Editing with Windows Movie Maker 2:

Basics Step-by-Step Guide If you can edit a Microsoft Word document you can edit video. It is very straight forward and you will be able to make a video with titles, effects and music in no time at all. This basic guide shows you some of the technical skills that will help you to do this.

Finding Movie Maker If you are using a PC that is running Microsoft Windows Movie Maker is likely to be found under Accessories. To open Movie Maker follow these five simple steps:

Basic Commands

Play...

Full Screen 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Click on Start Click on All Programs Click on Accessories Click on Entertainment Click on Movie Maker

Zoom in / Zoom out… Storyboard view… Timeline view…

Stop...

Cut…

Contents Finding Movie Maker Key Buttons Movie Maker Interface

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Getting Clips Capturing video Importing video from a file Importing images and music Dragging clips into the timeline

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Editing Clips Re-ordering clips Cutting clips Shortening clips Deleting clips Adding Music Titles, Transitions & Effects

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Finishing your video

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Keyboard shortcuts

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Windows Movie Maker 2: Interface Preview Window: This is where you can watch clips and the video you are making.

Movie Tasks: Guides you through the stages of making a video from recording (or capturing) video to your computer, editing (including adding titles and saving your final video.

Timeline: The timeline is where you will drag, drop, re-order and edit clips. You can change the view to a storyboard like below. Playhead: Your playhead shows you where in your video you are currently playing. It also acts as a blade for cutting clips

Play Controls: These controls let you play, pause and cut your clips. You can also choose to watch your video in full screen.

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Capturing (Recording) Video

Get Video – Get Music – Get Pictures Getting video editing

There are two ways that you can get video to edit in movie maker. Either you can record it to your computer from a camera, a process called capturing, or you can import it from a folder on your computer. Importing video allows you to share video clips with colleagues and download clips from the internet and then edit them into your video. Capturing Video in Five Steps STEP 1 Plug your video camera into your PC. You will need a 1394 (also known as Firewire and iLink) or USB cable to do this. STEP 2 Select ‘Capture from video device’ by clicking on Capture Video and then Capture from video device.

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If you are using a Hard Drive and Solid State cameras connect it to your computer with the USB cable and move to the next section ‘Importing Video’. Step 3 – MiniDV Camera Fill in the capture wizard by entering a file name for the video you are capturing and choose where you want to save it.

Step 4 Choose what you capture your video as. You can choose different qualities and formats.

I find that this setting uses up little space on your computer, but is of high enough quality to project onto a wall.

When choosing your setting, look at how much space your video clip will take up on your computer.

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Step 5 You now need to decide if you want to capture all or just part of your tape.

Step 6 a) To get your camera to the right position to start capturing use the DV camera controls. These work in the same way as your home VHS player with: Fast Forward / Back Play Pause

Stop

Next Frame

b) To start or stop capturing from your tape select Start Capture and then Stop Capture. c) When you have finished capturing what you need select Finish.

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Importing Video in Three Steps STEP 1 Select ‘Import Video’ by clicking on Capture Video

and then Import Video.

STEP 2 Browse for the video file you wish to edit STEP 3 Double click on the file. If you want to import more than one file hold down Ctrl while clicking on all the files you need then select import.

Your files are now imported

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Importing Pictures, Audio or Music in Three Steps Follow through the same steps as for importing video, only select either Import pictures or Import audio or music.

Your imported pictures, audio or music will then appear with the rest of your video clips ‘collection’ (a file in which you keep everything you need to make your video).

Dragging clips from a collection into a timeline or storyboard view 1. Click on the video, picture or audio clip you want to include 2. Hover your mouse over the clip you want to use 3. Click and hold down on your left mouse button to select the clip 4. Drag the clip over the timeline or storyboard 5. Let go of the mouse button and your clip is now ready to edit.

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Simple ways to edit your video There are simple things you can do to edit your video. You can re-order, cut, shorten or delete clips, all of which are easy to learn. Re-ordering your clips Re-ordering or re-arranging the sequence of your clips is a simple drag and drop process. Click on a clip, hold down your left mouse button, drag the clip to where you want it and then let go. In Movie Maker you know where the clip will be dropped as a blue line appears in the place where the clip will start. So: 1. Hover your mouse over the clip you want to move. 2. Hold down your left mouse button and drag the clip to the left or right to where you want to move it to.

In this case I am moving this women to the right of a video clip of some oil palms. A blue line appears where the clip is being moved to. 3. A blue line to. When this

appears in the position where the clip will be moved is in the right place let go of your mouse button.

