This document provides instructions for using movie making software to create a video project. It outlines the 3 main tasks of capturing/importing media, editing the project, and finishing/saving the movie. It describes how to add video clips, pictures, transitions, effects, titles, and audio. It explains how to arrange the project on different tracks in the timeline and provides tips for previewing, trimming clips, and adjusting audio. The final steps cover saving the project file, exporting the finished movie, and playing it back.
5. 5 Tracks
Video
Transition
Audio
Audio/music
Title
When we edit our movie, different parts will go
in these tracks
6. Capture video clips
or pics from digital
camera, or import
from files saved on
your computer.
Click on import
video/pics
7. Each item will appear
in the collections pane
Drag each item to the
story board and drop
them in the order you
wish them to appear.
8. You can also change the length of time that the
picture shown in the movie
By default each picture will be shown for 5 seconds
If you want to change that amount of time drag the
“end trim handle” (shown below) notice when you
click and drag the amount of time will show in the
window.
If you are using video you can crop the length of the
video using the same process.
9. Timeline
marker
You can preview the video at
any time by simply clicking the
play button at the bottom of the Full screen
preview screen (or at the top left
of the storyboard)
The preview will start where
the timeline marker is set… you
can drag the marker anywhere
you choose by grabbing it at the
top
You can also click on the full
screen button to see it big
Note: when you preview a movie it
may be choppy.
10. You can employ
different effects that
will jazz up the video.
In the task pane, under
step 2, click on “view
video effects”
The collection of effects
will appear in the
collections area
11. Once you have
found the effect
that is perfect…
click and drag it
down to the clip in
the storyboard
You can use
multiple effects on
an item
12. You will notice on the
picture that a star will
appear to represent an
effect is on the picture
You will notice that there
are 2 overlapping stars on
a picture with 2 effects
Full screen
You can preview the effect
on your pictures/video
13. You can employ different
transitions to jazz up the
video
In the task pane, under step
2, click on “view video
transitions”
The collection of transitions
will appear in the
collections area
14. Once you have found
the transition that is
perfect… click and
drag it between the
clips in the
storyboard.
A blue line will
appear to show where
the trans will go
15. You will notice that the 2 clips will slightly overlap,
and in the track beneath the clips, the name of the trans
will appear.
Unlike effects, only one transition can be used at a time
You can also speed up or slow down a transition by
clicking on the picture and sliding it forward or back to
increase or decrease the transition’s speed
16. Again, in the task
pane, under step 2
click on “Make
titles…”
This will appear and
you can choose
where you want to
put the title/credits
17. Type whatever you want in the text box
Below, you can change the animation or the font and color
Once complete, click on Done.
18. Add music (mp3,
wav, wma) to your
movie
In the task pane,
click on “import
audio…”
Choose the file(s)
you want to use
and click “import”
19. In the
collections
pane, click on
the audio file
and drag it
into the
Audio/Music
track.
20. To adjust the volume,
push the Control key
and U
Or you can right-click
on the track and get this
menu which shows
volume, fade in and out.
For video clips, you can
mute the recorded
sound in the same way
21. Be sure to make the music the same length as the video.
Click on the end of the track and drag it left or right to
trim the length.
You can add more audio tracks before or after this track
22. First go to File-Save to
save your project as a
Movie Maker File.
This will enable you to
go back and make
changes, if necessary.
Go to Step 3: Finish
Movie. In the Save
Movie Wizard box,
enter and name and
choose where to save.
23. When you save,
you have many
options based on
the quality that
you want
Leave it as
“recommended”
or click on “show
more choices”
24. The amount of
time that it takes
to save depends
upon how long
it is and the
quality options
you chose.
The next screen
will tell you it is
finished and will
ask if you want
to see your
work.
25. The video is now set
to play back in
Window media
player
If you go to the folder
you saved it in and
double click it will
open and play for you
Then you can burn
the file to cd or flash
drive to take with you