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MovieMaker in the Classroom

Beth BreinerCarbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21

Today’s Objectives Overview of MovieMaker Importing video and still images Manipulating video and still images in

MovieMaker Adding music/audio and narration Manipulating music/audio and narration Adding transitions and special effects Adding titles, text and credits Rendering a MovieMaker movie

ImportTransitionsSpecial EffectsCredits (titles, text)Save

Steps to Create a MovieMaker Movie

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Collections/Tasks Pane Monitor

Storyboard/Timeline

Contents Pane

Split clip

Take picture

Creating New Collections

Right click on the parent collection

Select New Collection

Type the name of the New Collection

Hit Enter

Importing Video Files Click to select the name of the collection to import to

Click on File in the Menu Bar

Click on Import into Collections

Navigate to the desired audio, video or still images to import

Click to select the desires files

Click Import

Importing Video FilesAlternate Import Method:

Click on Tasks in the Toolbar

Select the desired type of file to import in the Capture Video pane

Navigate to the desired files

Click to select the desired files

Click Import

Supported FilesMovieMaker can import the following file formats:

.wmv (windows media video)

.avi (audio video interleaved)

.mpeg (moving pictures expert group also named as .mpg, .m1v, .mpg)

.asf (active streaming format)

CANNOT IMPORT Apple Quicktime Files (.mov)

CANNOT output in .mpg format (DVD burner format)

Importing Audio Files Click to select the name of the collection to import to

Click on File in the Menu Bar

Click on Import into Collections

Navigate to the desired audio, video or still images to import

Click to select the desires files

Click Import

Importing Audio FilesAlternate Import Method:

Click on Tasks in the Toolbar

Select the desired type of file to import in the Capture Video pane

Navigate to the desired files

Click to select the desired files

Click Import

NOTE: audio files CANNOT be imported directly from a CD, the audio track must first be copied to the PC and then imported into the collection

Got All My Files, Now What? Splitting Clips

Use the monitor controls to move to the desired point and click on the icon to split the clip

Combining Clips Click on one clip to be used, hold CTRL and click the next clip to

be used, continue until all clips are selected Click on Clip in the menu bar and select Combine

Got All My Files, Now What?

Take a picture Use the monitor controls to move to the desired point in the

video and click on the icon to take a still picture of the displayed frame of the video

Timeline or Storybook? Storyboard – great for sequencing a project, adding transitions or

effects

Timeline – used for trimming clips and manipulating audio/music, text and titles

Project or Movie? Project – is a work in progress. Saving a file using the File – Save

Project As command saves the file as .MSWMM This file type may be edited and manipulated.

Movie – rendered or finished work, saved as a .wmv file, can no longer be edited

Adding Assets to the Storyboard Add video clips or still images to the storyboard by clicking and

dragging the desired image to the desired position.

NOTE: images can be repositioned or deleted from the storyboard, BUT no blank positions are permitted in the storyboard

Adding Assets to the Timeline Add video clips, still images or audio to the timeline by clicking and

dragging the desired item to the desired position

NOTE: If video is added to the timeline, accompanying audio is automatically inserted in the audio track as well. However, this audio track can be muted to allow for a different audio track or narration to be played with the video.

Trimming Video or Audio ClipsBoth video and audio clips may be trimmed by resetting a start and/or end point. To trim clips: Switch to Timeline View Click on the clip to be trimmed, the Trim Line will appear Click on the Play button in the monitor When the desired start or end point is reached in the clip, click on

the Pause button in the monitor Click on Clip in the menu bar Select either Set Start Trim Point or Set End Trim Point The Clip will be trimmed as desired

NOTE: trimming clips does NOT effect the original video or audio files, and trim points can be undone or cleared if desired.

Using Transitions Switch to Storyboard View

Click on the Collections icon to display collections

Click on Video Transitions

Click on the desired transition and drag it to the desired location

To change the length of the transition change to Timeline View

Click on the transition in the Transition Track

The Trim Line will appear along with a trim handle in the transition list in the Transition Track

Click on the trim handle and drag to increase or decrease the length of the transition

Using Transitions Only ONE transition is permitted per transition marker

A single transition can be applied to all the assets within a project

In Storyboard View, click on Edit in the menu bar and choose Select All

RIGHT click on the desired transition

Select Add to Storyboard

Using Special Effects Switch to Storyboard View Click on the Collections icon to display the collections view Click on Video Effects Click on the desired effect and drag it to the desired position Multiple Video Effects can be placed in a single Video Effects

marker Multiple Video Effects are indicated by two stars appearing in the

Video Effects marker To reposition or change video effects within a marker, RIGHT click

on the video effects marker and then choose Video Effects The Add or Remove Video Effects window will appear, change or

reposition video effects as needed

Working with AudioThere are two audio tracks in MovieMaker Audio Track – which holds audio accompanying video files Audio/Music Track – used to hold independent music or narration

tracks.

