Microsoft windows live movie maker

Windows Movie Maker (known as Windows Live Movie Maker[4] for the 2009 and 2011 releases) is a discontinued video editing software by Microsoft. It was a part of Windows Essentials software suite and offered the ability to create and edit videos as well as to publish them on OneDrive, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, and Flickr.Movie Maker was officially discontinued on January 10, 2017 and it is replaced by Video Editor (formerly Microsoft Story Remix) which is built in with Microsoft Photos in Windows 10.

С помощью видеороликов вы сможете превратить видео в короткие видеоролики, которые ты можешь поделиться. Можно оставить только интересные фрагменты видео, удалив ненужные, выделить важные моменты фильма с помощью стилизованных субтитров, а также придать фильму настроение, выбрав подходящую музыку. Поделиться фильмом с друзьями можно прямо из приложения.

Это приложение предназначено для быстрой и привлекательной смены коротких видеороликов. Продолжительность созданных в нем фильмов составляет 60 секунд или меньше. Для более сложной обработки и работы с видеороликами большей продолжительности найдите в Магазине Windows другие приложения для монтажа видео.

1. На начальном экране откройте Магазин Windows. Убедитесь, что установлено подключение к Интернету и выполнен вход с помощью учетной записи Майкрософт.

2. Введите запрос Киностудия в поле поиска по Store.

3. Выберите в результатах поиска элемент Киностудия.

4. Нажмите Установить.

5. Выполните на начальном экране поиск по запросу Киностудия.

6. Выберите в результатах поиска элемент Киностудия.

Совет: Быстрый доступ к приложению «Киностудия» можно получить, закрепив его на начальном экране. Вместо того чтобы выбирать приложение Киностудия на последнем этапе, щелкните его правой кнопкой мыши. Затем выберите команду Закрепить на начальном экране. Теперь вы можете открыть приложение, открыв начальный экран и выбрав плитку Киностудия.

1. Откройте на начальном экране приложение «Киностудия».

2. Выберите видео или создайте новый. Если у вас есть видео в папке «изображения», они будут отображаться на этой странице.

3. При создании видеороликов вам доступны следующие возможности:

   • Удаление сцен. Переместите маркеры на те моменты, где фильм должен начинаться и заканчиваться. Длительность готового фильма не должна превышать 60 секунд.

   • Добавьте субтитры и заголовок. Нажмите кнопку Субтитры, введите текст и нажмите кнопку Готово. Вы можете выбрать слово или фразу, акцентирующие внимание на определенном кадре, и задержать на некоторое время этот кадр.

   • Изменение стиля заголовка и субтитров. Нажмите кнопку Субтитры, выберите Стили, а затем выберите стиль своего фильма.

   • Добавление музыки. Выберите команду Музыка и выберите композицию.

4. Нажмите Предварительный просмотр. Во время предварительного просмотра фильма вы будете наблюдать все добавленные эффекты и слышать звуковую дорожку.

5. Выполните одно из указанных ниже действий.

   • Вносить изменения. Нажмите Изменить, внесите изменения и снова включите предварительный просмотр.

   • Сохранение фильма. Нажмите кнопку Сохранить. Фильм будет сохранен в папку с исходным видео.

   • Публикация или отправка фильма по электронной почте. Нажмите Поделиться.

   • Создание нового фильма. Щелкните правой кнопкой мыши и выберите команду Новый фильм.

Исходное видео может быть не более 20 минут. Готовый фильм может длиться от 1 до 60 секунд.

Продолжительность готового фильма не должна превышать 60 секунд, поэтому удалите ненужные фрагменты.

Удаление фрагмента в начале или в конце фильма

Переместите маркеры на левой и правой концах временной шкалы в новую начальную и конечную точки.

Указатель мыши указывает на левый маркер.

Удаление фрагмента в середине фильма

1. Найдите под кнопкой «Субтитры» круг, который называется указателем воспроизведения. Переместите указатель воспроизведения в конец фрагмента, который необходимо оставить.

2. В Windows 8,1 проведите пальцем от нижнего края экрана, чтобы увидеть команды приложения.
   (Если вы используете мышь, щелкните правой кнопкой мыши внутри приложения.)

3. Выполните одно из следующих действий.

   • Если указатель воспроизведения находится в активном фрагменте, нажмите Разделить.

