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Pixelan SpiceFX 4.0 – New Release Includes 5 Wizards to Easily Customize Effects! |
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Pixelan Software, creators of popular
add-on transitions and effects for many video editing programs, has released the 4.0 version of its Movie Maker plug-ins. SpiceFX 4.0 includes 15 Packs (2 new) that add more
than 675 pre-made transitions and effects. It also includes five all-new Wizards to customize pan/zoom effects, accent effects, picture-in-picture transitions, soft/organic
transitions, and more. Each Wizard is a small utility to visually create the custom effect easily and import it instantly into Movie Maker. No need to mess with XML code! Also,
one Wizard -- TranJelly LE -- is free to all who download Pixelan's demo.
Here's what Michael Feerer from Pixelan Software had to say -- "The new Wizards in SpiceFX 4.0 give Movie Maker users
a huge range of completely customizable effects and transitions – unlike the limited, non-adjustable ones in Movie Maker. The PanZoom PRO Wizard, for example, creates custom
'Ken Burns' style pan/zooms wherever desired within the image (including multiple moves within one clip) and outputs much cleaner than Movie Maker. Plus there is no frame-size
limit to the allowable still-images -- a huge advantage. And you can add subtle acceleration/deceleration to their motion for a professional touch. All visually and easily with
a few clicks in the Wizard, which then builds a drag-and-drop effect integrated right into Movie Maker. But SpiceFX 4.0 is not only about instantly customizable effects. Our
pre-made Packs give users everyday editing capabilities. For example, you can progressively adjust contrast, correct color problems, selectively blur or sharpen parts of a
scene, highlight your subject, cleanly crop frame-edge noise without softening your image, and much more. All are important capabilities that Movie Maker does not include."
SpiceFX 4.0 is downloadable, easy to install, and affordable. Try their demo to see first-hand how they add editing power
and creative flexibility to your Movie Maker projects!
For more details, please visit: http://www.pixelan.com/mm/intro.htm
To view example movies of their effects, please visit http://www.pixelan.com/mm/movies.htm
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TV Ratings in Windows Movie Maker |
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you using Windows Movie Maker to edit your home videos? Have you ever wanted to add the TV Ratings to the top of your home videos?
Microsoft MVP, Blaine Deal, has created a set of custom titles that can be used in Windows Movie Maker to add the various TV Ratings
(Y, Y7, G, PG, 14, MA) to the top left corner of your video.
Download these custom
titles from Blaine's site here.
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Using Windows Vista Certified Devices |
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Movie Maker support forums are filled with posts from users who need help
connecting external devices to a Windows based PC. This frustrating struggle between device and PC has been an issue for a long
time, but this struggle is about to end thanks to Microsoft’s Certified for Windows Vista Program. -
Read the complete article
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Rehan's Effects and Transitions |
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Rehan has been very
active sharing his custom Transitions and Effects under the
Movie Maker forums.
Download his Picture in Picture package which contains 9 pip effects
and icons. Download Now.
Learn more about creating your own custom Transitions and Effects from
MSDN.
View more Movie Maker Add-Ons
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  Rehan's
Pan Zoom Effects is a custom effects package for Movie Maker 2. It allows you to apply Ken Burns style Pan and Zoom effects
to your still photos and movie clips. Learn more..
Major Highlights of the package:
- Flexible xml interface: Fully customizable to specify any start and end pan-zoom rectangles.
- Simple alphabet grid to specify start and end regions
- Optimized bilinear filtering algorithm to maintain high pixel quality during zooms and pans.
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Using Stock Media with Projects |
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So you want to put together a movie or photo story, but you don't have all the photos or sounds you need to fill out the project.
Enter stock media...read more
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Windows Movie Maker - Do amazing
things |
"Windows Movie Maker - Do amazing things" By John "PapaJohn" Buechler.
 Millions
of people have downloaded Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2, which offers new features that make creating home movies amazingly
fun—and this guide shows how to get awesome results right away! The author is a Movie Maker expert who teaches you the best ways
to import and edit footage; make titles, credits, and captions; create scene transitions; add soundtracks and voiceovers; and
premiere your movie on CD, DVD, or the Web. The author’s Web site keeps you up to date on the latest in hardware, file format,
and other digital video topics that are constantly evolving. Fun, focused, and easy to follow, this book shows how quickly your
own movies can come together with Windows Movie Maker 2 - and how you, too, can create the effects you see in movies and on TV
every day! Read more about...... Windows Movie Maker - Do amazing things
PapaJohn is one of our top forums poster. Each week he helps hundreds
of Windows Movie Maker users by participating in online discussions and maintaining a very comprehensive Movie Maker website at
PapaJohn.org. Show him your support by
purchasing
his book.
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Windows Movie Maker 2 Zero to
Hero |
"Movie Maker 2 - Zero to Hero "
 You've
seen the promises in the advertising, Microsoft's free Movie Maker 2 will make it simple to capture, edit and share your home
movies. We agree, but how do you know where to start, or where you're going? The answer is Movie Maker 2: Zero to Hero, which
will take you from filming (with easy tips to improve the quality) though editing and adding effects, to premiering your masterpiece
to your friends and family. Read more about...... Movie Maker 2 - Zero to Hero
You'll learn how to produce professional looking films, with effects and transitions like those you see on TV, and how to show
them off.
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