Movie Maker Overview:
Movie Maker, the free video editing software that comes with new PCs, is perfect for beginning video editors. With Windows Movie Maker you can edit and share video and audio files easily on your home PC.Movie Maker System Requirements:
Versions of Movie Maker are available for Windows Vista and Windows XP users. With either operating system, your computer will need to meet the following specifications:
- A 600 megahertz (MHz) processor, such as an Intel Pentium III, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon, or equivalent processor
- 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM
- 2 gigabytes (GB) of free hard disk space
- An audio capture device (to capture audio from external sources)
- A DV or analog video capture device (to capture video from external sources)
- An Internet connection (to save and send a movie to the Web or to send a movie as an attachment in an e-mail message)
Movie Maker Supported Video Formats:
Movie Maker supports many video formats, including:- Audio files: .aif, .aifc, .aiff .asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .wav, and .wma
- Picture files: .bmp, .dib, .emf, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff, and .wmf
- Video files: .asf, .avi, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and .wmv
All About Windows Movie Maker:
If you are a PC user, Movie Maker is the place to get started with your video editing. Most likely, Movie Maker is already installed on your computer. If not you can download the Movie Maker version that is right for you, 2.1 for XP users, 2.6 for Vista users.
While the software can be glitchy, Movie Maker is just fine for beginning editors working on home movie projects. Movie Maker offers many video filters, special effects and titles, and allows you to edit videos, photos and audio.
