To note up front: This is for Windows Live Movie Maker and not the older Windows Movie Maker.
WLMM is something which is a separate download in the Windows Live suite of applications. It does not come bundled with Windows 7 but can be added in easily.
The last time I tried this software it was in beta form. Admittedly, I hated it. But now the software is finished so I gave it a go. It is far better than it was in beta and a truly completed product.
There is a video below this showing a basic tutorial of how to get simple thing done in WLMM, here’s a few questions answered up front.
Is it the same as the older Windows Movie Maker?
No. The way in which is operates is completely different. It has the ribbon interface seen in the updated versions of the Office suite, Paint and Windows Live Mail. This is an attempt by Microsoft to make everything look similar no matter what you’re using.
Is it better than the older Windows Movie Maker?
Yes. It supports the native import of more formats (like MOV, MP4 and M4A for example), has effects that are much more streamlined and useful and also has other useful bits, such as direct-to-DVD, direct-to-YouTube and so on.
Is there a learning curve with WLMM?
Yes. You will not take to it like a fish to water. But as stated in the video, once you start using it you’ll realize the way in which it works does make sense, and over time you will be able to edit videos faster and more efficiently. The only people who would purposely stay with the old Windows Movie Maker are robbing themselves of a truly good and useful video editor.
See video above for more details.
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Say I’ve got a video of me playing the drums to a track of music. When I make the movie, I want to “overlay” my audio track over the video so that the audience can hear the studio version of the music I’m playing. How can I line up the audio track so it is sync’d with what I’m doing in the video?
Moving Titles, Layed
i want this for my title animation but can’t find it on windows live movie maker?
thanks
Hey! i made some movies in WLMM and saved them in HD 1080p. At each save, the movie gets smaller, I mean it has a lot of black on the sides. Is there anyway to avoid this?
How can you speed up a video?? D:
how do you combine two movies using WLMM?
just add them both and they become one as far as a i know, does anyone know how to make it play like 3 times faster or something
Great Tutorial …Thank you : )