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Softpedia Editor's Review for Windows Live Movie Maker 2011
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Turn your videos and photos into movies
Written by Elena Opris on November 9th, 2011
Video editing is not just for professionals. Even if you have just started exploring this multimedia environment, you can still find software that's easy for you to use.
Windows Live Movie Maker is a video editing tool that enables you to transform images, audio files, and short clips into full-blown movies.
The interface is very user-friendly, and you don't need a tutorial to get you through Movie Maker.
A movie needs a few elements to become a movie, right? In this software you can add your standard photos, videos, movies, and text. But the interesting part is that you have to mix them together somehow.
Windows Live Movie Maker lets you choose between AutoMovie themes (which are very nicely designed), transitions (which can be slightly configured), visual effects, and text for title, captions and credits.
Music can be attached to the entire movie or just to a portion of it. The movie itself can be "expanded" (i.e. a caption remains on screen longer before switching to another one) to fit the music if the audio track has a larger length.
The whole project can be then saved as a Windows Media Video File, even for high-definition display. You can also publish your new movie online, on social media websites or others (plug-ins can be added).
CPU and memory are highly required.
Windows Live Movie Maker is not a complex program, so you can't adjust every detail, but it has all the necessary and suffice elements for creating a standard and yet professional-looking video file. And it's free!
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Windows Live Movie Maker 2011 description
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Here are some key features of "Windows Live Movie Maker 2011":
Add videos and photos:
· Movie Maker and Windows Live Photo Gallery work together so it's easy to organize and select the photos and videos you want to use in your next movie.
Easy to edit:
· Add text, transitions, effects, and more. Change as much as you want, or let Movie Maker do it for you.
Share online:
· Post your movie to your favorite sites—including YouTube, Facebook, Windows Live SkyDrive, and many others, right from Movie Maker.
Requirements:
· Processor: 1.6 GHz or higher
· Memory: 1 GB of RAM or higher
· Resolution: Minimum: 1024 × 576
· Internet connection: Internet functionality requires dial-up or broadband Internet access (provided separately). Local or long-distance charges may apply. High-speed Internet access is recommended for some features.
· Graphics or video card: Windows Live Movie Maker requires a video card that supports DirectX 9 or higher and Shader Model 2 or higher.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
Movie Maker can't start if your computer doesn't have Windows Media Player installed:
· Windows Live Movie Maker requires some components of Windows Media Player. Movie Maker can't start if it's installed on a version of Windows Vista or Windows 7 that doesn't include Windows Media Player, and you haven't installed Windows Media Player yourself. To solve this problem, install Windows Media Player from the Microsoft Download Center.
Movie Maker doesn't support certain file types:
· For a list of the file types you can use in Windows Live Movie Maker, see What kind of files can I use in Movie Maker? Support for using MPEG-2 and Microsoft Recorded TV Show video files in your movies is available only if your computer is running one of the following versions of Windows: Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, or Windows 7 Ultimate. Depending on the camera you use to record video, you might need to install your...
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