Ready for Your Close- Up MovieMaker in the Classroom Beth Breiner Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21
Ready for Your Close-Up
MovieMaker in the Classroom
Beth BreinerCarbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21
Today’s Objectives Overview of MovieMaker Importing video and still images Manipulating video and still images in
MovieMaker Adding music/audio and narration Manipulating music/audio and narration Adding transitions and special effects Adding titles, text and credits Rendering a MovieMaker movie
ImportTransitionsSpecial EffectsCredits (titles, text)Save
Steps to Create a MovieMaker Movie
It’sToSeeCoolStuff
Collections/Tasks Pane Monitor
Storyboard/Timeline
Contents Pane
Split clip
Take picture
Creating New Collections
Right click on the parent collection
Select New Collection
Type the name of the New Collection
Hit Enter
Importing Video Files Click to select the name of the collection to import to
Click on File in the Menu Bar
Click on Import into Collections
Navigate to the desired audio, video or still images to import
Click to select the desires files
Click Import
Importing Video FilesAlternate Import Method:
Click on Tasks in the Toolbar
Select the desired type of file to import in the Capture Video pane
Navigate to the desired files
Click to select the desired files
Click Import
Supported FilesMovieMaker can import the following file formats:
.wmv (windows media video)
.avi (audio video interleaved)
.mpeg (moving pictures expert group also named as .mpg, .m1v, .mpg)
.asf (active streaming format)
CANNOT IMPORT Apple Quicktime Files (.mov)
CANNOT output in .mpg format (DVD burner format)
Importing Audio Files Click to select the name of the collection to import to
Click on File in the Menu Bar
Click on Import into Collections
Navigate to the desired audio, video or still images to import
Click to select the desires files
Click Import
Importing Audio FilesAlternate Import Method:
Click on Tasks in the Toolbar
Select the desired type of file to import in the Capture Video pane
Navigate to the desired files
Click to select the desired files
Click Import
NOTE: audio files CANNOT be imported directly from a CD, the audio track must first be copied to the PC and then imported into the collection
Got All My Files, Now What? Splitting Clips
Use the monitor controls to move to the desired point and click on the icon to split the clip
Combining Clips Click on one clip to be used, hold CTRL and click the next clip to
be used, continue until all clips are selected Click on Clip in the menu bar and select Combine
Got All My Files, Now What?
Take a picture Use the monitor controls to move to the desired point in the
video and click on the icon to take a still picture of the displayed frame of the video
Timeline or Storybook? Storyboard – great for sequencing a project, adding transitions or
effects
Timeline – used for trimming clips and manipulating audio/music, text and titles
Project or Movie? Project – is a work in progress. Saving a file using the File – Save
Project As command saves the file as .MSWMM This file type may be edited and manipulated.
Movie – rendered or finished work, saved as a .wmv file, can no longer be edited
Adding Assets to the Storyboard Add video clips or still images to the storyboard by clicking and
dragging the desired image to the desired position.
NOTE: images can be repositioned or deleted from the storyboard, BUT no blank positions are permitted in the storyboard
Adding Assets to the Timeline Add video clips, still images or audio to the timeline by clicking and
dragging the desired item to the desired position
NOTE: If video is added to the timeline, accompanying audio is automatically inserted in the audio track as well. However, this audio track can be muted to allow for a different audio track or narration to be played with the video.
Trimming Video or Audio ClipsBoth video and audio clips may be trimmed by resetting a start and/or end point. To trim clips: Switch to Timeline View Click on the clip to be trimmed, the Trim Line will appear Click on the Play button in the monitor When the desired start or end point is reached in the clip, click on
the Pause button in the monitor Click on Clip in the menu bar Select either Set Start Trim Point or Set End Trim Point The Clip will be trimmed as desired
NOTE: trimming clips does NOT effect the original video or audio files, and trim points can be undone or cleared if desired.
Using Transitions Switch to Storyboard View
Click on the Collections icon to display collections
Click on Video Transitions
Click on the desired transition and drag it to the desired location
To change the length of the transition change to Timeline View
Click on the transition in the Transition Track
The Trim Line will appear along with a trim handle in the transition list in the Transition Track
Click on the trim handle and drag to increase or decrease the length of the transition
Using Transitions Only ONE transition is permitted per transition marker
A single transition can be applied to all the assets within a project
In Storyboard View, click on Edit in the menu bar and choose Select All
RIGHT click on the desired transition
Select Add to Storyboard
Using Special Effects Switch to Storyboard View Click on the Collections icon to display the collections view Click on Video Effects Click on the desired effect and drag it to the desired position Multiple Video Effects can be placed in a single Video Effects
marker Multiple Video Effects are indicated by two stars appearing in the
Video Effects marker To reposition or change video effects within a marker, RIGHT click
on the video effects marker and then choose Video Effects The Add or Remove Video Effects window will appear, change or
reposition video effects as needed
Working with AudioThere are two audio tracks in MovieMaker Audio Track – which holds audio accompanying video files Audio/Music Track – used to hold independent music or narration
tracks.
