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Introduction to Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Steve Stoker Support Professional MPSD Microsoft Corporation

Introduction to Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Steve Stoker Support Professional MPSD Microsoft Corporation. What We Will Discuss. The goals behind Microsoft ® Windows ® Millennium Edition (Windows Me) Movie Maker Features The user interface Editing tools Creating a movie Troubleshooting.

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Introduction to Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Steve Stoker Support Professional MPSD Microsoft Corporation

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  1. Introduction to Microsoft Windows Movie MakerSteve StokerSupport ProfessionalMPSDMicrosoft Corporation

  2. What We Will Discuss • The goals behind Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition (Windows Me) Movie Maker • Features • The user interface • Editing tools • Creating a movie • Troubleshooting

  3. Windows Movie Maker Goals • Allow you to transfer home videos to your computer • Help you organize your video assets • Provide basic editing • Use e-mail to send clips to friends and relatives, or to post clips to the Web

  4. Windows Movie Maker Features • File import • Record from analog and DV devices • Arrange and catalog content into collections • Basic editing ability • Windows Media™ compression • Send a movie by e-mail • Post a movie to Web server • Interactive tutorial • Detailed Help file

  5. User Interface Collections Area Workspace/ Project Area Monitor Area

  6. The Collections Area • Database (not source content) • Looks and acts like Windows Explorer • Contains clips • Windows Movie Maker.col Located in C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker.col

  7. The Monitor Area • Previews clips & projects • Playback controls • Full screen • Split button • Seek bar Seek bar Playback controls Full screen Split button

  8. The Workspace and Project Area • Where the movie is composed • Storyboard • Timeline • Similar to the Collection view Storyboard Change view Timeline Zoom Out or In Narration

  9. Process of Creating a Movie • Importing source content • Recording source content • Creating a project • Saving a movie • Sending a movie by e-mail • Sending a movie to Web server

  10. Importing Source Content • Use drag-and-drop operation to import a file • Added to Collections database • Shot detection • Change in frame content • Existing makers in files • New collections for video files • Audio and still images are added to current collection • Source content should not be moved or deleted

  11. Selected capture devices Record Record time Limit Snapshot Encoding profile setting Maximum length Recording Recording Source Content • Windows Movie Maker can capture content from USB, digital video, and analog devices

  12. Encoding Profiles When you select an encoding profile: • Concerns • How much disk space is available? • What do you plan to do with the movie? • What level of quality are you looking for? • What are the limitations of the hardware? • Quality is dependent on encoding profile selected and system capabilities

  13. 368 MB Encoding Profiles(2) Based on a 1 minute 41 second video encoded in each profile

  14. Editing Tools • Split • Combine • Trim • Transition

  15. Composing a Project • Must be done prior to saving a movie • Created by populating the Workspace and Project area • Edit the project • Preview entire project • Files are saved with the .mswmm extension

  16. Splitting a Clip • Allows you to better organize your collections or to insert another image into a scene • Divides the time index or the clip at the selected location • Can be done from the Collections area or the Project area • Splitting a clip in one area does not affect the clip in the other area • Does not affect source content

  17. Combining Clips • Allows you to restore a scene that spans several clips • You cannot combine clips from different source files or clips that are not sequential in the source content • Combining clips in one area does not affect the clips in the other area • Does not affect source content Bad Good

  18. Trimming a Clip • Allows you shorten or remove unwanted footage from a clip • Shortens the time index • Can be done only in the Timeline view of the Workspace • Does not affect source content Trim handles

  19. Inserting a Transition • Provides a professional look • Cross fade • Allows a smooth progression between clips • Can only be done from the Timeline view of the Workspace and Project area Transition indicator

  20. Saving a Movie • The Project and Workspace area must be populated • Process is handled by DirectShow® and Windows Media • Can take a while depending on the system capabilities and the profile selected

  21. Sending a Movie by E-mail • You begin with the same basic process as saving a movie • Pay close attention when you are selecting a profile • Works with both MAPI and non-MAPI e-mail clients • Movie (.wmv) file is saved to the Temp folder

  22. Sending a Movie to Web Server • You begin with the same basic process as saving a movie • Pay close attention when you are selecting a profile • Movie (.wmv) file is saved to the Temp folder • Integrated hosting sites • Personal sites can be added • HTTP and FTP protocols

  23. Troubleshooting Tools • Windows Movie Maker Tutorial • Windows Movie Maker Help • Support site at http://support.microsoft.com/ • Sample media files • MediaTST in the PSSTools folder on the Windows Me CD • Windows Movie Maker sample video

  24. Troubleshooting Video Capture Things to remember: • You need at least a 300-MHz processor, 400-MHz if using DV, 600-MHz or faster preferred • You need at least 64 MB of RAM, 128 MB of RAM preferred • You need 1 GB of free storage space • Enable DMA for your disk drive • Close all open tasks before capturing video • Use WDM drivers when possible • IEEE 1394 (FireWire) adapters must be OHCI

  25. Troubleshooting Video Capture (2) For a device to function with Movie Maker: • It must be compatible with DirectShow • WDM drivers are preferred • VFW when compatible with the wrapper • Though functional with DirectShow, some hardware may not perform as well when using the VFW drivers Wrapper WDM DSHOW VFW

  26. Intel CS330 Intel CS430 Intel YC76 Intel YC72 Philips 675 Philips 680 Philips 645 Philips 646 Many of these devices are marketed as part of various packages. To accurately identify the camera you are working with, check the data plate on the bottom of the camera. Troubleshooting Video Capture (3) Windows Me contains drivers for the following USB cameras:

  27. Troubleshooting Video Capture (4) • Analog capture devices • ATI ALL-IN-WONDER STD (PCI) • ATI ALL-IN-WONDER PRO (PCI) • Digital video capture devices • OHCI-compliant IEEE 1394 (FireWire) controllers • Digital video devices compliant with the 61883 electronic device control specification (DV camcorders, VCRs)

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