Creating a Movie Maker Project File
When you start Movie Maker, a new, untitled project opens. A project contains the arrangement and timing information of audio and video clips, video transitions, video effects, and titles you have added to the storyboard/timeline. You can view a project in one of two views: Storyboard view, which shows the order of your clips, and Timeline view, which shows the duration of each clip and the types of transitions between them, as well as, the sound track. To create a movie, drag video and audio clips from your Collections area to the project file’s storyboard or timeline, and then rearrange the clips in any order you want. After you preview your project using the monitor and you are satisfied with the results, you can save it as a movie file.
Create a Project
Click the Collections button.
Click the Collection folder that contains the clips you want to use in your project.
To switch between the Timeline and the Storyboard, click the Timeline/Storyboard button, and then click Timeline or Storyboard.
Timesaver:
Press Ctrl+T to switch between Timeline and Storyboard.
Drag clips from the Collections area to the place in the storyboard or timeline where you want them.
To rearrange the order of clips, drag clips on the storyboard or timeline.
Preview a Project
Click the Rewind Storyboard button or click Rewind Timeline button.
The buttons change depending on the view.
Click the Play Storyboard button or click the Play Timeline button.
Change the Preview Monitor Size
Click the video you want to preview.
Click the View menu, and then point to Preview Monitor Size.
Click Small (320x240) or Large (640x480).
Trouble?:
This option is available when there is enough room to resize the monitor without resizing the storyboard/timeline.
Did You Know?You can play the video using the entire screen. Click the View menu, and then click Full Screen. |