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Windows Movie Maker

Windows Movie Maker

Table of contents

• Windows Movie Maker
  • Getting started
    • Key concepts
      • Understanding collections, projects, and movies
      • Understanding source files
      • Understanding capture devices
        • About video capture devices
        • About audio capture devices
        • Connecting capture devices
        • About the capture buffer
      • About saving a movie
        • About Windows Media
      • Understanding video settings
      • Understanding connection speeds
    • Preparing to create your video
      • Creating and improving video
      • Compensating for flaws in video
      • Creating and improving audio
    • System requirements
    • Supported file types
    • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Understanding the Windows Movie Maker interface
    • About the menu bar and toolbar
    • About the panes
      • About the Movie Tasks pane
      • About the Collections pane
      • About the Contents pane
      • About the monitor
    • About the storyboard and timeline
      • About the storyboard
      • About the timeline
  • Using Windows Movie Maker
    • Capturing video
      • To capture the entire video from a tape in a DV camera
      • To capture parts of video from a tape in a DV camera
      • To capture video from tape in an analog camera or VCR
      • To capture live video
      • Choosing a video and audio capture device
        • To change the capturing device
        • Understanding the Configure Video Capture Device dialog box
          • To change camera settings
          • To change video settings
          • To change the settings for a TV tuner
      • Choosing a saving destination
      • Choosing a video setting
      • Choosing how to capture from a DV device
        • Capturing automatically from a DV device
      • Capturing video and audio
        • Using the DV controls
      • Troubleshooting capturing video
        • Previewed and captured video is distorted
        • Captured video file exceeds the FAT32 4-gigabyte file size limit
        • DV device is not responding
    • Taking pictures
      • To take a picture from video in the monitor
    • Importing existing digital media files
      • To import existing digital media files
      • To import a Windows Movie Maker collections file
      • Importing video files and clip detection
    • Saving a project
      • To save a project
      • To save a project with a new name
    • Previewing projects and clips
      • To preview a project
      • To preview a clip
      • To pause or stop previewing a project
      • To play video in full-screen mode
      • To change the preview monitor size
      • To jump to a frame
      • To jump to a clip in a project
      • Displaying clip properties
        • To display clip properties
      • Displaying project properties
        • To edit project properties
        • To display project properties in Windows Explorer
    • Editing projects
      • To switch the view of a project
      • To add a clip to a project
      • To remove a clip from a project
      • To clear the storyboard/timeline
      • To create a new project
      • To open a project
      • Zooming in and out
        • To zoom in or out on the timeline
        • To fit the timeline on the screen
        • To increase or decrease the size of the storyboard
      • Moving and copying clips
        • To copy a clip on the storyboard/timeline
        • To move a clip on the storyboard/timeline
        • To nudge a clip on the timeline
      • Undoing actions
        • To undo the last action
        • To redo the last undone action
        • To undo or redo multiple actions at one time
      • Using AutoMovie
        • To create an AutoMovie
        • Selecting an AutoMovie editing style
        • Entering title text
        • Selecting background music
    • Editing clips
      • Splitting and combining clips
        • To split a video or audio clip
        • To combine a split audio or video clip
      • Trimming clips
        • To trim a clip
        • To clear trim points
      • Creating clips
        • To create clips for an existing video clip
    • Using video transitions, video effects, and titles
      • Working with video transitions
        • To add a video transition
        • To change the video transition duration
        • To remove a video transition
      • Using video effects
        • To add a video effect
        • To remove a video effect
        • Changing video effects
          • To add or remove video effects
      • Adding titles and credits
        • To add a title or credit
        • To edit an existing title
        • To change the title duration
        • To remove a title
        • Choosing the title location
        • Entering title text
        • Choosing the title animation
        • Selecting the title font and colors
    • Working with audio
      • Narrating the timeline
        • To narrate the timeline
      • Adjusting the audio levels
        • To adjust audio levels
      • Adding audio effects
        • To add an audio effect
        • To remove an audio effect
        • To mute audio
