker 2011 was released on September 30, 2010. With the 2011 release, users must install Windows Live Photo Gallery when installing Windows Live Movie Maker, and vice versa.

The new version also included the ability to record video clips from a Webcam, as well as inclusion of new animated video titles.

Movie Maker 2012

The 2012 version was released on August 7, 2012 for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users, and dropped the live part of the title to be known officially as Windows Movie Maker 2012.

Part of Windows Essentials 2012 (Wave 5), the software included new features including

Audio narration

Audio waveforms

Audio ducking and emphasis

Vimeo music store integration

Support for H.264/MPEG-4 AVC encoding

Customizable outlined text

And auto-save features

As well as video stabilization and rolling shutter correction for Windows 8 users

System Requirements arrow_upward

Operating system:

Windows 7

Windows 8

Windows server 2008 R2

Platform

IA-32

X64

Common Terms used in Windows Movie Maker arrow_upward

Storyboard

Definition: In Windows Movie Maker or other movie making software, the Storyboard is an editing area located at the bottom of the window.

It is a panel of pictures or other movie clips, laid out in the sequence that they will be shown in the movie.

In general, storyboards are a series of photos or drawings that outline the sequence of scenes and major changes in the production.

Timeline

The Timeline view of Windows Movie Maker or other movie making software shows the components of the movie such as photos, video and audio clips in the order and timing that they will appear in movie.

Video Capture

A video capture is the process of transferring the video you recorded from a video camera or other video recording device (such as a cell phone), to your computer.

This process is done by attaching the video camera to your computer, with a special USB cable or a standard serial or parallel cable.

Video Clip

A video clip is a small section of a larger video presentation.

A series of video frames are run in succession to produce a short, animated video. This compilation of video frames results in a video clip.

Video or Movie frame

A video or movie frame is a single picture or still shot, that is shown as part of a larger video or movie.

Many single pictures are run in succession to produce what appears to be a seamless piece of film or videotape.

Each frame can be selected on its own to print out a single photograph.

Video Transition

Video transitions are the visual movements as one picture or video clip changes to another.

Video Effects

Windows Movie Maker video effects differ from video transitions as the motions apply to the individual picture itself rather than to the change from one picture to another.