This is a tutorial on how to make a video using Windows Live Movie Maker.

1. Windows Live Movie Maker 2011
Tutorial

2. What You Need
 You need to have Windows 7 or Vista to download
Windows Live Movie Maker 2011
 You need to have some video clips and/or photos
 You need to have some free play music for your
video (music that you can download for free and
use in video projects)
 You should have a Windows Live ID so you can
share it to YouTube and Facebook
 You will need to have a YouTube account and a
Facebook account if you want to share your video.

3. The Good News
 Windows Live Movie Maker now supports
MP4 files!
 Most video clips from your camera, IPAD2,
mini-camcorders output file is MP4.
 This means you do not need to convert the
files like you did for the old Windows Movie
Maker.

4. Good Advice
• Be sure to keep all your source files in
one folder.
• If you need to open your project on
another computer, you need both
your source files folder and Windows
Movie Maker project file.

5. Open Your Windows Live
Movie Maker
 Open up your Window Live Movie Maker.
 Make a video as you go through this
tutorial.
 You will learn the program much faster this
way and you will have a completed video at
the end.
 Skip through the things that you do not
want to learn (for example, using a
webcam).

6. Getting Started
Add video clips and
photos to your project
Find your
clips on your
computer and
add them to
your project.

7. Using the Webcam
Go to Webcam Video
Hit record and start talking!

8. Using the Webcam
You can then save your video
to your files and use it in
your project.
Ideas for using the webcam: Christmas Greeting from your
family, sing a song with your children and post to YouTube, talk
about your opinion for a school project, make a personal video
podcast, etc.

9. Arrange Your Video Clips
Arrange your
video clips the
way you want
them in your
video. Just grab
and drag.
You can now edit
your video.

10. Edit Your Video
Go to Edit
You can trim your
clips or split your
clip.
You can speed up
your clips.
You can fade your
You can change clip in and out.
the volume of
your clip.

11. Animations
You can put in
transitions
between each clip.
Just click on the
clip and then click
on the transition
you would like.
You can also apply
the same transition
to all your clips.
You can zoom into your clips using
the Pan and zoom tool. Again, just
click on the clip you want and then
click on the zoom you want.

12. Visual Effects
You can have
some fun with
the visual
effects.
Again, you just
need to click on
your video clip
and then click on
the visual effect
you would like.

13. Add Titles, Captions, Credits
Add Title
Add Captions
Add Credits

14. Add a Title
You can add a title
before any clip.
You can choose
your title effect.
You can change You can choose how
the font, size of long the title will be.
font, background Recommendation 3
colour. seconds.

15. Add Captions
You can add
captions to each
of your clips.
You can change
the
font, size, etc.
You can also
choose an effect
And again, you can for your caption.
choose how long the
caption plays for.

16. Add Credits
Again, you can
change the
font, choose the
text duration and
the effects.

17. Add Music
You can add music
that you have on
your computer.
.
Make sure the music you choose does not violate
copyright laws.
The next few slides will show you how you can download
music for free from the Internet that you are allowed to
use in video projects.

18. Downloading Music
 You can download free music from the
following sites that are allowed to be used
in home-made videos:
Incompetech
http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/
Free to download and use.
Free Play
http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
Free to download and use.

19. InCompetech
Browse here.
Or choose the
genre you want.

20. Incompetech
Listen to the
music.
If you like it you can
download it to your
computer.
Make sure you
choose a place for
all your music files.

21. Free Play Music
Choose the type
of music you
would like to
download or
listen to.

22. Free Play Music
Choose what
piece you would
like to listen to.
Download it if
you like it.

23. YouTube Audio Swap
Audio Swap is a new feature that allows you to
automatically and easily add music to your YouTube
videos.
Using their extensive list of songs, you can spice up
your videos with songs from your favorite artists and
they are adding more songs everyday, so check back
often.
Watch a video on how to use Audio Swap.

24. Audio Swap
 Go to your You Tube Channel and choose a video
you would like to add music to or change the
music to something YouTube has to offer.
Choose your
video and then
go to Edit Video

25. Audio Swap
Choose
your
music.

26. Add Music (Live Movie Maker)
Your music
will show up
above your
video clips.
Watch your video here.

27. AutoMovie Themes
You can also
make an
AutoMovie.
This tool will
make your
movie for you
with
transitions, titl
e, credits, effe
cts.
All you need
to do is add
music.

28. Save Your Movie
You have a
variety of
options to save
your project.
Mostly you will
be choosing
Recommended
for this project.

29. Save Your Movie
Save it to your computer
or USB drive.
Choose a name for your
movie.

30. Sharing Your Video
 You can share your video to
YouTube, Facebook and SkyDrive..
 You need to have a Windows Live ID

31. Click on YouTube
Choose the
resolution for your
project.
Sign in if you have
an account or choose
sign up.

32. Create Your Windows
Live ID
Fill in all the information
required. You can use your
own email address or make
up a new Live email
address.
You will get a message like
this when you have
completed signing up.

33. Downloading to YouTube
You need to have a
YouTube account in order
to download to YouTube
directly.
Fill in the
information
about the
movie and
then Publish!

34. Download to Facebook
You need a Facebook account and a Windows
Live ID.
You go through the same process with
Facebook.

35. Digital Literacy Workshops
 The NWT Literacy Council does Digital
Storytelling and Video Making workshops.
 Contact us at:
(867) 873-9262 (Yellowknife)
Toll Free in NWT: 1-866-599-6758
Email: nwtliteracy@nwtliteracy.ca
www.nwt.literacy.ca

36. Sharing Your Video with Us!
The NWT Literacy Council would be pleased
to share your video on our website as an
example of Northern Videos.
You can email us at
nwtliteracy@nwtliteracy.ca if you would like to
share your video on our website.