      • Adjusting audio clip volume
        • To adjust the volume of an audio clip
    • Organizing collections and clips
      • To change the clip view
      • To arrange clips in the Contents pane
      • To create a collection
      • To delete a collection
      • To rename a collection
      • To delete a clip from a collection
      • To copy a clip in a collection
      • Working with the collections file
        • To back up the collections file
        • To restore the collections file
    • Saving and sending movies
      • Saving a movie to My computer
        • To save a movie on your computer
        • To save a movie to a Pocket PC device
        • To open and watch a movie in the My Videos folder
        • Saving your movie for local playback
        • Completing the Save Movie Wizard when saving to My computer
        • Troubleshooting saving a movie to My computer
          • Movie file exceeds the FAT32 4-gigabyte size limit
          • Not enough disk available free disk space
          • Movie file saving destination does not exist
          • Source files for movie not found
      • Saving a movie to a recordable CD
        • To save a movie to a CD-R or CD-RW
        • Saving a movie for playback on a recordable CD
        • Completing the Save Movie Wizard when saving a movie to a recordable CD
        • Troubleshooting saving a movie to a recordable CD
          • Recordable CD drive not detected
          • Recordable CD drive not enabled for recording CDs
          • Permission denied for recording CDs
          • No recordable CD
          • CD is not recordable or rewriteable
      • Sending a movie in e-mail
        • To send a movie as an attachment in an e-mail message
        • Saving a movie for sending in an e-mail message
        • Completing the Save Movie Wizard when sending a movie in an e-mail message
        • Troubleshooting sending a movie by e-mail
          • File size is too large to send in e-mail
          • E-mail program does not support automatic attachments
          • Determining and changing your default e-mail program
      • Sending a movie to the Web
        • To send a movie to a video hosting provider on the Web
        • Choosing a movie setting for the Web
        • Saving a movie for sending to the Web
        • Getting video hosting provider information from the Internet
        • Choosing and signing in to a video hosting provider
        • Signing in progress
        • Sending a movie to the Web progress
        • Completing the Save Movie Wizard when sending a movie to the Web
        • Troubleshooting sending a movie to the Web
          • Movie not accepted by video hosting provider
          • Cannot download latest video hosting provider from the Web
          • No video hosting providers available in your country or region
      • Recording a movie to a DV camera
        • To record a movie back to tape
        • To copy a movie on DV tape to an analog tape
        • Choosing a DV device
        • Cuing your tape
        • Recording to tape
        • Completing the Save Movie Wizard when recording to tape
        • Troubleshooting recording a movie to DV tape
          • No DV device found
          • DV camera does not support DV In
          • Switch DV camera to VCR mode
          • No tape in DV camera
          • DV tape is write-protected
          • First seconds of movie recorded to tape are missing
          • Entire movie may not fit on tape if recording in SP mode
          • Temporary movie file exceeds the FAT32 4-gigabyte size limit
      • Naming the saved movie file
      • Choosing a movie setting
    • Configuring options
      • Setting general options
        • To specify the default author
        • To specify the temporary storage location
        • To automatically open the last project when Windows Movie Maker starts
        • To change the save interval time for automatic file recovery
        • To automatically download uninstalled codecs
        • To reset warning dialog boxes
        • To clear all passwords and user names
        • To restore default general settings
      • Setting advanced options
        • To specify default durations
        • To set the video format
        • To set the aspect ratio
        • To set the maximum movie file size for sending movies by e-mail
        • To restore default advanced settings
  • Accessibility for people with disabilities
    • Accessibility features in Windows Movie Maker
    • Accessibility features in Windows Movie Maker Help
      • Keyboard shortcuts for using the Help window
        • To change the appearance of a Help topic
        • To change the color of the background or text in Help
        • To change the font in Help
    • Accessible products and services from Microsoft
      • Accessibility in Microsoft Windows
      • Adjusting Microsoft products for people with accessibility needs
      • Free step-by-step tutorials
      • Microsoft documentation in alternative formats
      • Assistive technology for Windows
      • Customer service for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
      • Getting more accessibility information
  • Glossary

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