User Guide

Windows Movie Maker

Version 1.0

Author: IAL-LPDD-TM

Windows Movie Maker Version: 6.0 (Build 6002, Service Pack 2)

Last Updated: 2 July 2013

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Revision History

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Revision Remarks

1.0 Initial release

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Understanding Windows Movie Maker

2. Working with Windows Movie Maker

2.1 Importing videos

2.2 Editing the videos

2.3 Publish video

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• Windows Movie Maker, a video editing software, is divided into three main areas: the panes, the

storyboard/timeline, and the preview monitor.

• You can download Windows Movie Maker at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-sg/windows/get-

movie-maker-download

1 Understanding Windows Movie Maker

4. Preview Monitor

5. Contents Pane

1. Menu Bar

2. Task Pane

3. Storyboard/Timeline

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• Click ‘Import Media’ to begin selecting the video file to edit.

2.1 Importing videos

1. Click ‘Import Media’ to select

your media

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• Select your video file. Click “Import”.

2.1 Importing videos

2. Select your video

3. Click ‘Import’

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• After importing your video file, you will see the thumbnail in the Contents Pane.

• Drag and drop your video file into the Storyboard pane.

2.1 Importing videos

4. Drag and drop the video into

the Storyboard pane

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• Click on ‘Storyboard’ and select ‘Timeline’ to view in detailed edit mode.

2.2 Trimming the video

1. Click on

‘Storyboard’ 2. Select ‘Timeline’

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• To trim your video clip to the desired length, place your cursor on the start or end of the timeline,

click and drag to trim.

2.2 Trimming the video

3. Click on the end of the video

timeline and drag to trim

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• Once you are ready to export out your final edit, click on ‘Publish Movie’.

2.3 Publish video

1. Click ‘Publish

Movie’ to export

out the final edit

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• Select ‘This computer’ to save your video into your computer.

2.3 Publish video

2. Select ‘This

Computer’

3. Click ‘Next’

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• Next, you may enter the name your video file.

• Click ‘Browse’ to choose a folder where you want to save your video

2.3 Publish video

4. Enter the name

of your video file 5. You may want to

choose a folder where

you want to save the

video file

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• Click on ‘More settings’ for desired quality. In this case, you may select ‘Windows Media Portable

Device (PAL) (1.0 Mbps)’.

• Click ‘Publish’ to start exporting your video.

2.3 Publish video

6. Choose More

settings for more

presets

8. Click Publish to

export your video

7. Select this preset for

this example

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• Depending on the length of the video, publishing time may varies.

2.3 Publish video

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• Click ‘Finish’ to complete.

• When the optional ‘Play movie when I click Finish’, it will launch the video you just published.

2.3 Publish video

9. Select this to

playback published

movie upon clicking

‘Finish’ button

10. Select this to

playback published

movie upon clicking

‘Finish’ button