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Without undue computer preliminaries, a Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional" introduces how to use this program for creating movies and videos (e.g. a living history project) on a home PC. Appended material overviews Microsoft Windows XP.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Book Description
Millions of people have downloaded Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2, which offers new features that make creating home movies amazingly fun—and this guide shows how to get awesome results right away! The author is a Movie Maker expert who teaches you the best ways to import and edit footage; make titles, credits, and captions; create scene transitions; add soundtracks and voiceovers; and premiere your movie on CD, DVD, or the Web. The author’s Web site keeps you up to date on the latest in hardware, file format, and other digital video topics that are constantly evolving. Fun, focused, and easy to follow, this book shows how quickly your own movies can come together with Windows Movie Maker 2—and how you, too, can create the effects you see in movies and on TV every day!


About the Author
John "PapaJohn" Buechler is the first and, to date, only Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) selected specifically for his work with Movie Maker.John is in daily touch with Movie Maker team members and is a valued resource in helping them understand the concerns of Movie Maker users. John previously worked in database development, business management and engineering. He has engineering degrees from the City College of New York and the University of Connecticut.

FROM OUR EDITORS

The Barnes & Noble Review
If you have Windows XP, you have Windows Movie Maker 2 (or you can download it for free). Don￯﾿ﾽt know how to use it yet? This book is the easiest way to learn how. Author John Buechler has been online helping folks with Movie Maker practically since it came out. He￯﾿ﾽs even won Microsoft￯﾿ﾽs coveted MVP award for his efforts. Now, he￯﾿ﾽs bundled all that advice into a wonderfully usable beginner￯﾿ﾽs primer.

Buechler walks you through every step of making your movie: pulling together your sources (and shooting better footage); capturing your sources on your PC; basic editing; adding music and audio clips; using video effects, transitions, titles, credits, and more. There￯﾿ﾽs a full chapter on sharing your movie -- everything from writing CDs to hosting your movie on the Web. When there￯﾿ﾽs something Movie Maker won￯﾿ﾽt do (for example, writing DVDs) Buechler suggests alternatives.

Even if you don￯﾿ﾽt own a digital camcorder yet, there￯﾿ﾽs plenty you can do with stills and other video sources (like your old VHS tapes). This book covers all that. It￯﾿ﾽs also full of tips (how to prep images using Microsoft Paint; how to make the most of limited disk space; what to use if you don￯﾿ﾽt own a microphone boom). Project ideas, too: from genealogy to karaoke. Bill Camarda

Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Millions of people have downloaded Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2, which offers new features that make creating home movies amazingly fun-and this guide shows how to get awesome results right away! The author is a Movie Maker expert who teaches you the best ways to import and edit footage; make titles, credits, and captions; create scene transitions; add soundtracks and voiceovers; and premiere your movie on CD, DVD, or the Web. The author's Web site keeps you up to date on the latest in hardware, file format, and other digital video topics that are constantly evolving. Fun, focused, and easy to follow, this book shows how quickly your own movies can come together with Windows Movie Maker 2-and how you, too, can create the effects you see in movies and on TV every day!

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