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This is a tutorial on how to make a video using Windows Live Movie Maker.
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Windows Live Movie Maker 2011Tutorial
What You Need You need to have Windows 7 or Vista to
download Windows Live Movie Maker 2011 You need to have some video clips and/or
photos You need to have some free play music for
your video (music that you can download for free and use in video projects)
You should have a Windows Live ID so you can share it to YouTube and Facebook
You will need to have a YouTube account and a Facebook account if you want to share your video.
The Good News
Windows Live Movie Maker now supports MP4 files!
Most video clips from your camera, IPAD2, mini-camcorders output file is MP4.
This means you do not need to convert the files like you did for the old Windows Movie Maker.
Good Advice
• Be sure to keep all your source files in one folder.
• If you need to open your project on another computer, you need both your source files folder and Windows Movie Maker project file.
• Be sure to keep all your source files in one folder.
• If you need to open your project on another computer, you need both your source files folder and Windows Movie Maker project file.
Open Your Windows Live Movie Maker Open up your Window Live Movie
Maker. Make a video as you go through this
tutorial. You will learn the program much faster
this way and you will have a completed video at the end.
Skip through the things that you do not want to learn (for example, using a webcam).
Getting Started
Add video clips and photos to your project
Find your clips on your computer and add them to your project.
Using the Webcam
Go to Webcam Video
Hit record and start talking!
Using the Webcam
You can then save your video to your files and use it in your project.
Ideas for using the webcam: Christmas Greeting from your family, sing a song with your children and post to YouTube, talk about your opinion for a school project, make a personal video podcast, etc.
Arrange Your Video Clips
Arrange your video clips the way you want them in your video. Just grab and drag.
You can now edit your video.
Edit Your Video
Go to Edit
You can trim your clips or split your clip.
You can speed up your clips.
You can fade your clip in and out.
You can change the volume of your clip.
Animations You can put in transitions between each clip. Just click on the clip and then click on the transition you would like.
You can also apply the same transition to all your clips.
You can zoom into your clips using the Pan and zoom tool. Again, just click on the clip you want and then click on the zoom you want.
Visual Effects
You can have some fun with the visual effects.
Again, you just need to click on your video clip and then click on the visual effect you would like.
Add Titles, Captions, Credits
Add Title
Add Captions
Add Credits
Add a Title
You can change the font, size of font, background colour.
You can choose your title effect.
You can choose how long the title will be. Recommendation 3 seconds.
You can add a title before any clip.
Add Captions
You can add captions to each of your clips.
You can change the font, size, etc.
You can also choose an effect for your caption.
And again, you can choose how long the caption plays for.
Add Credits
Again, you can change the font, choose the text duration and the effects.
Add Music
.
You can add music that you have on your computer.
Make sure the music you choose does not violate copyright laws.
The next few slides will show you how you can download music for free from the Internet that you are allowed to use in video projects.
Downloading Music
You can download free music from the following sites that are allowed to be used in home-made videos:Incompetech
http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/Free to download and use.
Free Play http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
Free to download and use.
InCompetech
Browse here.
Or choose the genre you want.
Incompetech
Listen to the music.
If you like it you can download it to your computer.
Make sure you choose a place for all your music files.
Free Play Music
Choose the type of music you would like to download or
listen to.
Free Play Music
Choose what piece you
would like to listen to.
Download it if you like it.
YouTube Audio Swap
Audio Swap is a new feature that allows you to automatically and easily add music to your YouTube videos.
Using their extensive list of songs, you can spice up your videos with songs from your favorite artists and they are adding more songs everyday, so check back often.
Watch a video on how to use Audio Swap.
Audio Swap Go to your You Tube Channel and choose a
video you would like to add music to or change the music to something YouTube has to offer.
Choose your video and then
go to Edit Video
Audio Swap
Choose your music.
Add Music (Live Movie Maker)
Your music will show up above your video clips.
Watch your video here.
AutoMovie Themes
You can also make an AutoMovie.
This tool will make your movie for you with transitions, title, credits, effects.
All you need to do is add music.
Save Your Movie
You have a variety of options to save your project.
Mostly you will be choosing Recommended for this project.
Save Your Movie
Choose a name for your movie.
Save it to your computer or USB drive.
Sharing Your Video
You can share your video to YouTube, Facebook and SkyDrive..
You need to have a Windows Live ID
Click on YouTube
Choose the resolution for your project.
Sign in if you have an account or choose sign up.
Create Your Windows Live ID
Fill in all the information required. You can use your own email address or make up a new Live email address.
You will get a message like this when you have completed signing up.
Downloading to YouTube
You need to have a YouTube account in order to download to YouTube directly.
Fill in the information about the movie and then Publish!
Download to Facebook
You need a Facebook account and a Windows Live ID.
You go through the same process with Facebook.
Digital Literacy Workshops
The NWT Literacy Council does Digital Storytelling and Video Making workshops.
Contact us at:(867) 873-9262 (Yellowknife)Toll Free in NWT: 1-866-599-6758Email: [email protected]
www.nwt.literacy.ca
Sharing Your Video with Us!
The NWT Literacy Council would be pleased to share your video on our website as an example of Northern Videos.
You can email us at [email protected] if you would like to share your video on our website.
