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Windows Movie Maker 2 lets you create, edit, and share your movies right on your PC. You can download the software FREE from Microsoft^®. It works with both Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional Edition and Windows Media Center Edition.

STEP BY STEP VIDEO WITH MOVIE MAKER:

Movie Maker is built around 3 basic tasks:

1) Capture Video into Movie Maker (connect your camera or import the video)

2) Editing (Arranging sequences, adding titles, effects and sounds)

3) Finishing (Saving the video to various formats)

Movie Maker Basics Handout < Review this handout first.

1) What kind of Digital Video Camera is Best for You?
-Select from—miniDV, Standard 8 or Hi8, VHS or S-VHS—learn about the different formats available

2) Learn your Camera, Make a Video -This 12-page guide covers the basics of using your video camera for the first time—putting in the battery, inserting a tape, how the camera works, and gives you specifics about using such features as zoom, focus, and shutter.

3) What You Need to Connect Your Camera and Your Computer -Before you can start using Windows Movie Maker, your camera and computer need to be able to communicate.

4) Connect Your Camera to Your Computer -Different ways to connect your camera to your computer

5)Transfer Video from Your Camera to Your Computer -How to transfer the video footage from your camera (or even live video) to your computer hard disk before editing in Movie Maker.

6) Create Your Movie -View an online video of the movie-making process. Build a storyboard (the series of panels you arrange to indicate the organization of your movie), and edit your clips.

7) Save and Share Your Movie -Watch an online video, and learn how to save movies to your computer or a CD.

ATOMIC LEARNING

Movie Maker Tutorials ( short movies for various functions of Movie Maker) -Great site

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR YOUR MOVIES

Music Resource

Georgia Movie Academy Resources

The Internet Archive -Public Domain movies online

Simply DV magazine- About FireWire (How to transfer your video from camcorder to computer)

Wave Pad- Free audio editing software (edit audio clips before you use them in Movie Maker)

Microsoft Photo Story 3 (free download) -Software to create slideshows from photos.

Windows Movie Maker 2 (The Tool for those using Windows)

Windows Movie Maker 2 lets you create, edit, and share your movies right on your PC. You can download the software FREE from Microsoft^®. It works with both Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional Edition and Windows Media Center Edition.

Windows Movie Maker 2 (The Tool for those using Windows)

Windows Movie Maker 2 lets you create, edit, and share your movies right on your PC. You can download the software FREE from Microsoft®. It works with both Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional Edition and Windows Media Center Edition.

Windows Movie Maker 2 lets you create, edit, and share your movies right on your PC. You can download the software FREE from Microsoft^®. It works with both Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional Edition and Windows Media Center Edition.