Windows MovieMaker

Quick Guide
(based on v2)


To Open Movie Maker:
1) Click on Start.
2) Select All Programs.
3) Select Accessories.
4) Select Windows Movie Maker; application will open.
5) Click on File and select New Project if starting a new project, or Open Project if continuing a previously created project.
6) Create and save new project file by clicking on File and selecting Save Project As; enter name for project and choose a destination folder.

To Capture Video:
1) Connect camcorder to computer via Firewire.
2) Turn camcorder on and place it in VCR mode.
3) Click on File and select Capture Video.
4) Complete Video Capture Wizard as follows:
• Screen 1: Enter name for captured video file and select folder for saving file; click Next.
• Screen 2: Select “Best Quality for Playback” option; click Next.
• Screen 3: Select Capture parts of tape manually; click Next.
• Screen 4: Use transport controls to cue tape to desired section (holding down >> or << buttons will scan tape at high speed); start playing tape and click on Start Capture; click on Stop Capture when scene has ended. Repeat step 4 to capture additional scenes.
5) Click on Finish button when all scenes have been captured; Movie Maker will import captured scenes into a new Collection.

Managing Clips and Collections:
To view a clip
1) Select a Collection in the Collections Pane; select a clip in the Content Pane.
2) The clip will appear in the monitor window.
3) Use transport buttons to play clip; spacebar for play.
4) Alt+ tap Left Arrow or Alt + tap Right Arrow to scrub frame-by-frame
5) Alt +hold Left Arrow or Alt+ hold Right Arrow to scan footage quickly.
6) Drag playhead to instantly go to any frame in the clip.
7) View video full-screen by clicking on the blue Full Screen button located directly above the Play button (hit Escape to return from full screen mode).

To split a large clip into smaller ones:
1) In monitor window, place playhead at point where you want to create a new clip.
2) Click on the Split Clip button at bottom right of monitor window (or click on Clip menu and select Split Clip).
3) A new clip will appear in the Contents Pane; select the new clip, then click on the name; type a new name for the clip and hit Enter.

Managing Collections:
1) To create a new Collection, right-click in the Collections Pane on any existing Collection or on the Collection folder itself and select New Collection .
2) Type a name for the new folder and hit Enter.
3) To make a Collection folder part of another Collection, drag the folder onto that Collection.
4) To move all of the contents of one Collection folder to another, open the first folder, select its contents and drag them to the second folder. At this point, the first folder will be empty and can be deleted.

Timeline Editing:
• Clips always are added to the Timeline in their entirety.
• Clips are always placed in the Timeline before or after existing clips, never at any point within an existing clip.
• The Timeline always ripples when adding, deleting or trimming clips.
• You can undo and redo multiple actions using the Undo and Redo buttons in the toolbar, or by hitting Ctrl+Z for undo and Ctrl+Y for redo.

To add clips to the Timeline:
1) Select a Collection, then select a clip from the Collection by clicking on it in the Content Pane (the clip will appear in the Monitor).
2) Drag the clip from the Content Pane (not the Monitor) to the Timeline.
3) A vertical blue line will appear in the Timeline where the clip will be added.
4) When the mouse button is released, the clip is added and all existing clips on all tracks are rippled to make room for the new clip.
5) If multiple clips are selected in the Content Pane, they will all be added to the Timeline.

To trim clips in the Timeline:
1) Select a clip and move pointer over left or right edge until it becomes a red double arrow; then drag right or left to add or remove frames from the clip.
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2) Move playhead to first frame of footage you want to keep; click on Clip and select Split Clip (alternatively, you can click on the Split Clip button). The clip is split at the current location. Select the clip consisting of the unwanted frames and hit the Delete key.
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3) Move playhead to first frame of footage you want to keep; click on Clip and select Set Start Trim Point (or hit Ctrl+Shift+i --"i" for "in-point") to remove frames before the current playhead position. Click on clip and select Set End Trim Point (or hit Ctrl+Shift+o --"o" for "out-point") to remove frames after the current playhead position.

To move clips around in the Timeline:
1) Drag a clip from its current position to anywhere in Timeline; a blue vertical line will indicate where it will be placed when mouse button is released; Timeline will ripple.
2) If you drag a clip partially over the clip before it, Movie Maker will automatically create a dissolve between the two clips.

Working With Photographs
1) To add a photograph to the Timeline, first import it into a Collection:
Click on File, select Import Into Collections, navigate to the appropriate folder, select the desired file or files, click on Import.
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2) Drag the desired file(s) from Windows Explorer to the Content Pane (to open Explorer, right-click on the Windows Start button and select Explore).
3) The photograph can now be added to the Timeline using the same technique used for clips.
4) You can add a straight zoom-in or zoom-out on a photo by applying video filters (see below).