   • Если указатель воспроизведения находится не в активном фрагменте, нажмите Создать фрагмент.

4. Установите маркеры в нужные позиции.

   В последнем фильме будет включен элемент «активные разделы».

Объединение разделов

• Перетащите маркер в конце одного из разделов за границу начала следующего раздела.

Изменение стиля

1. Нажмите кнопку Субтитры.
   
   Указатель мыши указывает на кнопку «заголовок».

2. Нажмите Стиль. (Если этот элемент не отображается, нажмите кнопку Дополнительно.) Новый стиль будет применен к названию и субтитрам всего фильма, а не только к текущему фрагменту.

3. Нажмите Готово.

4. Нажмите Предварительный просмотр, чтобы просмотреть изменения.

Примечание: Для некоторых стилей шрифт доступен не на всех языках. В этом случае в стиле используется другой шрифт.

Изменение или удаление названия фильма или субтитров

1. Выберите точку подписи. Появится эскиз субтитров.
   
   Указатель мыши указывает на точку подписи.

2. Выберите эскиз.

3. Выполните одно из следующих действий.

   • Измените текст субтитров и нажмите кнопку Готово. 

   • Удалите субтитры, нажав кнопку Удалить субтитр. (Если кнопка Удалить субтитр не отображается, нажмите кнопку Дополнительно.)

4. Когда вы будете готовы к просмотру изменений, нажмите кнопку Предварительный просмотр.

Добавление композиции

1. Нажмите кнопку Музыка.

2. (Необязательно.) Скачать песни можно прямо в приложении «Киностудия». Для этого нажмите кнопку Скачать рекомендуемые композиции.

3. Выберите одну из рекомендуемых композиций или нажмите кнопку Выбрать композицию из коллекции и выберите одну из ваших песен.

4. Чтобы послушать, как музыка звучит в фильме, нажмите Предварительный просмотр.

Примечание: Возможность выбрать момент, с которого должна воспроизводиться композиция, пока недоступна.

Отключение звука

1. Нажмите кнопку Музыка.

2. Выберите команду Отключить звук в видео.

3. Выберите приложение, чтобы отклонить параметры музыки.

Чтобы просмотреть изменения, нажмите Предварительный просмотр. Вы увидите, как выглядят эффекты для названия и субтитров, и услышите, как звучит музыка в фильме.

Чтобы внести изменения во время предварительного просмотра, нажмите кнопку Изменить, внесите изменения и снова нажмите Предварительный просмотр.

После открытия приложения доступны следующие возможности:

• Выберите видео. Показанные здесь параметры являются видео в папке «изображения».

• Выберите команду выберите видео , чтобы найти существующий видеоролик.

• Выберите видео , чтобы записать видео с помощью веб-камеры.

При предварительном просмотре видео вы можете выбрать команду создать фильм (в Windows 8,1, прежде всего необходимо прокрутить ее снизу вверх или щелкнуть правой кнопкой мыши, чтобы увидеть команды приложения). После этого можно выбрать существующее видео или записать новое.

Когда вы вносите изменения в видео, вы можете прекратить работу над ним и начать новый фильм. Выберите команду отменить фильм (в Windows 8,1 сначала необходимо прокрутить ее снизу вверх или щелкнуть правой кнопкой мыши, чтобы увидеть команды приложения). После этого можно выбрать существующее видео или записать новое.

Клавиши	Действие
BACKSPACE	При редактировании — отмена фильма и возврат к главной странице При предварительном просмотре — возврат к правке
ВВОД	Выбор текущего элемента
ESC	Удаление всего текста в поле ввода субтитра
СТРЕЛКА ВЛЕВО	Если фокус на маркере или фрагменте, — перемещение маркера или фрагмента назад
СТРЕЛКА ВПРАВО	Если фокус на маркере или разделе, перемещение вперед маркера или раздела
SHIFT+СТРЕЛКА ВЛЕВО или СТРЕЛКА ВПРАВО	Ускоренная перемотка назад или вперед
Клавиша Windows +Z	Отображение других команд, доступных в приложении

Windows Movie Maker

Windows Movie Maker on Windows 10
Developer(s)	Microsoft
Initial release	September 14, 2000; 23 years ago
Final release	16.4.3528.0331[1][2]  / 7 April 2014
Operating system	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10[3]
Platform	IA-32 and x64[4]
Included with	Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows Vista[3]
Successor	Microsoft Photos (Windows 10) Clipchamp (Windows 11)
Available in	64 languages[5]
Type	Video editing software
License	Freeware
Website	support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18614/windows-essentials

