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Windows Live Movie Maker released! |
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Microsoft has announced Windows Live Movie Maker, available
now as part of Windows Live Essentials. A free download for Windows 7 and Windows Vista PCs that meet the
minimum system requirements. The
revamped version of Movie Maker focuses on ease of use, better file compatibility and built-in publishing to online
video sites.
Note - Windows Live Movie Maker is not compatible with Windows XP.
Here are some of the Windows Live Movie Maker highlights:
- Sharing videos online with built-in publishing to YouTube
- Burn movies to DVD with a few simple clicks
- Greater editing support for saving files in high-definition formats
- AutoMovie to quickly create movies from videos, photos and music
- Transitions and Effects for video and photos
- Titles, captions and credits with new overlay features
- Audio and soundtrack editing
- Much improved file support including Quicktime, Microsoft Recorded TV Show (.DVR-MS and .WTV), AVCHD and
many MPEG formats
Learn more about Windows Live Movie Maker and be sure to
visit the Windows Live Movie Maker Forum.
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PapaJohn's Articles & Tutorials |
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SpiceFX 5.0 – Now 7 Wizards to Easily
Customize Titles, Overlays, Effects, Etc.! |
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Pixelan Software, creators of
popular add-on transitions and effects for many video editing programs, has released the 5.0 version of its Movie
Maker plug-ins. SpiceFX 5.0 includes 15 Packs that add more than 675 pre-made transitions and effects. It also includes
7 Wizards to customize titles, overlays, pan/zoom effects, border/frame 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.
Here's what Michael Feerer from Pixelan had to say -- "Two new Wizards in SpiceFX 5.0 solve two big issues for
Movie Maker users -- how to easily create CUSTOM title animations and graphic overlays for a Movie Maker clip. No
longer is there the need to need to mess with XML coding! Plus you get numerous visual enhancements that XML methods
do not provide. Create the exact look you want in the adjustable, highly-visual Wizard interface, then one-click export
it to Movie Maker to apply as a standard built-in. Wizards are the most powerful way to enhance Movie Maker and overcome
many of Movie Maker's limitations as a 'basic' video editing program. Note that SpiceFX 5.0 also significantly improves
our five existing Wizards. If you haven't tried our demo yet to check them all out, come visit our site to take a
look. One Wizard -- TranJelly LE -- is free to all who download our demo."
SpiceFX 5.0 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
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TV Ratings in Windows Movie Maker |
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 Are
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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 The
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 thingsPapaJohn 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 HeroYou'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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