***These are just notes at the moment. They will be clarified later. For questions, jgroom@umw.edu or arush@umw.edu. Thanks to Andy Rush for the very helpful tutorial!

Vista or 7, you can use the newest version of movie maker – gives the ability to upload directly to youtube.
Secure it from windows live movie maker.

Can use Adobe premier elements, but it isn’t installed in combs 3rd floor lab.

Save files as WMV (windows media video file)

1. Plan video
2. Capture video (or import video from somewhere) – if we have 7 and new version, can import mp4, but otherwise have to convert to another format.
3. Edit it
4. Finish

Import lots of files at once, so that we can deal with them all together.
Might want to view (along the bottom) in Timeline instead of Storyboard)
Transition from clips: don’t use many of the transitions, because they are not what real people use. The only transition which is used is the dissolve (which in moviemaker is called fade). To use, drag effect to its place on the storyboard/timeline.

Video effects: use with discretion, drag to place.

For audio effects: can mute the audio track that went with it. Can then record some voiceovers using “narrate timeline” which comes down from the tab. Or import another audio file, a song or suchlike using the import (mpeg-4 doesn’t seem to work, but others should)

Titles: Titles and Credits: use as desired, some variety in choices.

Save/ publish to computer: want to keep the amount to under 1GB and 10 minutes
PS menus are different in the newer version of moviemaker, so for us vista and 7 users, saving as “Windows Media DVD Quality (3.0 Mbps)” is fine.

There are issues with frame accuracy in the older version of movie maker.

**Conversion from useless video file formats. Use Squared 5. Open file. Export as AVI. Compression: use Apple DV/DVCPRO – NTSC