Windows Movie Maker

Windows Movie Maker is a multimedia software to capture audio and video to your computer from a video camera, Web camera, or other video source, and then use the captured content in your movies. You can also import existing audio, video, or still pictures into it to use in the movies you create. After editing the audio and video content , which can include adding titles, video transitions, or effects, you can then save your final movie and share it with friends and family.

import, edit, manage, and share your digital home videos including movies captured in the new high-definition video (HDV) format. Saving your videos to DVD and viewing them on stand-alone DVD players is a great way to share your creations with friends and family.

Making a home video from photos and videos you have on your PC is easy you can access Windows Movie Maker directly from All Programs. Or, if you're in Windows Photo Gallery, select your pictures and video and then choose Make a Movie. This launches, imports your content, and generates an AutoMovie, complete with titles, credits, and transitions. Of course, you also have the option to manually import and manipulate your content to create a totally unique production with custom effects and transitions.

After you have created your movies, you can view and manage all of your media in Windows Photo Gallery, and even incorporate video into your picture slide shows. Windows Photo Gallery can handle vast quantities of information without running out of memory, so you can import all your videos alongside thousands of digital photos.

You can add content to your project either by capturing content directly in Windows Movie Maker or by importing existing digital media files. The content you capture is saved in Windows Media Format. However, you can also import existing Windows Media-based content as well as other common file formats.

You can import files with the following file name extensions to use in your project:
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

What you can do with this tool:
Capturing video
Contains information about using the Video Capture Wizard to capture video and audio to use in your movies.

Taking pictures
Provides procedures related to taking pictures to include in your movies. Importing existing digital media files. Provides procedures for importing existing digital media files into it.

Saving a project
Provides information about saving a project.

Previewing projects and clips
Preview individual clips or your entire project.

Editing clips View data about creating, splitting, combining, and trimming clips. Using video transitions, video effects, and titles. Provides procedures for enhancing your movies by adding video transitions, effects, and titles.

Working with audio
Provides information about editing audio and using audio effects in your projects.

Organizing collections and clips
Provides information about organizing your collections and clips effectively.

Saving and sending movies
How to use Save Movie Wizard feature to save your movies and share them with others.

Configuring options
Customize different aspects of this program.