Movie Maker Overview You can use Windows Movie Maker to capture audio and video to your computer from a digital video camera, and then use the captured content in your movies. You can also import existing audio, video, or still pictures into Windows Movie Maker to use in the movies you create. After editing the audio and video content in Windows Movie Maker, which can include adding titles, video transitions, or effects, you can then save your final movie and share it with your friends and family. Accessing Windows Movie Maker By default windows movie maker is pre-installed to a computer running genuine Windows operation system XP, Vista and 7. However if you find that it is missing, simply update your windows Operating System by turning on Automatic Updates for more instructions visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx. Windows movie maker is accessed by simply going to the start menu, then Programs then scroll till you find windows movie maker as shown below:

Understanding Windows movie maker tools Menu bar

Task Pane

Content Pane

Story Board (timeline)

Preview Monitor

Task Pane The Tasks pane lists the common tasks that you may need to perform when making a movie, including importing files, editing your movie, and publishing your movie

Content Pane The Contents pane shows clips, effects, or transitions you're working with while you create your movie, depending on the view you're working with. You can change the view to show thumbnails or details. You can drag clips, transitions, or effects from the Contents pane or a collection from the Collections pane to the storyboard/timeline for your current project. Collections Pane: contains media stored in your media library.

Story Board (timeline view)

Preview Monitor The preview monitor allows you to view individual clips or an entire project. By using the preview monitor, you can preview your project before publishing it as a movie. You can use the playback controls to navigate through an individual clip or an entire project. You can also use the buttons on the preview monitor to perform functions such as splitting a video or audio clip into two smaller clips or taking a picture of the current frame that is displayed in the preview monitor.

Making the Movie (Hands On) Making a movie using windows movie maker can be done using 5 easy steps Step 1: Import the video, pictures, and audio files intended to make a movie into Windows Movie Maker. The imported media will be displayed in the content pane and a folder for the imported media will be created in the collection pane. You can import files with the following file name extensions into Windows Movie Maker to use in your project/movie:


.asf, .avi, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and .wmv for Video files.




.aif, .aifc, .aiff .asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .wav, and .wma for Audio files:




.bmp, .dib, .emf, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff, and .wmf for Picture files:

Windows Movie maker is regularly updated by Microsoft to accommodate more file formats than the ones listed above however it’s imperative to note that not all file extension formats will work. To import media simply click on the “import media” button then browse to the folder where the media files are stored. To select a consecutive list of files hold down the SHIFT button and click the first and last file to select the entire list. To select random files hold down the CLTR button and select the random files. For Images you can alternatively drag the image onto the STORYBOARD.

Step 2: Working With the imported Media Drag the imported media intended for the movie project to the Storyboard. Arrange the Media to form a story or in a way you intend the movie to flow. Thereafter Trim, Split and Combine different parts of the movie if necessary.

Trim: o Change the view to timeline if it’s not timeline. o Click on the media you intend to Trim on the storyboard.


Click Clip on the file Menu




Select Trim Beginning or Trim End depending on which part of the media you intend to trim.




Trim Beginning trims off the left part of the media selected and Trim End trims off the left part.

NB: To undo Trims on media click on the media, Click clip and Select Clear Trim Points. Split and Combine. Split: Click on the part of the media you intend to split and the media file will be split at this point. Combine: If the media file contains continuous fragments you can combine these into one clip


Select the several clips.




Click Clip on the menu bar and then click Combine.

Step 3: Adding Transitions and Effects Adding Transitions:


Go to the Task pane and click on transitions.




Select the transition you wish to use and drag it to the storyboard between two clips you intend to have a transition.




To Change the default duration go to Tools -> Options -> Advanced Tab and then change the transition duration

Adding Effects


Select the clip where you want to add an effect




Go to the Task Pane and select the Effect you want to add.




Go to Clip on the Menu bar and click add to Timeline

Step 4: Add Titles and Credits There are two types of titles i.e the overlaying title (plays over a clip) and the title which appears before or after a clip. Titles can be added as follows:


Select the area you want the title to appear




Go to the Task Pane or go to Tools and click Titles and Credit.




Select the appropriate title position you intend the title to appear.




Type out the text for the title. More options appear below the typing screen where you can add animations for the text, font style and font color.




Click Add title Tab to add the Title to the Clip or Movie. NB: To edit an existing title click on the title on the story board, go to Edit on the menu bar and select Edit Title. To remove the title simply click remove under the same menu.

Step 5: Publish the Movie This is straight forward and can be done in two ways.


Go to the Task pane and select the Media to which you intend to publish the movie created under the Publish movie menu.




Go to the File on the Menu bar and select Publish Movie and select the Media you intend to use to publish the movie.

NB: If you make changes to a clip, those changes are only reflected in the current project; they do not affect the source file.

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