Franklin College

2010

Academic Technology Services

Windows XP Windows Movie Maker 2.6 Detailed Instructions: 

Create a folder on your Desktop to hold all the media files for your movie.  This is where you will save the video clips, still photos, clip art, graphics, as well as any audio files you wish to use in the creation of your movie  Before you log off, create a Backup folder of your Desktop media folder on your USB flash drive or G drive  This is an emergency backup in case something happens to the computer you’re currently using  You will need to use the same computer each time you work on your film project or you will have to reload all files into Movie Maker  You cannot use “virtual computers” when working on video and audio projects.

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If you are using media created by others, downloaded from the internet, etc. keep a list with all the information required for your citation/credits. Fulfill all copyright requirements.

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Windows Movie Maker Supported File Types: These are the ONLY file extensions accepted by Window Movie Maker 2.6:  Audio files: .aif, .aifc, .aiff .asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .wav, and .wma  Picture files: .bmp, .dib, .emf, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff, and .wmf  Video files: .asf, .avi, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and .wmv

The Film Clips:  If you use a non-tape storage digital movie camera you may be able to pull your movies directly into Movie Maker. Check the acceptable file format list above. This includes movie cameras with a hard drive or memory card. The Flip cameras DO NOT create a video file in an acceptable format.  Some digital cameras have a fire wire connection which may also allow you to capture your movie directly into Movie Maker. See the Additional Resources page for tutorials outlining these steps.  If your movie is not in one of these formats, you may have to convert it somehow. This may involve processing the movie through another program, Any Video Converter.      

Open Windows Movie Maker (start > All Programs > Windows Movie Maker) In Windows Movie Maker you must be in “Tasks” mode Then click “Import video” Navigate to the desktop folder where you saved your movie clips and choose the clip(s) to import Click the Import button to bring the file or files into the movie collection You may import all pictures & audio/music at this time as well  “Pictures” include photos, graphics, clip art, logos For additional assistance with any campus software, call the ITS Help Desk at 8148, or contact [email protected]. 11/18/2010

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If Movie Maker opened in the Storyboard View as shown at right, click on Show Timeline

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Now it’s time to click and drag your film clip(s) down into the Timeline in the order in which you wish them to appear

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Click File > Save Project As > Name the file and save it into the Desktop folder you created at the beginning of the project

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Drag your still images, if any, where you want them in the video line as well.

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You may “time” the still pictures to stay on the screen for a specified time - the default is 5 seconds which is pretty long. 2 - 3 seconds is usually sufficient. 

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You can click the insert point anywhere on the video line, click on Clip > Split to split the video and add a still image or graphic within the video itself

Keep an eye on the total length of the playing time of your movie, shown in minutes and seconds. Do not go over or under your required video length.

The Audio Clips  If you do not already have the appropriate music you may use the links provided on the next page, determine which music you’d like to add to the movie 

Download clips from the websites by using the download function provided on the page or right click the audio link and “Save link as” or Save target as” into the Desktop folder

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If you downloaded audio files into iTunes, you will have to copy those files into the Desktop folder, instructions for that process are on page 3

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Free Music Resources: Only download music files in the following formats: aif, .aifc, .aiff .asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .wav, and .wma - mp3 and wav are preferred You are responsible for meeting all copyright restrictions on any music you download and use in assignments or personal projects http://freeplaymusic.com/ music by genre, feel/mood http://music.download.com/3608-5_32-0.html?tag=MDL_all_songs&searchType=3608&orderby=-uoRating music by genre or world region http://www.acidplanet.com/music.asp?T=4500 well organized by genre and some sub-categories You may also use iTunes by opening iTunes:  Go to the iTune Store  Search by genre or specific music  Purchase music track of your choice OR For FREE Music  After searching, look at the results in the Podcast window by clicking See all  Click on the name of the podcast of your choice and read the 1. description of the podcast, 2. read the details on the individual shows, 3. view the website, 4. see what others are subscribing to, etc.  These are available for free download by subscribing to the podcast  As the tracks begin to download you may turn off the tracks you do not want or just delete those you don’t want to use 

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To copy your iTunes music into the Desktop folder, go to My Documents, My Music, the iTunes folder, iTunes Music  The music will be in folders by artist or by Podcast and then artist/program  Click once on the item you want > click on Edit > Copy to folder > choose the Desktop folder

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After you have collected all the music clips, you will need to go back to Windows Movie Maker and Import your music into the Collection by following the steps on page 4 11/18/2010

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Open Windows Movie Maker if it is closed Click on Import Audio or Music from the Tasks pane Go to the Desktop project folder and choose all the music files you’d like to use in your project, click the Import button and the files will be loaded into your project collection If you click on an audio file in the collection you may preview it, time it, etc. using the controls Click and drag the first audio clip onto the Audio/Music track as shown, below The music may start at any point in relation to the movie track just by dragging the clip to the right or left on the Audio/Music track To really “fine tune” the audio editing process, click on the + magnification so you’ll have more control over the timing - down to 0.07 seconds To trim off the beginning or end of the audio clip, click on the clip so it is the active item (this is denoted by the fact that the background of the clip turns white and the clip has a solid black outline around it) You may now grab the black handle at the beginning or end of the clip and drag it to the point that you want to edit  For long music clips see the instructions on page 5 for additional editing methods Preview the sound against the video and make any adjustments necessary Right click in the chosen music track to choose some additional options  Fade In  Fade Out  Set the volume Remember to save your work by clicking File > Save Project every few minutes

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On longer music tracks dragging the beginning or ending handles can become tedious - another method of trimming the track is to drag the viewing bar to the editing point on the track, click on Clip in the Toolbar and choose one of the following options  Set Start Trim Point  Set End Trim Point  Clear Trim Points (to undo)  Split (to break the track in pieces)  Nudge (move it to the right just a bit)

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Preview your work and save the project

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Now drag in the next clip and follow the same process until you have all the desired clips edited into Movie Maker

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Save your project again

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Now go to section 2 in the Task pane 

Click View video effects  These may only be added to still images, not video  Click on effect and click the play button to preview the action  Click and drag the effect onto the still image it should apply to

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Click View video transitions  These are transitions between items  Again, you may preview the transition by clicking on it and hitting the play button  Click and drag the transition between the two items on the video line

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Click “Make titles or credits”  You may add a Title Slide, add slides between still photos or movie clips, captioning slides, or a Credit slide(s)  You may add animation to these slides, change font, color, size, etc. Preview the entire project from beginning to end  Are all beginning and end points correct  Is the volume set properly on all clips  Have you used Fade In and Fade Out appropriately  Is your video within the time limits of your assignment? If you’ve made additional edits, save the project again Now it’s time to create the final movie  Click Save to my computer in section 3 of the Tasks pane  Browse to the Desktop folder  Click on the Next button  Click on Best quality for playback on my computer  Click on the Next button and your movie will be created and saved  When completed you may choose to play the movie or click the Finish button to close the movie wizard  Your final movie has been saved to the desktop folder in the wmv file format  You may insert it into your PowerPoint slides, copy it to your G drive, burn it to a CD or save it to your USB drive  Remember to write all your files to the CD or to your USB Flash drive if you want to keep them!

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