NOTE: either music or narration can be added to the audio/music track. To add both, first add the audio, complete other additions or changes to the project, then render the movie, import the resultant video and add the narration track to the audio/music track
Working with Audio Switch to Timeline View
Click on the Collections icon to display the collections view
Click on the collection holding the desired audio file
Click on the desired audio file in the contents pane and drag it to the desired position on the audio/music track
To trim an audio clip, click on the clip to be trimmed, the Trim Line will appear
Click on the Play button in the monitor
When the desired start or end point is reached in the clip, click on the Pause button in the monitor
Click on Clip in the menu bar
Select either Set Start Trim Point or Set End Trim Point
The Clip will be trimmed as desired
Working with Audio
NOTE: Although clips on the audio/music track can be trimmed independent of video, the audio clips on the audio track accompany video and if the video is trimmed the accompanying audio is trimmed
aswell, and vice-versa.
To work around this and mute a portion of audio accompanying video, Split the video clip at the point that the audio is to be muted. After Splitting the video clip (the accompanying audio clip will be split as well) right click on the audio clip and select Mute. The audio will play For the first portion of the clip, but be muted for the second portion of the clip.
Working with AudioTo add narration to a clip: Switch to Timeline View Click on the clip to which the narration will be added Click on the microphone icon above and to the left of the Video
Track Click on the Start Narration button and begin speaking into the
microphone on the PC Click on the End Narration button to stop recording Name and save the narration audio file Click on Done The narration audio file will be placed on the Audio/Music track
Remember, you need a microphone on your PC or laptop to record Narration!
Titles, Credits and TextText can be inserted into a MovieMaker file by using the Titles and Credits feature. To add text to a MovieMaker File:
Click on the Tasks icon
Click on the Make Titles or Credits link in the Edit Movie area
Select the type of title to be created:
Title at the beginning of the movie
Title before a selected clip
Title on a selected clip
Title after a selected clip
Credits at the end of the movie
Titles, Credits and Text Type the desired text Select the desired animation Change the font, color, size and attribute of the text as desired Click on Done, Add Title to Movie
NOTE: The display of text depends a great deal on the type of animation selected. If a title clip is created and you wish to addadditional text to the clip: Click on Make Titles or Credits Click on Title on the Selected Clip Add the desired text Select Subtitle as the animation display Click Done, Add Title to Movie
Titles, Credits and Text Title clips can be lengthened or shortened by clicking on the clip as
displayed in the Timeline View, Video Track and dragging the clip handles as desired.
Text clips can be lengthened or shortened by clicking on the text clip as displayed in the Timeline View, Title Overlay Track and dragging the clip handles as desired.
Text can be overlaid across clips. To accomplish this, click on a text clip as it appears on the Text Overlay track and drag the clip right or left as desired. One text box will appear to overlay the other, allowing both text items to be displayed simultaneously across the clips. (Be careful about the choice of animation when using this technique, don’t let the text or titles blot each other out when displayed!)
Titles, Credits and Text Credits can be added at the end of a MovieMaker file. Note that
when adding credits the text is entered into a table type of display:
Note that the text entered on the left hand side of the table will appear smaller than the text entered on the right hand side of the table. For example:
Cast of Characters
Harry Potter
Daniel Radcliffe
Saving the Final ProductMovieMaker Files can be saved to: a computer or a CD for playback on a PC send the project by email (beware of size limitations on this!) VHS (a multiple step process!) DVD – requires a third-party software such as Sonic’s MyDVD To a DV camcorder for playback from the camcorder
Saving the Final ProductTo Save to a PC: Click on File in the menu bar Select Save Movie File Click on My Computer Click on Next Give the movie file a name Select the drive/folder to save the movie file Click on Next Select the playback quality Select Next The MovieMaker file will be saved as a .wmv file
ResourcesVideo Sources:• http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com• http://www.teachertube.com• http://www.archive.org/details/movies• http://www.exploratorium.edu/webcasts/• http://www.thinkfinity.org• http://school.nettrekker.com/
Audio Files• http://www.americanrhetoric.com/ • http://www.freeaudioclips.com/• http://www.freeplaymusic.com/• http://www.sounddogs.com/ • http://www.grsites.com/sounds/• www.soundamerica.com
ResourcesDownload Microsoft MovieMaker 2 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemak
er2.mspx
Microsoft Plus SuperPack for Windows 50 video effects and transitions - $19.95 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/plus/plushome.asp
Winter Fun Pack for MovieMaker 2 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?freetext=+winter+
fun&productID=&DisplayLang=en
ResourcesBooks: Microsoft Windows MovieMaker
Jan Ozer Peachpit Press
Microsoft Windows MovieMaker 2: Do Amazing Things John Buechler Microsoft Press
Both books priced in the range of $14.00