Working With Sound
1) Import audio files into project by clicking on File, selecting Import into Collections, navigating to file and clicking Import. You may also drag an audio file directly from Windows Explorer into the Content Pane.
2) Movie Maker has one audio track available for music, sound effects or other audio content (in addition to the audio associated with video clips).
3) Add audio to the Timeline by dragging the file to the Audio/Music track.
4) Audio tracks can be trimmed using the same technique used with clips. In addition, audio tracks can be dragged anywhere in the Timeline. If one audio clip is dragged on top of part of another, a cross-fade is automatically added.
5) To adjust clip volume, select the clip(s) in the Timeline, click on the Clip menu, select Audio, then select Volume. Adjust the slider and click OK

Adding Video Transitions, Effects and Titles
Adding Video Transitions
• Note: It may be helpful to switch the Timeline view to Storyboard when working with transitions and filters. To switch views, click on the Show Timeline or Show Storyboard button above the Timeline.
1) In the Collections Pane, select Video Transitions.
2) To preview a transition, select it from the Content Pane and click the Play button in the Monitor window.
3) To apply a transition, drag it from the Content Pane to the edit point between two clips (in Timeline view) or to the Video Transition Cel between two clips (in Storyboard view).
4) To change the duration of a transition, first expand the Video track by clicking on the "+" button next to the word Video; select the transition and drag one edge to the left or right to increase or decrease the duration.
5) Change transition type by dragging a new transition onto the existing one.

Adding Video Effects
1) In the Collections Pane, select Video Effects.
2) To preview an effect, select it from the Content Pane and (for animated effects) click the Play button in the Monitor window.
3) To apply an effect, drag it from the Content Pane to a clip in the Timeline (using either Timeline or Storyboard view). A star will appear on the clip in the Timeline representing the effect.
4) An effect can be added to or removed from a clip by right-clicking a clip in the Timeline, selecting Video Effects, then adding or removing effects from the Displayed Effects list.

Adding Titles
1) Select the clip in the Timeline that the title will appear over (or that the title will precede or follow).
2) Click on the Tools button and select Titles and Credits.
3) Choose where in the Timeline the title will appear in relation to the selected clip.
4) In the next screen, type the text for the title in the box at the top.
5) Click on the options below the box to select an animation for the title and to alter the color, size and placement of the title. You will see a preview of the title in the Monitor window.
6) When ready, click on the Done, add title to movie button to insert title into the Timeline; The title appears on its own track, called the Title Overlay track at the bottom of the Timeline. Once the title is inserted, it can be dragged to any position. It can also be trimmed to any length as long as it has sufficient duration to play the animation scheme that was chosen for it.

Saving Finished Movies
1) When movie is ready to be exported, click on File, then select Save Movie File.
2) The Save Movie Wizard will appear.
3) Screen 1: Select My Computer for movie location
4) Screen 2: Choose file name and target folder for movie file. This should be the project folder you created when you began the project and first saved the MovieMaker project file.
5) Screen 3: Select Other settings, then choose Video for Broadband (340 kbps). This is a good compromise setting that produces small files with decent video and audio quality for online viewing. When you click Next, the export will begin. You will then be given the option of seeing the exported movie played back in Windows Media Player when you click Finish.
6) Note where the file has been saved so you can locate it during the upload process when you add it to your blog.

Google Blogger

A Quick Guide

TO START A NEW BLOG:
1. Go to http://www.blogger.com
2. If you already have a Google account, sign in.
3. If you don’t have a Google account, create one and sign in.
4. Click on “Create a Blog”
5. Choose a name and web address for your blog; click on “Continue”
6. Choose a template for your blog; click on “Continue”
7. Your blog has been created; click on “Start Blogging”

TO CHOOSE SETTINGS FOR YOUR BLOG:
1. At the top of the page are four tabs: Posting, Settings, Layout, Monetize
2. Under the “Settings” tab:

a Click on the “Basic” menu
b Enter a description for your blog
c Scroll down to the bottom and select “Old Editor” as your post editor
d Click on the “Formatting” menu
e Choose the correct time zone for time stamps
f Click on the “Comments” menu
g Choose “Always” for Comment Moderation if you want to screen comments; enter your email address to be notified of new comments by email
h Click on the “Permission” menu
i Choose who can read your blog and who can author new posts

3. Under the “Layout” tab:

a Click on the “Page Elements” menu
b Eliminate elements that you don’t need
c Click on the “Fonts and Colors” menu
d Choose type treatment for various page elements

4. You must click on “Save Settings” for your changes to take effect


TO CREATE A POST:
1. Under the “Posting” tab:

a Click on the “New Post” menu:
b Enter a title for your new post
c Type text into the text box and format it
d Click on “Preview” to view layout
e Click on "Hide Preview" to get back to editing window
e Click on “Save Now” to save work
f Click on “Publish Post” to upload post to your blog

TO EDIT AN EXISTING POST:
1. While viewing the blog, click on the “Customize” button in the upper right corner
2. Under the “Posting” tab:

a Click on the “Edit Post” menu
b Find the post to be edited and click on the “Edit” button
c Make desired changes
d Click on “Publish Post” to upload changes

TO ADD A PHOTO TO YOUR BLOG:
1. Either in “Edit Post” or “New Post” mode, click on the snapshot icon
2. Browse to the image file on your computer
3. Choose a layout and size for inserting the photo
4. Click on “Upload Image”
5. You will see a progress indicator while the file uploads
6. When the upload is complete, the photo will be inserted into the post
7. Resize and reposition the photo as needed
8. Save or publish the post