NOTE: either music or narration can be added to the audio/music track. To add both, first add the audio, complete other additions or changes to the project, then render the movie, import the resultant video and add the narration track to the audio/music track

Working with Audio Switch to Timeline View

Click on the Collections icon to display the collections view

Click on the collection holding the desired audio file

Click on the desired audio file in the contents pane and drag it to the desired position on the audio/music track

To trim an audio clip, click on the clip to be trimmed, the Trim Line will appear

Click on the Play button in the monitor

When the desired start or end point is reached in the clip, click on the Pause button in the monitor

Click on Clip in the menu bar

Select either Set Start Trim Point or Set End Trim Point

The Clip will be trimmed as desired

Working with Audio

NOTE: Although clips on the audio/music track can be trimmed independent of video, the audio clips on the audio track accompany video and if the video is trimmed the accompanying audio is trimmed

aswell, and vice-versa.

To work around this and mute a portion of audio accompanying video, Split the video clip at the point that the audio is to be muted. After Splitting the video clip (the accompanying audio clip will be split as well) right click on the audio clip and select Mute. The audio will play For the first portion of the clip, but be muted for the second portion of the clip.

Working with AudioTo add narration to a clip: Switch to Timeline View Click on the clip to which the narration will be added Click on the microphone icon above and to the left of the Video

Track Click on the Start Narration button and begin speaking into the

microphone on the PC Click on the End Narration button to stop recording Name and save the narration audio file Click on Done The narration audio file will be placed on the Audio/Music track

Remember, you need a microphone on your PC or laptop to record Narration!

Titles, Credits and TextText can be inserted into a MovieMaker file by using the Titles and Credits feature. To add text to a MovieMaker File:

Click on the Tasks icon

Click on the Make Titles or Credits link in the Edit Movie area

Select the type of title to be created:

Title at the beginning of the movie

Title before a selected clip

Title on a selected clip

Title after a selected clip

Credits at the end of the movie

Titles, Credits and Text Type the desired text Select the desired animation Change the font, color, size and attribute of the text as desired Click on Done, Add Title to Movie

NOTE: The display of text depends a great deal on the type of animation selected. If a title clip is created and you wish to addadditional text to the clip: Click on Make Titles or Credits Click on Title on the Selected Clip Add the desired text Select Subtitle as the animation display Click Done, Add Title to Movie

Titles, Credits and Text Title clips can be lengthened or shortened by clicking on the clip as

displayed in the Timeline View, Video Track and dragging the clip handles as desired.

Text clips can be lengthened or shortened by clicking on the text clip as displayed in the Timeline View, Title Overlay Track and dragging the clip handles as desired.

Text can be overlaid across clips. To accomplish this, click on a text clip as it appears on the Text Overlay track and drag the clip right or left as desired. One text box will appear to overlay the other, allowing both text items to be displayed simultaneously across the clips. (Be careful about the choice of animation when using this technique, don’t let the text or titles blot each other out when displayed!)

Titles, Credits and Text Credits can be added at the end of a MovieMaker file. Note that

when adding credits the text is entered into a table type of display:

Note that the text entered on the left hand side of the table will appear smaller than the text entered on the right hand side of the table. For example:

Cast of Characters

Harry Potter

Daniel Radcliffe

Saving the Final ProductMovieMaker Files can be saved to: a computer or a CD for playback on a PC send the project by email (beware of size limitations on this!) VHS (a multiple step process!) DVD – requires a third-party software such as Sonic’s MyDVD To a DV camcorder for playback from the camcorder

Saving the Final ProductTo Save to a PC: Click on File in the menu bar Select Save Movie File Click on My Computer Click on Next Give the movie file a name Select the drive/folder to save the movie file Click on Next Select the playback quality Select Next The MovieMaker file will be saved as a .wmv file

ResourcesVideo Sources:• http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com• http://www.teachertube.com• http://www.archive.org/details/movies• http://www.exploratorium.edu/webcasts/• http://www.thinkfinity.org• http://school.nettrekker.com/

Audio Files• http://www.americanrhetoric.com/ • http://www.freeaudioclips.com/• http://www.freeplaymusic.com/• http://www.sounddogs.com/ • http://www.grsites.com/sounds/• www.soundamerica.com

ResourcesDownload Microsoft MovieMaker 2 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemak

er2.mspx

Microsoft Plus SuperPack for Windows 50 video effects and transitions - $19.95 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/plus/plushome.asp

Winter Fun Pack for MovieMaker 2 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?freetext=+winter+

fun&productID=&DisplayLang=en

ResourcesBooks: Microsoft Windows MovieMaker

Jan Ozer Peachpit Press

Microsoft Windows MovieMaker 2: Do Amazing Things John Buechler Microsoft Press

Both books priced in the range of $14.00