Screencast: Intro to Windows Movie Maker


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How Did You Shoot Your Videos?

After you have watched the video (above), read on below.

The first step to editing video on a computer is digitizing your footage and saving it to your hard disk. This process differs, depending on how you recorded your video — choose one of the options below.


Digital Camera

Recorded with a Digital Camera

DV Camcorder (DV Tape)

Recorded with a DV Camcorder (DV Tape)

A File

I Have an Existing Video File



More Video Sources:

Footage from a VHS Cassette

Footage from a DVD

Footage from a Cell Phone

I Want to Edit a YouTube Video



I can't find Windows Movie Maker!

If you cannot find the Movie Maker application (it should be in the Start Menu > All Programs section). you might need to update Windows XP.

To update XP, visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ in Internet Explorer and run all the updates.

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