Creating a Video in WLMM

When it comes to making a video, you have many software options, but

only two will put you in full control of your content and design: Windows

Live Movie Maker (which is free to download from Windows and still

rated #1 by TechRadar) or iMovie.

Other video editing programs available online include:

• WeVideo

• Wax

• Pinnacle

• Wondershare Filmora

• VideoPad Video Editor

Video editing options

After you have downloaded and/or opened Windows Live Movie Maker,

you should see the following screen:

Get started

iMovie: select “Events” and then the “Create +” button to start a blank project

The first thing to do is add photos and/or videos. To do so, click the

button at the top left corner, just below animations. You can also drag

and drop your pictures/videos directly into the program.

Add media

iMovie: drag and drop photos/videos into a new event, or select File Import Media

Select and place all of the photos and videos that you want to include in

your project, and arrange them, but dragging and dropping (or cutting and

pasting) in the correct order. You will edit the clips/pictures afterward.

Order/rearrange media

iMovie: when it comes to video clips, you will trim them before placement by

selecting a start/end point for each before dragging/dropping.

Next, you will want to add pan and zoom effects to your photos to give them

the appearance of movement (if any). To do so, select “Animations” and

look for “Pan and zoom” on the right-side of the navigation bar. Highlight the

picture, then choose the direction that makes the most sense.

Add pan and zoom

iMovie: Pan and zoom is called the Ken Burns effect. To find it, highlight an image,

and click “Crop.” You will drag and drop a rectangle in the direction you want the pan

and zoom to follow.

Now that you have added animations and transitions, you might consider

some effects, such as color overlays (black/white, sepia, blue, rainbow),

fade ins/outs, or even cinematic overlays. To find these effects, click on

“Visual Effects”. You may add more than one effect to a photo/video.

Consider effects

iMovie: video and audio effects are also located in the iMovie toolbar

To trim and edit video clips, simply highlight the clip you wish to adjust, and

look for the “Video Tools” menu to appear at the top. Once there, you may

adjust the video volume, fade in/out, and speed. You can also set a

start/end point, or trim the video’s length.

Trim/cut video clips

iMovie: to crop video, adjust the start and end points with your time bars and select

“Crop” from the editing menu (just as you will an audio clip)

You can also split a video into separate parts so that you might add titles in

between clips. To do so, use your time bar to select the point at which you

would like the video to split. Then, look under “Video Tools” for the “Split”

option.

Split video clips

iMovie: place the cursor beneath the place where you wish to split the video in two,

then select Edit Split Video Clip at Playhead

The next step is to add titles and/or captions to your video. To do so, select

the clip you want the title to appear before. Look on the home screen for the

“Title” or “Caption” button. Think about the fonts you use (one or two will

do), the background color, and effects you may (or may not) want to add.

You can also choose how long the title appears.

Add titles and/or captions

iMovie: select the clip you want the title to appear before and select “Titles” from the

Content Library.

Returning to the home screen, you will see the option to add music (or pre-

recorded narration). You can also drag and drop a music file.

Add music or narration

iMovie: in the library sidebar, select iTunes, Sound Effects or GarageBand. Find the

music you wish to add and drag it to the background music well, located below the

timeline.

When you click on the music clip you added, a new menu option appears at

the top: “Music Tools”. Clicking on that will allow you to edit the song by

changing the volume, requiring it to fade in/out, or setting a start/stop time.

Edit music clips

iMovie: video and audio effects are located in the iMovie toolbar

You may also decide you wish to trim the audio clip so that you can add

more music/narration, or remove part of the song. In both software

programs, you will move the time bars that flank your video to the point

where you would like to trim a clip. In Movie Maker, select “Split” to create

multiple segments of your audio clip that can be rearranged or deleted.

Trim/cut music clips

iMovie: to crop audio, adjust the start and end points with your time bars and select

“Crop” from the editing menu (just as you will a video clip)

Windows Live Movie Maker and iMovie save your video as a project file,

which cannot be viewed by anyone who does not have access to all of the

files (videos, pictures, music, etc.). You need to save your video for

playback before turning it in.

Save your video

Ultimately, you are looking for a file in one of the following formats: .avi, .wmv,

.mov, .mpg. Once you have that file, you should dropbox it to Mrs. Fireman.