Your clip will now move to the position you have selected.

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Cutting Clips 1. Play your video clip until you find the place where you would like to make a cut. 2. Click pause when the playhead is the in the correct position.

You can drag the playhead to a precise position or use the ‘next frame buttons. 3. Click on the cut button to cut your clip in two.

Your clip is now cut in two

Shortening Clips 1. Click on the clip that you want to trim an end off. It will turn white to show it is selected.

2. Hover your mouse over the end of the clip. Your curser white arrow will turn into a double ended horizontal arrow. 3. Hold down your left mouse button and drag to the left or right until the clip is shortened. 4. Release your mouse button. Your clip is now shorter but you can repeat the skill to re-lengthen your clip if you choose.

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Deleting Clips 1. Click on the video, audio or picture clip you wish to delete. 2. Press delete on your clipboard.

Your clip is now deleted. It will still be available in your collections.

Adding Music To add music that you have imported into your ‘collection’ follow these simple steps. 1. Click on the music clip and hold down your left mouse button. 2. Drag the music clip into the Audio/Music timeline. 3. Release your left mouse button

Your music is now inserted and ready to be played. You can drag your music clip to the left or right so that it is in the right position. Music can be faded in and out if you right click on the music clip within the timeline.

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More Advanced Editing Skills You can quickly and easily add additional effects to your video including titles, transitions and special effects. All of these effects work on a drag and drop principle. All you need to do is select your effect and then drag and drop it over clips in your timeline. To start adding effects, transitions and titles just click on the options and follow the onscreen instructions.

Transitions

Video effects

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Finishing Your Video: Saving, Emailing, Recording to Digital Video You can save your video in progress at any time by clicking on File and then Save. To make your video complete so that you can share it you first need to ‘glue’ all of your clips together in a process called rendering. To do this you need to select Finish Movie and follow the options depending on how you want to share your final product.

Submitting on MiniDV when you have used Hard Drive or Solid State cameras For MyWorld you MUST submit your entry on a MiniDV tape. If you have created your film on a Hard Drive or Solid State camera (one that does not use MiniDV tapes) you will need to purchase a MiniDV tape, borrow a MiniDV video camera along with a 1394 cable (also called an iLink or Firewire). Turn on the camera, make sure the tape is in the right place and connect it to the computer using the 1394 cable. You can then choose to Finish Movie > Send to DV Camera.

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Short Cuts Table Task

Shortcut key

Create a new project

CTRL+N

Open an existing project

CTRL+O

Save a project

CTRL+S

Save a project with a new name

F12

Save a movie

CTRL+P

Capture video

CTRL+R

Import an existing digital media file

CTRL+I

Undo the last action

CTRL+Z

Redo the last undone action

CTRL+Y

Cut

CTRL+X

Copy

CTRL+C

Paste

CTRL+V

Delete

DELETE

Select all clips

CTRL+A

Rename a collection or clip

F2

Clear the storyboard/timeline

CTRL+DELETE

Show or hide the storyboard/timeline

CTRL+T

Zoom in on the timeline

PAGE DOWN

Zoom out on the timeline

PAGE UP

Add selected clips to the storyboard/timeline

CTRL+D

Play video in full screen

ALT+ENTER

Set start trim point

CTRL+SHIFT+I

Set end trim point

CTRL+SHIFT+O

Clear trim points

CTRL+SHIFT+DELETE

Split a clip

CTRL+L

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Combine contiguous clips

CTRL+M

Nudges clip to the left

CTRL+SHIFT+B

Nudges clip to the right

CTRL+SHIFT+N

Play or pause clip

SPACEBAR

Stop playback on the storyboard/timeline

CTRL+K

Play content on the storyboard/timeline

CTRL+W

Rewind content on the storyboard/timeline

CTRL+Q

Back

CTRL+ALT+LEFT ARROW

Forward

CTRL+ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Previous frame

ALT+LEFT ARROW

Next frame

ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Display Help topics

F1

Select previous item (on a timeline track, on the storyboard, or in the Contents pane)

LEFT ARROW

Select next item (on a timeline track, on the storyboard, or in the Contents pane)

RIGHT ARROW

Select item above (on a timeline track or in the Contents pane)

UP ARROW

Select item below (on a timeline track or in the Contents pane)

DOWN ARROW

Go to the first item (on a timeline track, on the storyboard, or in the Contents pane)

HOME

Go to the last item (on a timeline track, on the storyboard, or in the Contents pane)

END

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