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Windows Movie Maker

Follow these steps before beginning the Movie Maker project.

• Create a new folder on your USB Flash Drive and name it “mmproject”.

• Locate and save at least 10 pictures and save them to your “mmproject” folder

that you created on your USB Flash Drive.

Step 1: Open Windows Movie Maker

-> Start -> Programs -> Movie Maker

Step 2: Select File -> Save Project As and name your movie file “movie_4001”.

Make sure and navigate to your USB Flash Drive and save this file in the “mmproject”

folder you created.

***Don’t forget to SAVE your movie project often. You can do this by clicking on File

->Save Project or by simply clicking on the Floppy Disk icon on the top toolbar (see

illustrations).

Step 3: Click on the Import Pictures link on the left side of the window (see

illustration).

Step 4: With the Import File window open,

navigate to your “mmproject” folder and import

each of your pictures into your Collections.

*Shortcut Tip: Click and select the first picture in

the folder; then hold down the shift-key and click

on the last picture in the folder. This should

highlight all of the picture files between the two

files you clicked on. Click Import and all of the

files should move over at the same time into your

Collections.

Step 5: Click and drag each of your pictures (one at a time) to the Video Timeline at

the bottom of your window.

• The default setting for each picture is 5 seconds within the timeline. I suggest

keeping it where it is for this project because when you add transitions and/or

effects later between each picture it will decrease the time each picture is shown.

Step 6: Once all of your pictures are added to the video timeline, it is now time to insert

some Video Transitions between the photos.

• Click on the drop-down window near the top of your screen and select Video

Transitions from the menu (see illustration).

Windows Movie Maker Project

Created by Ryan Eash

• The Collections window pane should now be replaced with a variety of Video

Transitions.

• You can preview each transition by double-clicking on the image and watching it

in the Preview Window.

• Click and drag the transition of your

choice between two photos on the

Video Timeline (see illustration).

Step 7: When the transitions are complete you can now insert Titles and Credits to

your movie.

• If the Edit Movie tab is not already open, click on the drop-down arrow button to

expand the window (see illustration).

• Next, click on the “Make titles or credits” link.

• You now have a choice to make as to where

you want to add a title…select “Add title at the

beginning of the movie”.

• Enter the text for your title and click on “Done,

add title to movie”. (You do have some other

options “Change title animation; or Change text font

and color”.) Edit these as you see necessary.

Step 8: If you want to add a Credit slide to the end of your movie, redo Step 7 but

choose “Add credits to the end of the movie” when it asks you where you want to add a

title.

• Insert your information for the Credit slide and click “Done, add title to movie”.

Step 9: It is now time to Finish the Movie. If the Finish Movie tab is not already

open, click on the drop-down arrow button to expand the window (see illustration).

• You should choose the “Save to my computer” link

for this particular project.

Step 10: The Save Movie Wizard will open and give you

Windows Movie Maker Project

Created by Ryan Eash

text boxes to enter your information.

1. File name: movie_4001

2. Choose a place to save your movie: Click “Browse”

and locate your “mmproject” folder you created inside

your USB Flash Drive.

3. Movie Setting: Choose “Best fit to file size” and decrease the size to 1 MB (see

illustration).

4. Click Next and your movie will begin saving to your “Movie_Maker” folder.

Step 11: Create a hyperlink on your Portfolio Home Page (index or default) to your

“movie_4001” file.

• Don’t forget to FTP your “Movie_Maker” folder and your updated

“index or default” page.

• Preview your webpage and make sure your movie opens and plays.

CONGRATULATIONS…You have just created a movie file and hyperlinked it to your

webpage. Although this particular lesson doesn’t integrate specific NCSCOS objectives,

you should now have the knowledge of how Movie Maker works and can brainstorm

many ideas of how you could integrate this technology into your curriculum. Your

students will love it!!!