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Doesnt everybody at one part of time always wish they could make a home movie of thier own with efects and all. Well most people who have a computer ..can . If u have windows  and a pc  then u ar will have the windows movie maker on your computer for editing and creating  amvoie from photos or your cam corder or webcam.

Windows Movie Maker 2 is also free download from Microsoft that allows you to easily create movies on your computer. It is Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s I-Movie, and while it lacks some of the abilities of Apple’s program, it will likely provide you with the most of the features you need to create short digital movies.
Movie Maker 2 is an updated version of the original Movie Maker that is included with Windows XP. You can download the free update at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/moviemaker/downloads/moviemaker2.asp.
In order to run either version of Movie Maker you must be using the Windows XP operating system.

The Process
There are 4 basic steps to creating a movie using Movie Maker 2:
1) Digitizing your source materials, i.e. get the videos, pictures, and sounds that will make up you movie onto your computer in digital format;
2) Import them into Movie Maker collections;
3) Edit your movie by arranging the video clips, pictures, and audio files in the order you wish and applying transitions, titles, narration, etc.
4) Save your movie in a format that is appropriate for delivery on the web or on compact disc.

 

To Assemble your Movie:
• Simply click and drag the items (video & still images) you would like to include to the storyboard in the order in which you would like them to appear in the movie;
• To add audio, see below;
• You can rearrange the order of the items by clicking and dragging them on the storyboard.

 

 

To Add an Audio Track:
Movie Maker can handle two audio tracks simultaneously: the audio portion of imported video clips and a separate audio/music track. The second audio track could be a musical score, for example, or a voice-over narration. Audio tracks can only be added using the Timeline view.
• Toggle the view to show the Timeline;
• Move to the point in the movie where you would like the audio to begin;
• Drag the audio clip from the collection area to the timeline;
• You can trim audio clips just as you can video clips (see above).

Saving Your Movie
Once you have finished editing your movie you need to save your movie so that others can view it. This is different than just hitting the “Save” button. When you press the save button you are saving the Windows Movie Maker project. This file contains the “pointers” to your source files and instructions for what you want to do with those files (all of your editing work). It is not your movie, however.
To make your creation so that others can view it as well, you need to save it as a video file, a process called rendering. Rendering takes all the clips, images, sound files, transitions, etc, and creates a single video file that, depending upon the settings you choose, you can play on your computer, export to DV tape, burn to a cd, email to a friend, etc.

 
To Render Your Movie:
• From the main menu, select File > Save Movie File, or click on “Save to My Computer” under the Finish Movie section of the Task window; (note: the other four options beneath Save to My Computer just pre-select certain settings for rendering and automate certain tasks);
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here you define the settings for rendering the movie; the settingsdepend upon what you plan to do with the movie (have it played from the web, play it from yourcomputer, burn it to disc, export back to a digital video camera, etc); what you select here determines how long it wilrender your film (from a few seconds to many hours), how your file size will be (potentially gigabytes in size), and the image and sound quality of the end product. At the bottom of the window you can see details abthe settings and about the file size.
Digital video files can be huge, many gigabytes. At maximum quality, one hour of video can take up 13 gigabytes of space. You have to play a balancing game between file size and the medium you plan to use to deliver your movie. Your students will not download a 100mb movie you have made. The chart below is frequently cited on the web and lists estimated download times for file sizes based on connection speed. You should note, however, that this chart is overly optimistic and assumes maximum download speed at each connection speed. Network traffic and a variety of other issues will usually significantly increase the time required.

Here are some good links that that might and help explain certain processses in detail in your movie making  endeavour

Good windows movie maker help Links

http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/

windows movie maker PDF HELP file - http://www.etsu.edu/OIT/ATS/workshops/handouts/DM%20250.pdf

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx

http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Forums/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=4

http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.asp?p=370630&rl=1