Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2: Visual QuickStart Guide - Softcover

Ozer, Jan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321199545 ISBN 13: 9780321199546

Publisher: Peachpit Press, 2004

Synopsis

Just because you have the built-in software to transform your homemade videos into compelling, creative content doesn't necessarily mean you have the know-how to do so. For that you need this no-nonsense task-based guide. In these pages video guru Jan Ozer uses simple, step-by-step instructions peppered with plenty of visual aids and loads of time-saving tips to show you how to use Microsoft's Movie Maker 2 video-editing software (which is included with Windows XP) to edit your videos and share them with family and friends. Providing a visual approach to a visual product, Jan shows you how to start making movie magic instantly and effortlessly with the transitions, title options, and 2-D special effects included in Movie Maker 2. You'll learn how to create wipes, dissolves, freeze frames, and more in the process of producing a finished product that you'll be proud to email to friends, post on your Web site, or copy to CD or DVD.

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About the Author

Jan Ozer is a contributing editor for PC Magazine and eMedia. He¿s written numerous books about digital video (including Pinnacle Studio 8 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide and MyDVD 5 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide) and teaches courses in digital video, most recently at the University of Wisconsin.

From the Back Cover

Just because you have the built-in software to transform your homemade videos into compelling, creative content doesn't necessarily mean you have the know-how to do so. For that you need this no-nonsense task-based guide. In these pages video guru Jan Ozer uses simple, step-by-step instructions peppered with plenty of visual aids and loads of time-saving tips to show you how to use Microsoft's Movie Maker 2 video-editing software (which is included with Windows XP) to edit your videos and share them with family and friends. Providing a visual approach to a visual product, Jan shows you how to start making movie magic instantly and effortlessly with the transitions, title options, and 2-D special effects included in Movie Maker 2. You'll learn how to create wipes, dissolves, freeze frames, and more in the process of producing a finished product that you'll be proud to email to friends, post on your Web site, or copy to CD or DVD.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321199545
• ISBN 13: 9780321199546
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400