History: Initial Releases

History
Initial releases
The first release of Windows Movie Maker was included with Windows ME in 2000.
Version 1.1 was included in Windows XP a year later, and included support for creating DV
AVI and WMV 8 files. Version 2.0 was released as a free update in November 2002, and added a
number of new features. Version 2.1, a minor update, is included in Windows XP Service Pack 2.
The Movie Maker in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 had more transitionsand support
for DVD burning.
Windows Vista
The next version of Movie Maker was released as part of Windows Vista and like most Windows
components reported version number 6.0.6000, same as Windows Vista itself. It included new
effects and transitions, support for playback on the Xbox 360,[5] and support for the DVR-MS file
format that Windows Media Center records television in. The HD version in Premium and Ultimate
editions of Windows Vista also added support for capturing from HDV camcorders. The capture
wizard also created DVR-MS type files from HDV tapes. However, the Windows Vista version of
Windows Movie Maker removed support for importing video from an analog video source such as an
analog camcorder,VCR or from a webcam.[6]
As some older systems might not be able to run the new version of Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft
also released an updated older version 2.6 for Windows Vista on Microsoft Download Center. This
version included the old effects and transitions, and is basically the same as Windows Movie Maker
2.1, but without the ability to capture video. Installation requires Windows Vista and is only intended
for use on computers where the hardware accelerated version cannot be run. [7]
A Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) version of Windows Movie Maker was also included in
some development builds of Vista (at the time codenamed "Longhorn"), but was removed in
the development reset in August 2004.[8] After the development reset, the interface for the WPFbased Windows Movie Maker was retained in Windows Vista.
Windows Live
A new version of the software, renamed Windows Live Movie Maker 2009, was released as a beta
on September 17, 2008, and officially released as a standalone product through Windows Live
Essentials suite on August 19, 2009. This was effectively a completely new software, as it could not
read projects created by earlier versions and did not support custom XML transitions written for the
previous versions. In addition, a great many features were removed.
Also, Movie Maker's interface was redesigned in the Windows Live version to use a ribbon
toolbar similar to Office 2007; it also added features such as "Auto Movie" and the ability to export
videos directly to DVDs and YouTube.[9] Certain advanced features were also removed from the
software, such as image stabilization and the ability to record voice-overs. [10]
Movie Maker 2009 supported both Windows Vista and Windows 7. As the previous version of
Windows Movie Maker was no longer included with the operating system, the only way to obtain
Movie Maker on Windows 7 and later was through the Windows Live Essentials suite, [4][11] although
some manufacturers pre-installed the application on new PCs.
An updated version, Windows Live Movie Maker 2011, was released on August 17, 2010, adding
features such as webcam capture, support for high-definition video, the ability to upload videos
directly to SkyDrive and Facebook, and the ability to add media files stored on network shares to
projects.[10]
2012
With the discontinuation of the Windows Live brand (and the re-branding of the Windows Live suite
as Windows Essentials), Windows Movie Maker 2012 was released in April 2012. Support for
recording voice-overs was restored, along with an audio mixer and integration with several free stock
music services. H.264/MP4 became the default export format (replacing Windows Media Video),
support for uploading to Vimeo was introduced, and hardware accelerated video stabilization was
also added as an exclusive feature forWindows 8 users.[12]
Windows XP (stylised as Windowsxp; codenamed Whistler)[6] is a personal computer operating

system that was produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. The
operating system was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and generally released for
retail sale on October 25, 2001.
Development of Windows XP began in the late 1990s as "Neptune", an operating system built on
the Windows NT kernelwhich was intended specifically for mainstream consumer usean updated
version of Windows 2000 was also originally planned for the business market. However, in January
2000, both projects were shelved in favor of a single OS codenamed "Whistler", which would serve
as a single OS platform for both consumer and business markets. Windows XP was a major
advance from the MS-DOS based versions of Windows in security, stability and efficiency[7] due to its
use of Windows NT underpinnings. It introduced a significantly redesigned graphical user
interface and was the first version of Windows to useproduct activation in an effort to reduce
its copyright infringement.
Upon its release Windows XP received generally positive reviews, with critics noting increased
performance (especially in comparison to Windows ME), a more intuitive user interface, improved
hardware support, and its expanded multimedia capabilities.[8] Despite some initial concerns over the
new licensing model and product activation system, Windows XP eventually proved to be popular
and widely used. It is estimated that at least 400 million copies of Windows XP were sold globally
within its first five years of availability,[9][10] and at least one billion copies were sold by April 2014.
[11]
Sales of Windows XP licenses to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) ceased on June 30,
2008, but continued for netbooks until October 2010. Windows XP remained popular even after the
release of newer versions, particularly due to the poorly received release of its successor Windows
Vista. Vista's 2009 successor, Windows 7, only overtook XP in total market share at the end of 2011.
[12]
Extended support for Windows XP ended on April 8, 2014, after which the operating system ceased
receiving further support or security updates to most users. As of June 2016, Windows XP desktop
market share is 9.78% according to NetMarketshare[13] (while StatCounter estimates at 6.5%
globally[14] (3.46% across all platforms[15]) and the market share higher in e.g. China at 23%,[16][17] India;
[18]
Asia in general and Africa), making it the third most popular after Windows 7 and Windows 10
(and StatCounter also ranks after Windows 8.1 and OS X contrary to NetMarketshare's data).

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