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by pinky75910 » Mon Jul 12, 2004 4:09 pm
Okay, well Problem 1, or Step 1: You have to get Windows Movie Maker to "see" your DVD and make clips for you to manipulate. Somehow, you have to "rip" the dvd. What I mean is, you have to take your dvd and convert it into a file, such as an .mpg, .avi, .wmv, etc, that Movie Maker will recognize.
Want to test it out? Under File, You should see a command "Import." After using it, it will ask you for a file to import, and it should automatically filter out anything it's not interested in - (WMM shouldn't be able to "see" real media, .movs, etc.) Click on an mp3, a still graphic (such as a .gif, .jpg file etc) or any video file (.avi, .mpg, .wmv, etc.)
If you choose a sound, (.wav, .mp3, etc) it will make a single clip of it and put it in your Collections folder. Double click on it and it will play it for you. Same thing for a still image. If you choose a video file, it should break it up into a few second increments, or clips, in its own folder. Now you're ready to go.
Click and Drag, or Right click and select "Add to Timeline" your sound. Next, choose a video clip and do the same to put the video clip to the sound. Close to the lower left hand corner just above your timeline at the bottom, you'll find an icon that will adjust the balance of sound. You'll want to slide the slider so that it takes all the sound from your audio, not from your video clip. Now you're ready to edit! Start making your video by adding more clips to your timeline, arranging them the way you want. Add effects, transistions, fades, get down with yourself.
Saving will create a "project" file. A small plan for your video, but you can't send or show this to anyone. When you're ready, You'll have to convert your project into a video movie file. Go up to File and click Save Movie (different from Save or Save as). Follow the prompts and questions and it will produce a .wmv movie for you that you can email and post to the net. Hope that's answered all your questions! Movie Maker is my first amv maker, and good for beginners!
Can some people help me out? I'd REALLY appreciate it.
