Movie Maker 2.6.0 Windows 7

Import photos and videos into Movie Maker

You can import photos and videos from many different kinds of cameras and devices to your PC using Movie Maker. When you import photos and videos, they are copied from the camera or device to your PC. After that, you can use them in your movies in Movie Maker, and they'll appear in Photo Gallery too. 

Here are some devices that you might import photos or videos from:

• A digital camera or phone that's connected to your PC with a USB cable
• A Secure Digital (SD), mini SD or CompactFlash storage card that's in a card reader
• A data CD or DVD
• A video camera that records to an internal hard drive or flash storage card
• A videotape that's in a digital video (DV) camera or High‑Definition Video (HDV) camera

If you have a webcam built into your PC or connected to your PC with a USB cable, you can record live video from a webcam and add it to Movie Maker. 

Add and edit audio in Movie Maker

Make your finished movie feel polished and professional by adding a soundtrack and using the editing tools in Movie Maker to adjust the volume, fade music in or out, and more.

To add music

1. On the Home tab, in the Add group, click Add music.
2. Click the music file you want to use, and then click Open.

To fade music in or out

1. Click the music you want to fade in and/or out.
2. Under Music Tools, in the Options tab, in the Audio group, do one or both of the following:
   • To make the music fade in, click the Fade in list, and then click the speed for the music to fade in.
   • To make the music fade out, click the Fade out list, and then click the speed for the music to fade out.

To change the start or end point of the music

1. Click the music.
2. Drag the playback indicator on the storyboard to the point in the music where you want it to start or stop playing in your movie. Then do one of the following:
   • To set a new start point for the music to start playing at the current point, under Music Tools, on the Options tab, in the Editing group, click Set start point.
   • To set a new end point so the music stops playing at the current point, under Music Tools, on the Options tab, in the Editing group, click Set end point.

To change the audio volume of a music item

1. Click the music.
2. Under Music Tools, on the Options tab, in the Audio group, click Music volume, and then move the slider left to lower the volume or right to increase it.

To change the volume of the audio in a video

1. Click the video.
2. Under Video Tools, on the Edit tab, in the Audio group, click Video volume, and then move the slider left to lower the volume or right to increase it.

Edit movies in Movie Maker

Make your movie look the way you want it to with the editing tools in Movie Maker.

Trim your video

You can trim the beginning and end of a video so your movie shows only the part of the video you want. For example, if you have a video with a few black frames at the beginning, you could trim the beginning of the video so the black frames don't appear in your final saved movie.

When you trim a video file in Movie Maker, the original video file isn't affected. All the video footage remains in the original video file. 

Publish a Movie Maker movie on the web

After you're done editing your project in Movie Maker, you can share your movie with family and friends by publishing it on the web. You can also install additional publishing plug-ins that let you publish your movie on many other popular websites while you're in Movie Maker.

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