Windows Movie Maker (known as Windows Live Movie Maker^[6] for the 2009 and 2011 releases) is a discontinued video editing software program by Microsoft. It was first included in Windows Me on September 14, 2000, and in Windows XP on October 25, 2001. It was a part of the Windows Essentials software suite, and offered the ability to create and edit videos as well as to publish them on OneDrive, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, Windows Live Groups, and Flickr. It is comparable to Apple’s iMovie.

Movie Maker was officially discontinued on January 10, 2017, and it is replaced by Video Editor (formerly Microsoft Story Remix) which is built in with Microsoft Photos on Windows 10, and Clipchamp on Windows 11, which Microsoft acquired in September 2021.

History[edit]

Initial releases[edit]

The first release of Windows Movie Maker was included with Windows Me on September 14, 2000.

Version 1.1 was included in Windows XP a year later, and included support for creating DV AVI and WMV 8 files. Version 2.0 was released as a free update in November 2002, and added a number of new features. Version 2.1, a minor update, is included in Windows XP Service Pack 2. The Movie Maker in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 had more transitions and support for DVD burning.

Windows Vista[edit]

The next version of Movie Maker was released as part of Windows Vista and – like most Windows components – reported version number 6.0.6000, same as Windows Vista itself. It included new effects and transitions, support for playback on the Xbox 360,^[7] and support for the DVR-MS file format that Windows Media Center records television in. The HD version in Premium and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista also added support for capturing from HDV camcorders. The capture wizard also created DVR-MS type files from HDV tapes. However, the Windows Vista version of Windows Movie Maker removed support for importing video from an analog video source such as an analog camcorder, VCR or from a webcam.^[8]

As some older systems might not be able to run the new version of Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft also released an updated older version 2.6 for Windows Vista on Microsoft Download Centre. This version is basically the same as Windows Movie Maker 2.1 and included all of the old effects and transitions, but it excludes the ability to capture video. It can only be installed on Windows Vista and is only intended for use on computers where the hardware-accelerated version cannot run.^[9]

A Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) version of Windows Movie Maker was also included in some development builds of Vista (at the time codenamed «Longhorn»), but was removed in the development reset in August 2004.^[10] After the development reset, the interface for the WPF-based Windows Movie Maker was retained in Windows Vista.

Windows Live[edit]

A new version of the software, renamed Windows Live Movie Maker 2009, was released as a beta on September 17, 2008, and officially released as a standalone product through Windows Live Essentials suite on August 19, 2009. This was effectively a completely new application, as it could not read projects created by earlier versions and did not support custom XML transitions written for the previous versions. In addition, many features were removed.

Also, Movie Maker’s interface was redesigned in the Windows Live version to use a ribbon toolbar similar to Office 2007; it also added features such as «Auto Movie» and the ability to export videos directly to DVDs and YouTube.^[11] Certain advanced features were also removed from the software, such as image stabilization and the ability to record voice-overs.^[12]

Movie Maker 2009 supported both Windows Vista and Windows 7. As the previous version of Windows Movie Maker was no longer included with the operating system, the only way to obtain Movie Maker on Windows 7 and later was through the Windows Live Essentials suite,^[6][13] although some manufacturers pre-installed the application on new PCs.

An updated version, Windows Live Movie Maker 2011, was released on August 17, 2010, adding features such as webcam capture, support for high-definition video, the ability to upload videos directly to SkyDrive, Facebook, and YouTube through their respective web APIs, and the ability to add media files stored on network shares to projects.^[12]

2012.1[edit]

With the discontinuation of the Windows Live brand (and the re-branding of the Windows Live suite as Windows Essentials), Windows Movie Maker 2012 was released in April 2012. Support for recording voice-overs was restored, along with an audio mixer and integration with several free stock music services. H.264/MP4 became the default export format (replacing Windows Media Video, but still can be used), support for uploading to Vimeo was introduced (other sites were added to the list in the Windows 8.1 release of the suite), and hardware accelerated video pila stabilisation was also added as an exclusive feature for Windows 8 users.^[14]

Discontinuation and replacements[edit]

