Here is a tutorial showing how to edit a video clip. What you will need is:
1. Windows Movie Maker (I will be using version 5.1)
2. A video clip in the proper format. You can import files with the following file name extensions into Windows Movie Maker to use in your project. If you need to convert your video into one of the proper formats below, you can use a free online media converter located here: http://media-convert.com. This is nice because you don't have to download any software.
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
Let's Get Started!
I will be doing step by step instructions and I will use images to show each step, just click on each image and it will open a new window to see a larger image of that picture. Things highlighted in yellow is what you are looking for.
I am using a video clip in .wmv format. Open up the Movie Maker, and in the left hand menu under Movie Tasks, click on Import Video as shown highlighted in yellow in the image below.
*Note If for some reason that there is no Movie Tasks shown up on the left hand side as shown below, do this, go to View (located at the very top menu) and then select Task Pane and this will bring up the appropriate box.
Browse to find your video clip and it may take some time depending on the size of the video for the it to load up. Once it is loaded up, Movie Maker will break the video clip down into different parts. As shown below:
*Note if all you do not see thumbnails of your video and you just see filename, you can change it to view in thumbnails by going to View in the top of the menu and select Thumbnails.
For some reason, some videos may show actual thumbnails of your video and sometimes it won't. For instance if you look at the image shown above, I have it set to show in thumbnails but it is not giving me an image to view. It's fickle like that, I like when it does show, it's easier to work with. In either case, we can click on a thumbnail and it will show in the player on the right. You can watch this one video clip in the player. Now this is where things can get a little complicated to explain since you can do this different ways. I am going to explain two ways that I know how. So when you are done with the way you choose then skip down to the part where it shows how to edit your video.
WAY #1
This first way is more extensive and has many more steps to it.
Go through and find the video that you want to start with by viewing them in the player on the right.
Now click on it and drag it to the bottom of the screen in the section that says Video. It should look similar to what I have shown below:
Note that the length of your video clip may be shorter or longer than what I have shown. Also, if the bottom of your screen does not look like mine, you can change the view at the bottom above the clips where it says Show Timeline. This will change it to where you will be able to work with it better.
Chances are you are not done so repeat the steps with the other clips and you can put it right beside the one you just added at the bottom. Example shown below:
Now you are ready to edit your video.
WAY #2
Here is the other way I was talking about you could do, it is actually must faster.
Now you will see some thumbnails and you want to just merge them all together and work with instead of having to work with a bunch of small clips. Go to Edit at the top of the menu and then choose Select All. This will highlight all the clips, then go to Clip in the menu at the top of the screen, and then choose Combine. Now you only have one clip to work with. You can either drag the clip on the timeline or you can right click the clip and choose Add to Timeline. Now you are ready to edit your video.
EDITING YOUR VIDEO
Now you may be finished with your video and don't need to do any effects so if you are then skip ahead to saving your video section. Ok now, you have different options to choose from:
Remove an unwanted clip - Say by mistake you dragged a clip that you did not want and need to remove. Just left click on the clip and select delete to remove the clip.
Add video effects - First off, let's change our view in the bottom to Show Storyboard , located just above your clips you dragged at the bottom. Then check out the video effects in the left hand side and choose which one you would like. To preview what the effect will be, click on the transition and then click on the play button in the viewer to see. To apply to a clip or all clips, you will have to do this one by one, click and drag the video effect that you desire ontop of the clip for it to apply. If for some reason you want to remove the effect, just right click on the star located at the left hand bottom of the clip and select Delete Effects. You can preview this in the viewer on the right.
Look at the example below:
Add video transitions - First off, let's change our view in the bottom to Show Storyboard , if it's not already there. It's located just above your clips you dragged at the bottom. Then check out the video transitions in the left hand side and choose which one you would like. To preview what the transition will be, click on the transition and then click on the play button in the viewer to see. To apply to a clip or all clips you will have to do this one by one, click and drag the video effect that you desire in the box between each video clip. If for some reason you want to remove the transition, just right click on the star located at the left hand bottom of the clip and select Delete.
Look at the example below:
Trimming your clips - Say you wanted to edit one or more of the clips you have dragged. Now switch views to Show Timeline, if it is not already there. This is located just above your clips you dragged at the bottom. Now click on the clip you want to trim and then click on the play button and watch and listen for the place that you want to trim. You can use the slider in the player to move it forward or back, or use the blue slider that goes over the clips in the bottom to move it to your desired point to trim. Now let's locate the trim option, go at the top of your screen in the menu and locate Clip, then select either Set Start Trim Point or Set End Trim Point Now. Get ready to trim it, you can trim the video one of two ways, trim before a clip or trim after a clip.
I'm not going to go into the other thing you could do by Making Titles and Credits. Just get in there and play with the settings. It gives you the option to add a title at the beginning of the movie, add a title before the selected clip in the timeline, add a title on the selected clip in the timeline, add a title after the selected clip in the timeline or add credits at the end of the movie.
FINISH MOVIE
Now if you are done editing your movie, it would be wise to play it all back to see if it is how you wanted it. To do this click on the first clip in the timeline and click on Play Timelineto preview your new clip. If you are satisfied with your movie then you can save it to your computer. Do this by going to the left hand side and under Finish Movie and click on Save To My Computer. You need to name your movie and browse where you want to keep it. Now you have successfully edited a video clip to your liking!
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them in the comments by clicking on the word comment below:
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