9. Use the mouse to scroll through your video. The Split function to separates frames to
be rearranged or deleted.
10. Mix and match photos and videos. Adjust the time the photos display to
accommodate transitions and captions.
11. Using the Animations tab choose from a selection of transitions between scenes
and various pans for photos.
12. Record the soundtrack as you shoot a video or add it during the editing process.
To add narration to the video will require additional software (example: Audacity)
13. Using the Caption button from the Home menu add captions to videos and
photos. WLMM provides options to control the font, style, timing and animation
of the caption.
14. The Credits button on the Home tab
adds credit frames to the end of the
video.
25. Sharing & Saving
Once your video is complete it can be
shared or stored on several popular sites.
The file can also be saved to your computer
in different resolutions, burned to a DVD or
formatted for easy emailing.
You can also save your file as a “Project” for
future editing.
26. Windows Live Movie Maker
http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker
“Free” Royalty Free Music
http://incompetech.com/
iCreate Videos (2 part WLMM tutorial)
http://youtu.be/Sdte6mxMZzg
http://youtu.be/L_WHNQHZH84
Photomario Videos (2 WLMM part tutorial)
http://youtu.be/rjsncaGHaCc
http://youtu.be/jJR85Qb-sns
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Video Tips & Techniques
http://vimeo.com/videoschool
http://vscreen.com/video101.html
PowerPoint Presentation
http://slideshare.net/Chuck_IRC/nov-2011-technology-fair
Notes de l'éditeur
Windows Live Movie Maker (WLMM) Free download from Microsoft
WLMM works with most file formats. With WLMM you can create virtual tours set to music or with narration, edit videos; rearranging scenes or removing those oops moments you recorded. When the project is completed you can share the video on many of popular websites or save to your computer, burn a DVD (if your computer is so equipped) or send the movie as an email attachment to a client.
WLMM Start-Up screen.
Raw footage
List of edits performed on the video
Load your video into WLMM
Video imported into WLMM
Using the mouse you can scroll through the video. Stopping for deletions. When you reach the spot where a deletion begins press the Split button in the Edit tab. Scroll to the end of the frames to be deleted and repeat. The go back to the frames to be deleted and hit the delete key. Repeat until complete. Once you have only the frames you wish to include in your video remaining you can continue to edit your video by inserting audio, transitions and other effects.
You can mix and match, still photos and videos. Photos display for a default time during playback (7 sec) this can be adjusted as needed. Here is was adjusted for an additional 2 seconds to accommodate transitions and captions
You can choose from a menu of transitions and pans for still videos. A fade and pan to center have been selected for the opening photo.
Click on the Add Music button and select the audio file you wish to use. The file will truncate to the length of the video. If the video is longer than the audio you will need to add the audio track again until it reached the end of the video or select a longer audio track.
Captions can be added to photos and videos. Functions in the highlighted area of the toolbar allow you to control font type, color, size, position. The second smaller highlighted area controls the start time of the caption along with the length of time it is on the screen. The last section labeled effects offers a way to control how the caption is displayed: scroll, fade, zoom and more.
On the Home tab you can add Credits by clicking the Credits button. As with Captions you have an assortment of font controls as well as background color and timing. The default effect for credits is to scroll, but you can chose from an number of options. Transitional Effects can also be applied.
Final video after edits
Click the Add videos and photos brings up standard Windows dialog box
Photos added
Selected Add Music which brings up a standard Windows dialog box, selected the music and it is cropped to fit the length of the video. Then selected one of the Auto Movie Themes which add titles, transitions and credits.
Sample video with Auto Themes selected
Manually add captions. Select the frame you want to caption then select Caption on the Home tab. In the preview window type in your caption. Select a caption effect (scroll, fade in/out plus many more). Using the option in the yellow highlighted area you can format the text. Just to the right you can adjust the timing for the caption.
Select individual transitions between photos and how the picture is panned.
From the Home tab select Credits and then enter what you want to appear at the end of your video for credits. Default action is for credits to scroll.