Movie Maker was officially removed for download on January 10, 2017. Like Windows Photo Gallery from Windows Essentials, Movie Maker is now replaced by the Microsoft Photos App included in Windows 10, which includes Video Editor.^[15]

On September 8, 2021, Microsoft acquired Clipchamp, a web-based video editing app for an undisclosed amount,^[16] and integrated it as part of Windows 11 on March 9, 2022. This newly acquired video editing app reintroduces the timeline editing layout that had been previously removed in Windows Live Movie Maker, along with additional features including a text-to-speech generator powered by Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft OneDrive integration.^[17]

After the initial criticism by many users since bundling into Windows 11 due to the maximum resolution that free plan users can export is 480p, Microsoft added the ability to export video at a maximum resolution of 1080p for free users on March 29, 2022.^[18]

Layout[edit]

The layout consists of a storyboard view and a timeline view, collections for organizing imported video, and a preview pane. When in Storyboard view, the video project appears as a film strip showing each scene in clips. The storyboard/timeline consists of one ‘Video’ (with accompanying ‘Audio’ bar), one ‘Music/Audio’ bar, and one ‘Titles/Credits’ bar. In each bar, clips can be added for editing (e.g., a .WAV music file will belong on the ‘Music/Audio’ bar). Still images can also be imported into the timeline and «stretched» to any desired number of frames. The Video and Music/Audio bars can be «cut» to any number of short segments, which will play together seamlessly, but the individual segments are isolated editing-wise, so that for example, the music volume can be lowered for just a few seconds while someone is speaking.

Importing footage[edit]

When importing footage into the program, a user can either choose to Capture Video (from camera, scanner or other device) or Import into Collections to import existing video files into the user’s collections. The accepted formats for import are .WMV/.ASF, .MPG (MPEG-1), .AVI (DV-AVI), .WMA, .WAV, and .MP3. Additionally, the Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate editions of Movie Maker support importing MPEG-2 Program streams and DVR-MS formats.^[19] Importing of other container formats such as MP4/3GP, FLV and MOV, and AAC are also supported if the necessary codecs are installed and the system is running Windows 7 or later.^[20]

In the XP version, import and real-time capture of video from an analog source such as a VCR, tape-based analog camcorder or webcam is possible. This feature is based on Windows Image Acquisition. Video support in Windows Image Acquisition was removed in Windows Vista, as a result importing analog footage in Windows Movie Maker is no longer possible.^[21]

When importing from a DV tape, if the «Make Clips on Completion» option is selected, Windows Movie Maker automatically flags the commencement of each scene, so that the tape appears on the editing screen as a collection of short clips, rather than one long recording. That is, at each point where the «Record» button was pressed, a new «clip» is generated, although the actual recording on the hard drive is still one continuous file. This feature is also offered after importing files already on the hard drive. In the Windows Vista version, the «Make clips on completion» option has been removed — the clips are now automatically created during the capture process.

The efficiency of the importing and editing process is heavily dependent on the amount of file fragmentation of the hard disk. The most reliable results can be obtained by adding an extra hard disk dedicated for scratch space, and regularly re-formatting/defragmenting it, rather than simply deleting the files at the end of the project. Fragmented AVI files result in jerky playback on the editing screen, and make the final rendering process much longer.

Although it is possible to import digital video from cameras through the USB interface, most older cameras only support USB version 1 and the results tend to be poor — «sub VHS» — quality. Newer cameras using USB 2.0 give much better results. A FireWire interface camera will allow recording and playback of images identical in quality to the original recordings if the video is imported and subsequently saved as DV AVI files, although this consumes disk space at about 1 gigabyte every five minutes (12 GB/Hr). Alternatively, most DV cameras allow the final AVI file to be recorded back onto the camera tape for high quality playback. Some standalone DVD recorders will also directly accept DV inputs from video cameras and computers.

Editing and output[edit]

After capture, any clip can be dragged and dropped anywhere on the timeline. Once on the timeline, clips can be duplicated, split, repositioned or edited. An AutoMovie feature offers predefined editing styles (titles, effects and transitions) for quickly creating movies.

The original camera file on the hard drive is not modified; the project file is just a list of instructions for reproducing a final output video file from the original file. Thus, several different versions of the same video can be simultaneously made from the original camera footage.

