Windows Movie Maker

Steps to Create a Basic Video

Click on Start Button, All Programs, Windows Movie Maker
Step 1: Adding photos to your movie
o On the Movie Tasks pane on the left, click Import Pictures. Browse to the folder that contains
photos of the process that you wish to document
o Select the photos that you wish to use in the video by pressing Ctrl and clicking on the photos
with the mouse. Alternatively, to select all the photos in the folder, press Ctrl+A. Click Import.
o On your screen you should now see the menu bar right at the top, the tasks pane on the left, the
photos you have imported in the middle pane, and a preview pane on the right. At the bottom of
the screen is the timeline or storyboard.
o Right now, the storyboard is blank. Press Ctrl+A to select all the photos you had just imported.
Drag all the highlighted photos to the storyboard.

Step 2: Give your movie a title slide
o Click at the beginning of the timeline where your title slide will be. Click Tools, and then click
Titles and Credits.
o In the text box, give a title to your movie. It should include information such as
a) The name of the course
b) The name of the lecturer
c) The name of the process you are documenting
d) The names of the group members

Step 3: Add captions to some of your photos to explain key steps of the process
o Click on the photo which requires a caption
o From the Movie Tasks pane on the left, under Edit Movie, select Make titles or credits. Choose
"Title on the selected clip and in the text box which appears, enter your text.
o Choose an appropriate size and colour for your text. You may also change its animation at this
point. Select Done, add title to movie and the text will be added to the timeline

Step 4: Add background music
o From the Movie Tasks bar, under Capture Video, select Import audio or music
o Browse to a folder that contains your music files (some of the audio file formats supported by
Movie Maker are mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .wav and .wm)
o Choose any appropriate song or music for your movie. Click Import, then drag the music file to
the Audio/Music track of the timeline

Step 6: Add transitions and effects to your movie
o From the Movie Tasks pane, under Edit Movie , select View video transitions .
o Choose the transitions that you think are suitable for your movie, select and drag into the
storyboard between desired clips You may use the same transition for the whole video, or apply
different transitions to different parts of the video
o You may also add some special effects in the Animations tab. From the Movie Tasks pane,
under Edit Movie, select View video effects.
o Choose the desired effect, select and drag over the desired clips. Experiment to find the most
appropriate special effects for your movie.

Note:
At any stage of the movie making process, you may preview what you have done so far simply click on
the Play button in the Preview window.

Step 7: Saving and exporting your work
o You may save any work you have done by following these steps:
a) Click on the File in the menu bar.
b) Click Save Project As, then give any appropriate name to the project.
c) Click Save, and It will be saved as yourfilename.mswmm, which refers to Microsoft
Windows Movie Maker project.
d) This project file can be opened and edited until you are satisfied with the movie.

o If you are completely satisfied with your movie, then it is time to export it in a format that can be
played on most computers.
a) Under Finish Movie in the Move Tasks pane, click on Save to my Computer.
b) Choose the location for your video, click Next. Choose Best Quality for Playback on
computer, then Next.
c) When done, close Movie Maker and open the created video with Windows Media Player
to make sure it plays as you intended it to. If you need to make any further changes you
can only do it from the project file yourfilename.mswmm , so do not delete this project file!


For detailed Windows Movie Maker tutorials, you may access:
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials/graphics/moviemaker2/MM2handout.pdf
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Getting-started-with-Windows-Movie-Maker


Final note:
Windows Live Movie Maker comes bundled with Windows 7 and some versions of Windows Vista.
However, Windows XP and other versions of Windows Vista offer Windows Movie Maker, an earlier
version of the same software. You may find that Windows Live Movie Maker has a different interface from
Windows Movie Maker. Other than that, Windows Movie Maker allows voice narration, a feature that is no
longer available in Windows Live Movie Maker.


























Appendix B
Windows Live Movie Maker
Steps to Create a Basic Video

Click on Start Button, All Programs, Windows Live Movie Maker
Step 1: Import photos into your movie
o Make sure you are in the Home tab. In the Add group, click on Add Videos and Photos
o Browse to the folder that contains photos of the process that you wish to document
o Select the photos that you wish to use in the video by pressing Ctrl and clicking on the photos
with the mouse. Alternatively, to select all the photos in the folder, press Ctrl+A. Click Open.
o All your selected photos will be displayed in the right hand panel (also called the Storyboard); the
left hand panel will preview your movie, starting with the first photo.

Step 2: Give your movie a title slide
o Make sure you are in the Home tab, then click on Add Title in the Add group.
o Give a title to your movie. It should include information such as
e) The name of the course
f) The name of the lecturer
g) The name of the process you are documenting
h) The names of the group members


Step 3: Add captions to some of your photos to explain key steps of the process
o Click on the photo which requires a caption
o In the Add tile of the Home tab, click on Add Caption, then type your text.
o Choose an appropriate size and colour for your text so that it can be read easily.

Step 4: Add background music
o In the Add tile of the Home tab, click on Add music
o Browse to a folder that contains your music files
o Choose any appropriate song or music for your movie

Step 6: Add some interesting effects to your movie
o Click on the Animations Tab
o Choose the transitions that you think are suitable for your movie by clicking on them and dragging
them to the right panel. Click on the small arrow buttons on the right of the Transitions tile to see
more transitions
o You may use the same transition for the whole video, or apply different transitions to different
parts of the video
o You may also add some Pan and Zoom special effects in the Animations tab. Experiment to find
the most appropriate special effects
Note:
At any stage of the movie making process, you may preview what you have done so far simply click on
the Play button in the Preview window.

Step 7: Saving and exporting your work
o You may save any work you have done by following these steps:
e) Click on the Movie Maker button located to the left of the Home tab.
f) Click Save Project As, then give any appropriate name to the video.
g) Click Save, and It will be saved as yourfilename.wlmp, which refers to windows live
movie maker project.

o If you are satisfied with your video, then it is time to export it in a format that can be played on
most computers.
d) Click on the Movie Maker button located to the left of the Home tab.
e) Place the cursor over Save Movie, then from the list click on For Computer. The movie
will be saved as yourfilename.wmv, which can be shared or uploaded online
f) Close Movie Maker and play the created video to make sure it plays as you intended it to.
If you need to make any further changes you can only do it from the project file
yourfilename.wlmp , so do not delete this project file!


For more information on using Windows Live Movie Maker, you may access some video tutorials at:
http://www.intowindows.com/windows-live-movie-maker-wlmm-tutorials/
http://www.pcmech.com/article/windows-live-movie-maker-tutorial-video/

For non-video tutorials, you may access:
http://www.uwb.edu/it/howdoi/articles/windowslivemoviemaker.pdf
http://www.7tutorials.com/windows-live-movie-maker


Final note:
Windows Live Movie Maker comes bundled with Windows 7 and some versions of Windows Vista.
However, Windows XP and other versions of Windows Vista offer Windows Movie Maker, an earlier
version of the same software. You may find that Windows Movie Maker has a different interface from
Windows Live Movie Maker. Other than that, Windows Movie Maker allows voice narration, a feature that
is no longer available in Windows Live Movie Maker.

For students who are using Windows Movie Maker, a comprehensive guide is available at:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Getting-started-with-Windows-Movie-Maker