Media+Advocacy+Project+Day+4

= = =Day 4: = Video Editing Session, Time: 1 hour

Using Windows Movie Maker
=Flip Video Editing Software= By [|Myrtha Chang] [|36 Comments] []


 * The [|super-easy flip video camcorder] plugs directly** into your laptop or PC USB port so you can transfer the video without any fancy cables or firewire ports.


 * While that makes it very easy to upload your videos** on internet to share with your friends and family, you may want to take an extra step and edit it first. Watching unedited raw footage is like watching grass grow.


 * To turn your flip video clip into an entertaining movie** with nifty transitions, special effects, titles and music, you need a video editing software. The movie-editing software that I highly recommend for busy and time-pressed folks like us is the free Microsoft Windows Movie Maker software that is already on your PC.


 * There are several reasons for choosing Windows Movie Maker**:
 * 1) It is very easy to use, and if you record with the flip video, I know EASY is very important to you.
 * 2) It is rich in features: add music, pictures, titles and credits.
 * 3) It comes included with a fun collection of nifty transitions and cool special effects.
 * 4) It doesn't hang or crash on you. Video editing software is known to be big memory processing hogs and prone to crashing. Not this one.
 * 5) It is FREE. It comes with your Windows XP or Windows Vista software, preinstalled in the factory.
 * 6) **Bottom line:** You can turn slow-moving boring raw footage into cool home movies to impress your friends and family.


 * The video tutorial below shows you**:
 * a quick big-picture overview of the software and
 * where to find the software on your Windows PC.

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 * Now for an overview of how easy it is to use Windows Movie Maker.** Click the video to see a quick demonstration on how to edit your raw video and add music, transitions, titles, credits, and special effects.

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