Important Tips!
1. Make a folder on your pc (storage) in which you will save all photos, movies, and sound files as well as the project file.
2. You must make your project on one computer from start to finish. Do not attempt to move files from one pc to another. Links will be broken and you will have to re-import clips.
4. As you build your project, the Movie Maker file extension is .mswmm
5. After you “finish” or render the project, all the files are “wrapped in” one project and the file then has the extension of .wmv
6. The finished movie can be viewed on any Windows pc that has Windows Media Player.

How to Make Voice Recording
There is an option in Movie Maker to make a voice recording (microphone on toolbar), but it is not as clear or as loud as using Windows Voice Recorder. To use it:
All Programs - Accessories - Entertainment - Sound Recorder
Record a sound clip of yourself for the project. Save and put in same folder as all other files for the project. Import it into Movie Maker for use when building your project. You are now a recording artist - congratulations!

How to Capture Video into Movie Maker
1.Have your video camera with fire wire or hooked to the pc
2.All Programs - Accessories - Windows Movie Maker
3.Choose #1 Capture Video
4.Choose Capture from Video Device
5.Enter file name of movie (8 characters or less, lowercase, no spaces or symbols/numbers) and note where it is saved or choose folder on hard drive to where you want to save
6.Click Next
7.Accept default of “Best Quality”
8.Now position camera and when ready, press “Start Capture”
9.When done filming, press “Stop Capture.”
10. Press Finish and you’ve made a movie!

Capture Video in Movie Maker
1. Plug fire wire into camera and computer
2. Turn on camera—no need to press “record” button and don’t need a tape
3. Open Movie Maker (in Accessories)
4. Click on “Capture from video device” in Movie Maker
5. Assign a filename and save in “My Videos.” Move file later to jump drive for use later on.
6. Click Next in Movie Maker
7. Click “Start Capture” in Movie Maker
8. When finished recording, click “Finish” in Movie Maker
9. You can “play” your video to test it; re-record if necessary.

You’re a movie producer!!!

*A 2-minute video is over 3 mg in size—keep that in mind!

Order of Making Movie Make Project
1. Make your opening project title slide.
2. Import all photos and movie clips into the clipboard. Drag and drop the photo clips and movie clips into the storyboard.
3. Save frequently to the same folder in which all the clips are! Movie Maker files can lock up frequently. There are automatic back-ups made, so when you re-open the file you usually get the most recent version. But to be sure, save after each slide or two.
4. After all clips are in the storyboard, then add transitions and effects.
5. You can play the project as you want—to see the project unfold.
6. Then add titles between slides or on slides as desired.
7. Add credits at the end.
8. Now add sound clips - which require the timeline view.
9. If you add/delete photos, movie, text after sound is added, you will have to adjust sound clip.
10. Play one more time and save for the last time.
11. Then choose Finish Movie – You can save to the computer and then later move the project to a flash drive or burn a DVD for longevity. If you choose the “Save to DVD” option, this burns a DVD right away, but is only available if you have a DVD burnable drive.

Other Movie Maker Tips

1. To insert Title Slides
·Tool in the menu Bar, choose add title and credits. Choose Title. Change the font and color by the corresponding icons. Make the title larger. You may also change the background color.
·Change the Title Animation

2. To insert Credits Frame
·Tool in the menu Bar, choose add title and credits. Choose Credits.
·In the top rectangle: Type: Created By, Produced By, or something you come up with
·The boxes on the left will be in Large Font and the boxes on the right will be a small font. This is where you type Characters by: John Smith, etc.

3. To edit clips:
·Select the Timeline view
·Preview Window: Press play and the desired spot to “cut” the clip press the pause button- you may rewind the clip to the perfect spot if you do not press pause fast enough.
·Press the cut button.
·Press play to continue to the end of the section that is to be cut.
·Press pause to stop and press the CUT button again.
·On the timeline, click onto the “Cut” clip section to select it. Right click and select Cut from the menu. The section is gone.
·Repeat until all unwanted sections are out of the timeline.

4You may press play and watch the whole video throughout this building process as many times as you want or need.

5Movie clips:
a. In Storyboard, Click on a video clip-choose Video Effects
b. On the bottom is a choice: Speed up Double. Click on this. You may do this many times to speed up the clip. You must repeat this for each clip.

6. Music and voice-over, are to be added at this time.
·Choose tools on the Menu Bar
·Choose Audio Level
·Slide the Audio Bar to the Far Right
·Click OK

7.To Add Voice Overs (available but not as clear and loud if you use the Windows Entertainment Sound Recorder – see Movie Maker Instructions for directions in using Sound Recorder)
·Plug in the Microphone
·In Timeline, Click on the Microphone Icon
·Press Start Recording and begin your voice over
·Press Stop Recording when you are done
·Save

8. To Add Music
·On the left Menu Section, choose Import Music
·Choose the location; music must be in the correct format. If you would like a clip from a produced CD you will need to play it on an external CD player and follow the voice over instructions with a microphone.

9. Additional Tips
·For a Title…Want the newspaper??? To add a clip in the colored section of the newspaper:
·InTimeline – Click on the clip you want to add – Choose On – Type Headline – Add to the movie
·For a smooth transition between rough clips, in Transitions, choose Wipe Wide Right

10. Importing Files
You may have material such as existing photos, audio clips, or other video files stored on your computer that you want to use in your movies. You can use these files after you import to Movie Maker. When you import a file, a clip that refers to the file is created. The combination of clips, when added and arranged on the storybook timeline, forms your entire movie.

Movie Maker lets you import many different file types, including the following:
·Video files with an .asf, .avi, or .wmv file extension.
·Movie files with an .mpeg, .mpg, .mlv, .mp2, .mpa or .mpe file extension
·Audio files with a .wav, .snd, .au, .aif, .aifc, .aiff, .wma, or .mp3 file extension.
·Windows Media-based filet with an .asf, .wm, .wma, or .wmv file extension
·Still images with a .bmp, .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif, .gif, or .dib file extension.