Movie Maker Instructions
- Open Windows Movie Maker from "All Programs" on the Start menu, or click the Windows Movie Maker Icon on your desktop.
- Click on the "Tasks" button on the top to open the "Movie Tasks" bar on the left
- Make sure the program is in timeline mode. You should see a place below for Video, Audio/Music, and Title Overlay. If you see a horizontal line of boxes, press Ctrl+T.
- Under the "Capture Video" category, click "Import video" to start uploading video files to Windows Movie Maker.
- Browse for and select the files that you want to include in your video.
- Drag the first video you want into the "Video" area of the timeline at the bottom of the screen.
- To cut a video file into two pieces, play the video file and pause it at the place you want to cut it. Then, click the "Split" button below the video playing area, or press Ctrl+L. You can do this either in the timeline or in the "Collections" area.
- To upload picture files, such as for a slideshow, click "Import pictures" and follow the same procedure. To reduce or increase the length of time a picture plays, drag the ends of the picture file in the timeline.
- To add music or other sound file, click "Import audio or music". Drag it to the "Audio/Music" area of the timeline.
- To add an effect to a picture or video file, such as grayscale, film age, fade in, speed up, etc., right click the file in the timeline and click "Add Video Effect". You can also click "View Video Effects" in the sidebar under "Edit Movie" and drag an effect onto the desired file in the timeline.
