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What is WMM?

Already installed on all Windows XP computers

Allows you to make movies, photo albums and presentations

Used in schools as a tool for class projects

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What is WMM?

Still pictures, movie clips, sounds, music and narration can all be added to a Windows Movie Maker project

Titles and rolling credits available Final version can be exported to a variety of

formats that can be read on other computers Even DVD players And uploaded to a webpage

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How do I Get WMM?

Already Loaded on Windows XP Select (>) Start > Run and enter “moviemk” to

open program

WMM Screen

1. Movie Task View Links to the various tasks to

create your movie. 2. Collections View

A list of all imported components for your movie - photos, videos or sounds.

3. The Preview Screen 4. The Timeline or

Storyboard All parts of your movie,

whether photos, videos or sounds are dragged to this area.

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Timeline View

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Import Pictures

Click on the Capture Video link to open the list of options. In this example we will be using still pictures and music to create our movie.

Click on Import pictures and locate the folder containing your pictures.

Select the picture files you wish to import.

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Collections View

Your pictures should now appear in the Collections view. Click on the different pictures to see them in the preview window.

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Drag Pictures to Storyboard

Drag your pictures to the Storyboard area of the window. The Storyboard is where you will build your movie.

Notice that after you drag your picture to the Storyboard, it still remains in the Collections view. You can use the same

object many times in your movie if you wish.

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Save WMM

From the main menu, choose File > Save Project.

Windows Movie Maker saves the project in the file format .MSWMM which allows for editing at a later time.

When your movie is complete, you have additional options for saving the file, so that it may be played in a webpage or emailed, for example. These other options do not

allow editing, so it is important to save your working file in the Movie Maker project format.

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Choose Titles and Credits From the Menu

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