badmanmeow
07-22-2008, 01:40 PM
I have finally come to my senses to post it up! I'm feeling very friendly. Well, here it is. A 595 word tutorial on how to use Windows Movie Maker. I hope it gets stickied *HINT*HINT*
First and most obviously you must open the programme (Windows Media Player). After doing so, you are ready to make your video.
First just get used to it and look around and see what there is. There isn’t much lol. Most simple videos start with a title so look alongside the left of the programme screen and click make titles or credits. Then go Add title at the beginning of the movie. Now just type what you want your first shot to be. Remember you cannot fit an essay in there so make it short and snappy. To change the font, text size or colour, go to More Options and you will find it there. Once you are pleased with your title click done and you will see it appear on the storyboard or timeline.
This is your first shot. The normal amount of time the shot stays on for is about 4.5 seconds. To alter this just find the shot on the timeline then click and drag it inwards or outwards.
If you wish to change the colour of the background then you must do the same as before and go to More Options and you will find it there. This is how all the shots with writing should go and it’s very simple.
Now your wondering where the pictures come in. To insert a picture make sure it is saved on your documents and click import pictures. Find the picture or pictures you want and click import. These will now pop up in the middle. Insert them to where you wish for them to go in the timeline. Videos work in the same way as pictures. Just open them and drag them in. Again with pictures you can lengthen and shorten the time they are on for.
After you have a complete timeline you can still do a few edits. To edit how the shot enters, right click on the shot and go to Video Effects. Experiment out with them. You can blur the shot, ease it in or out, fade, dissolve and many more. Try it out! Another edit you can do is using the Video Transitions section. Click on this and it will show you the different transitions there are to use. Click and drag one of these onto the timeline to which shot you want it to take effect on. Again you can experiment to see which is the right one. If you wish to insert credits at the end of the clip then they work in the same way as titles.
So what are we still missing? OH YES! The audio. When selecting the right audio track, make sure it is relavant to what type of video you are creating. For example, you would not put a classical song for an action video. Have the audio ready on your documents and then click import audio. Import the track and again it will pop up in the middle. Drag it to where you want it on the timeline. With audio you can cut out bits from it. Just do the same when altering the length of time a shot stays on for. Also, you can add different audios after another. Experiment ONCE AGAIN.
Finally if you wish to save the Windows Movie Maker file, click File and Save Project As. This will allow you to come back and edit the video once again. To save it as a Movie File click Save Movie File. And those were the basics to Windows Movie Maker.
Any questions feel free to ask me.
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First and most obviously you must open the programme (Windows Media Player). After doing so, you are ready to make your video.
First just get used to it and look around and see what there is. There isn’t much lol. Most simple videos start with a title so look alongside the left of the programme screen and click make titles or credits. Then go Add title at the beginning of the movie. Now just type what you want your first shot to be. Remember you cannot fit an essay in there so make it short and snappy. To change the font, text size or colour, go to More Options and you will find it there. Once you are pleased with your title click done and you will see it appear on the storyboard or timeline.
This is your first shot. The normal amount of time the shot stays on for is about 4.5 seconds. To alter this just find the shot on the timeline then click and drag it inwards or outwards.
If you wish to change the colour of the background then you must do the same as before and go to More Options and you will find it there. This is how all the shots with writing should go and it’s very simple.
Now your wondering where the pictures come in. To insert a picture make sure it is saved on your documents and click import pictures. Find the picture or pictures you want and click import. These will now pop up in the middle. Insert them to where you wish for them to go in the timeline. Videos work in the same way as pictures. Just open them and drag them in. Again with pictures you can lengthen and shorten the time they are on for.
After you have a complete timeline you can still do a few edits. To edit how the shot enters, right click on the shot and go to Video Effects. Experiment out with them. You can blur the shot, ease it in or out, fade, dissolve and many more. Try it out! Another edit you can do is using the Video Transitions section. Click on this and it will show you the different transitions there are to use. Click and drag one of these onto the timeline to which shot you want it to take effect on. Again you can experiment to see which is the right one. If you wish to insert credits at the end of the clip then they work in the same way as titles.
So what are we still missing? OH YES! The audio. When selecting the right audio track, make sure it is relavant to what type of video you are creating. For example, you would not put a classical song for an action video. Have the audio ready on your documents and then click import audio. Import the track and again it will pop up in the middle. Drag it to where you want it on the timeline. With audio you can cut out bits from it. Just do the same when altering the length of time a shot stays on for. Also, you can add different audios after another. Experiment ONCE AGAIN.
Finally if you wish to save the Windows Movie Maker file, click File and Save Project As. This will allow you to come back and edit the video once again. To save it as a Movie File click Save Movie File. And those were the basics to Windows Movie Maker.
Any questions feel free to ask me.
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