EDLD 5363 - Week 2 Podcast Script

Lee Sanchez

EDLD 5363

Week 2 Podcast Script

Today I am going to show you how to create a video project using Windows Live Movie Maker.  Movie Maker comes preinstalled on computers using the Windows operating system; it can also be downloaded for free at www.microsoft.com. 

To open Movie Maker, click the Start button, all programs, and select Windows Live Movie Maker.  To add photos or video click the add videos and photos tab.  You can select one photo at a time or select multiple photos by clicking each photo while holding down the control key and click open.  Your photos have been imported.  You can rearrange photos by clicking and dragging to the position you want them in.  You can rotate the photos and remove them if necessary.  Under the animations tab you can add transitions and under the visual effects tab you can add color effects to you photos.  You can add a title to your movie, a caption to one of you photos, and closing credits. 

To add music, click the add music tab and select a song from your music library.  The length of the song will be the same as the length of the photos.  To play the entire song, click on the project tab and select fit to music.  This will play the entire song adjusting the length of the photos to fit.

Movie Maker can create a movie for you, by clicking AutoMovie s. Movie Maker will create a movie with a title page, different animations, and color schemes with closing credits.  You can preview a portion of you movie by placing your cursor above one of the AutoMovie Themes or by clicking on the View tab and selecting preview full screen. 

Once you completed your movie you can save it for editing or upload to YouTube or Facebook. You can also save it to your computer to upload at another time.   

Microsoft Live Movie Maker is free and easy to use, just a couple clicks here and there and you have created your own movie that you can share with others.