Getting StartED with Windows Live Movie Maker - by James Floyd Kelly (Paperback)

About the Book

Presents a guide to using Windows Live Movie Maker which enables users to take their photos or videos and quickly and easily create a movie with soundtrack and captions for sharing online or on DVD.

Book Synopsis

Windows Live Movie Maker is a small but powerful movie editing application from Microsoft. It is a complete rewrite of the old Movie Maker software with a new audience in mind. The focus of this new edition is on giving you the power to quickly create movies and slideshows to share with your friends and family. The movies can be a combination of your favorite pictures and home movies set to your own soundtrack. You can add cool effects to transition between scenes, and captions to add a narrative to your movie. With Movie Maker, users can:

• Edit digital video and photos, including adding music and narration
• Apply animation effects to videos and photos
• Create DVDs for personal use, including menu systems for navigation

About the Author

James Floyd Kelly is a professional writer from Atlanta, Georgia. He has written numerous books on multiple subjects, including LEGO robotics, open source software, and building your own CNC machine as well as a 3D printer. He is the editor-in-chief of the number one MINDSTORMS NXT blog, The NXT Step (TheNXTStep.com), where he is joined by fellow NXT experts who share their knowledge and designs with other robot fans around the world.