Discontinued The Material
Has Been Incorporated Into
The GRAPHICS/PHOTOGRAPHICS COURSE

Windows Movie Maker Live

Making Movies, Slide Shows, and DVDs

Watch your memories on your TV

CLC's Movie Maker Course Details
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 Below are excerpts from Microsoft's Web Site
describing the attributes and features of the Software.

Windows Live Movie Maker 2011

 

Windows Live Movie Maker

Movie-making magic

With Windows Live Movie Maker, you can quickly turn your photos and videos into polished movies. Add special effects, transitions, sound, and captions to help tell your story. And sharing with friends and family is easy—whether on the web, a computer, TV, mobile device, or a DVD.  DVD burning in Movie Maker is dependent on Windows DVD Maker, which is only available in Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Vista Home Premium, and Windows Vista Ultimate editions.

Movie Maker

·         Turn your photos and videos into polished movies that are easy to share. Add special effects, transitions, sound, and captions to help tell your story in style.

Import photos and videos

Get your photos and videos from your camera or phone, and start making movies right away.

Organize just once

Organize your photos and videos in your Windows 7 libraries or in Photo Gallery, and it's easy to find and add the ones you want to use into Movie Maker with no extra work.

Familiar look and feel

If you use Windows or Microsoft Office, you'll be right at home with Movie Maker. All the tools you need are right at your fingertips.

See it beforehand

Point to an AutoMovie theme, transition, or effect, and you'll get a glimpse of how it will look.

The storyboard is your canvas

Drag videos and photos from your PC into Movie Maker, and arrange them in the storyboard any way you want. Preview your movie at any time.

  

Try an Auto Movie theme

Just pick the photos and videos you want to use, and Movie Maker does the rest.

Share with friends

Once your movie's done, it's easy to post it on popular social networking and video sharing sites.

  

Edit the video

Make your movie look like you want it to, with editing tools that let you easily trim, split, and speed up or slow down your movie.

Edit the audio

Add and edit your movie's soundrack. Adjust the volume, fade music in or out, and more.

  

 

How Do You Get the Software

and

What are your system Requirements?

 

Microsoft provides free downloads on the Internet.

 

Download details- Windows Live Movie Maker

 

Windows Live Essentials
 (From Microsoft's Web Site)

Overview

Windows Live Essentials includes seven great Windows Live programs to help you stay in touch with the people you care about most, edit and share your photos, blog, browse, search, and help your kids stay safer online. Programs include Windows Live Messenger, Mail, Writer, Photo Gallery, Family Safety, Toolbar, and Movie Maker.
When you download Windows Live Essentials, you can install all of these programs at once, or just the ones you want.

 

System Requirements

·         Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7;Windows Server 2008;Windows Vista; Windows Vista Service Pack 1;Windows Vista Service Pack 2;Windows XP Service Pack 2;Windows XP Service Pack 3


Operating system: Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (32-bit edition only), Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit editions), Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit editions), or Windows Server 2008.

 Processor: 1 GHz or higher for Windows 7 or Windows Vista; 800 MHz or higher for Windows XP.
Memory: 512 MB of RAM for Windows 7 or Windows Vista; 128 MB (256 MB or more recommended) for Windows XP.
Resolution: Minimum 1024 x 768
Internet connection: Internet functionality requires dial-up or broadband Internet access (provided separately). Local or long-distance charges may apply.
Browser: Windows Live Toolbar requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, or Internet Explorer 8.
Graphics or video card: Windows Live Movie Maker requires a video card that supports DirectX 9.0 or higher, and Shader Model 2.0 or higher. (or higher).

 

Note: Windows Live Movie Maker is not supported on Windows XP.

For Windows XP use…
Windows Movie Maker 2.1 makes home movies amazingly fun. With Movie Maker 2.1, you can create, edit, and share your home movies right on your computer. Build your movie with a few simple drag-and-drops. Delete bad shots and include only the best scenes. Then share your movie via the Web, e-mail, or CD. Using third-party software you can even take movies you've made and turn them into DVDs. You can also save your movie back to the video tape in your camera to play back on a TV or on the camera itself.

 

The Computer Learning Center Staff
October 19, 2010