Earlier versions of Windows Movie Maker could only export video in Windows Media Video or DV AVI formats.^[22] It includes some predefined profiles, but users can also create custom profiles.^[23] Windows XP Media Center Edition bundled Sonic DVD Burning engine, licensed from Sonic Solutions, allowing video editors to burn their project in DVD-Video format on a DVD. In Windows Vista, Windows Movie Maker passes the video project to Windows DVD Maker.

Windows Movie Maker 2012 introduced the default ability to export in H.264 MP4 format.

Video can be exported back to the video camera if supported by the camera. Movie Maker also allows users to publish a finished video on video hosting websites.

Windows Movie Maker can also be used to edit and publish audio tracks. If no video or image is present, Movie Maker allows exporting the sound clips in Windows Media Audio format.

Effects and transitions[edit]

Windows Movie Maker supports a large variety of titles, effects and transitions.

• Titles are animated text screens, normally placed at the beginning or end of the movie, but can also be placed over video clips. Titles and credits can be added as stand alone titles or overlaying them on the clip by adding them onto the selected clip. Titles range from static (non-animated) titles to fly in, fading, news banner, or spinning newspaper animations. They can also be placed on video clips to create sub-titles.
• Transitions affect how one video clips flows into another. Examples include fade and dissolve, but many more spectacular transitions are available.
• Effects alter how a video clip appears. Example include allowing control of brightness, contrast or hue, but other more dramatic effects are available, such as giving an ‘old time’ flickering black and white feel.

Versions 2.x included in Windows XP includes 60 transitions, 37 effects, 34 title and 9 credits animations. The Windows Vista version includes a different set of transitions, effects and title/credits animations while dropping a few older ones. There are in all 49 effects and 63 transitions. They are applied by using a drag and drop interface from the effects or transitions folders.

Early versions (V2 onwards) of Windows Movie Maker had a flexible interface so programming custom effects and other content were possible via XML. The Windows Vista version supports Direct3D-based effects. Microsoft also provides SDK documentation for custom effects and transitions.^[24] Since the effects are XML based, users could create and add custom effects and transitions of their own with XML knowledge.

Many custom transitions were commercially available and created additional features such as picture-in-picture.

Windows Movie Maker V6 did not support customisations to effects and transitions in the same way as V2.x and so many customisations had to be re-written. Versions after V6 do not support custom transitions and effects at all.

Reception and criticism[edit]

Movie Maker 1.0, introduced with Windows Me, was widely criticized for being «bare bones»^[25] and suffering «a woeful lack of features»;^[26] and saving movies only in Microsoft’s ASF file format.^[27] Critical reception of versions 2.0 and 2.6 has been slightly more positive.^[26]

Many longstanding users were disappointed by the removal of so many features in the effective re-writing of the software in Live Movie Maker 2009. Some of those features (such as visualisation of the audio levels) have subsequently been re-added.

In June 2008, a memo purportedly by Bill Gates from January 2003 was circulated on the Internet in which he heavily criticized the downloading process for Movie Maker at the time.^[28] The memo was originally made available online as part of the plaintiffs’ evidence in Comes v. Microsoft Corp., an antitrust class-action suit, and was submitted as evidence in that case on January 16, 2007.^[29]

Counterfeit versions[edit]

The discontinuation of Windows Movie Maker has led to the appearance of scams abusing its name. In late 2016, a few months before the discontinuation of the Windows Essentials suite (including Movie Maker), a website named windows-movie-maker.org (no longer accessible) which offered a tampered version of Windows Movie Maker, appeared as one of the top results when searching for «Movie Maker» and «Windows Movie Maker» on Google and Bing, a scam only widely recognized as such in 2017.^[30] It was identical to the real Windows Movie Maker, however, unlike the official and free Windows Movie Maker by Microsoft, it would not let users save a video without purchasing. Upon installing and executing the program, the user was greeted with a dialogue box explaining that it was a trial and a purchase was required. ESET also detected a malware called Win32/Hoax.MovieMaker in the above-mentioned version. The fake will also restrict the installation of the WLE (Windows Live Essentials) Movie Maker by modifying the Windows registry.^[31]

See also[edit]

• Adobe Premiere Pro
• 3D Movie Maker

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived March 24, 2012)
• Creating Custom Effects and Transitions MSDN Article (covers writing XML scripts)
• Windows Movie Maker at the Wayback Machine (archived June 19, 2004)