TO ADD A VIDEO TO YOUR BLOG BY UPLOADING:
1. Either in “Edit Post” or “New Post” mode, click on the filmstrip icon
2. Browse to the video file on your computer
3. Enter a title for the video; select “I agree to upload terms”
4. Click on “Upload Video”
5. Processing the file may take as long as 5-6 minutes
6. When processing is complete, the video will appear in the post
7. Save or publish the post
8. You may need to publish the post before you can see the video play

1. TO ADD A VIDEO TO YOUR BLOG BY EMBEDDING CODE FROM A THIRD PARTY SITE Find a video at a site such as YouTube, SchoolTube or Edublog.tv
2. Next to the video, find the Embed URL
3. Right-Click on the Embed URL window to select the address and click on “Copy”
4. In the Edit Post window of your blog, Right-Click where you want the video to appear
5. Click on “Paste”
6. The code will be pasted into the window
7. When you click on “Preview” you will see the actual video and can play it
8. NOTE: to delete this video, click on “Hide Preview”, select the code and delete it.
9. Click on “Publish Post” or “Save as Draft”
10. NOTE: You cannot resize or move this video; it is only visible during Previews and while viewing post after publishing; double-clicking on the video may take you to the site where the video originally came from (e.g. YouTube, SchoolTube, etc.)

TO INVITE SPECIFIC PEOPLE TO VIEW YOUR BLOG AND PROVIDE ACCESS:
1. Under the “Settings” tab, click on “Permissions”
2. Under “Blog Readers”, select “Only People I Choose”
3. Enter the email addresses of people who are allowed to view your blog
4. They will receive email invitations to view the blog
5. Viewers may elect to subscribe to your blog and receive automatic notifications of new posts

Subjects for Video Blogs

A) Teacher Produced
1) Record a classroom lesson
2) Demonstration/tutorial (computer software, science experiment, operating equipment, safety procedures)
3) Videos to motivate or inspire
4) Videos that illuminate or illustrate curriculum material

B) School Produced
1) Video profiles of school for prospective new parents
2) Documenting major school events
3) Taping/interviewing guest speakers
4) Highlights of athletic events or performances

C) Student Produced
1) Classroom assignments turned in as video blogs
2) Promote clubs, special causes, school events
3) Creative outlet
4) Social networking
5) Arts reviews (e.g. movies, videogames, TV shows)
6) Public service announcements
7) Personal essays
8) Student Government activities

D) Projects That Take Advantage of the Interactive Nature of Video Blogging
1) Video opinion polling (“man on the street” interviews)
2) Serial storytelling (each new blog adds to the existing story)
3) Role-playing social situations (“What would you do?”)
4) Storytelling in which viewers get to vote on outcomes
5) Online talent show with viewer feedback (moderated, of course).

Course Outline

Video Blogging Workshop

A) What is a video blogging (aka vlogging; vidblogging)?
1) Blogs
2) Video Blogs
3) Video Podcasts

B) Consists of two separate processes
1) Video Production, Post-Production and Exporting (using Windows MovieMaker)
2) Website Creation and Management (using Google Blogger)

C) Subjects for Video Blogs (examples viewable at Schooltube.com and Edublogs.tv [SEE HANDOUT]
1) Teacher Produced
2) School Produced
3) Student Produced
4) Included examples:


"Welcome to Geometry"







"Drip Drip Drip"




D) Creating and Managing a Blog, Using Google Blogger [SEE HANDOUT]
1) Signing in to Google Blogger
2) Starting a new blog
3) Customize settings for your blog—layout, security (permissions), moderated comments
4) Creating a new post
5) Editing existing post
6) Uploading video to a post
7) Embedding video into a post
8) Publishing and inviting readers
9) Adding and moderating comments

E) Producing Video for Your Blog
1) Setting up the camcorder
2) Shooting
3) Capturing video to the computer, using Windows MovieMaker [SEE HANDOUT]
4) Editing in Windows MovieMaker
(a) Editing live-action video
(b) Editing stills
(c) Adding voiceover, titles, music and effects
5) Exporting video file for upload

F) Legal Issues
1) Use of individuals’ likenesses, particularly children (need signed parental releases)
2) Use of copyrighted material—music, video, photos (solution: Creative Commons)
3) Importance of Public vs. Private (by invitation) blogs.

G) Logistical Issues
1) Need reliable broadband connection for all participants
2) Need basic video gear, including cameras, tape, hard drive storage, connecting cables (firewire)
3) School and DOE internet filters may interfere with ability to create or view blogs

H) Further Resources
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/ MovieMaker “How To”
http://www.google.com/support/blogger/ Blogger “How To”
http://edublogs.tv/ Hosting video files; viewing other schools’ videos
http://www.schooltube.com/ Hosting video files; viewing other schools’ videos
http://ccmixter.org/view/media/home Free licensed music tracks (Creative Commons)
http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Free licensed photos (Creative Commons)