Windows Live Movie Maker

Add Videos and Photos

How to Select Photos

How to Select Videos

The Storyboard(Video Tools)

The Storyboard(Home Tools)

Adding Video Title, Captions, and Text Formatting(Text Tools – Format)

Trimming Video(Text Tools – Format)

Adding Transitions, Pan and Zoom(Video Tools – Edit)

Adding Narration(previously recorded)

(Home Tools – Add music)

Set Frame Duration(Video Tools – Edit - Duration)

Save project as…(Access Menu – Save project as…)

Save movie(Access Menu – Save movie)

Saving Project and Save Movie(Save project as… = .MMV Save movie = .WMV)

What Next?

• If you do not desire background music, you are finished. Your movie is completed!

• If you desire background music then:– Select [Access Menu Button]– New project (to clear storyboard)– Select [Add videos and photos]– Locate your “just” created movie file

Adding Background Music(Add Videos and Photos – locate the desired movie)

Adding Background Music(Movie track is added to Storyboard)

Adding Background Music(Select Add music – Add music)

Adding Background Music(Locate the desired soundtrack)

Adding Background Music(Soundtrack added)

Adding Background Music(Select track – Music Tools – Options)

Adjust Volume, Fade in and Fade out here

Quieting Background Music in Spots(when Step 6 is complete resave [render] movie)

Step 1 – Slide to location where background music is to endStep 2 – Click on [Split]

Step 3 – Slide to location where background music will begin againStep 4 – Click on [Split]

Step 5 – Click on the section of soundtrack between the splitsStep 6 – Adjust Volume to zero