Nocturnal Journal–Mandy M. Roth

Michelle M. Pillow. She’ll be talking with us about how to make a book video!

7. Adding Title and Credit Text– Under option ‘2. Edit Video’ select ‘Make Titles or Credits’. You can easily add a title page by selecting ‘Add title at the beginning of the movie’, or add scrolling end credits by selection ‘Add credits at the end of the movie’. Write your text in the box(es) provided. Then under ‘More Options’ you can choose different title animation, font and colors. A preview will show up in the movie screen on the right so you can see the changes you’re making. When you’re satisfied, click ‘Done, add title to movie’.

8. Adding Text onto or in-between the images—You will need to select/highlight the image you wish to add text to and go back to option ‘2. Edit Video’, ‘Make Titles or Credits’. To add titles before or after that images so they show up on their own screen, click the appropriate options. (Note: You might have to redo some of your video transitions if you do this, as you’ll be adding scenes to your storyboard) To put text directly onto an image, choose ‘Add Title on the selected clip on the storyboard’. Fill in the information, choose your title animation, font and color then click ‘Done, add title to movie’. Your video now has movie. (Note: When you do this, you’ll be automatically taken to the timeline view. The text you added will show up in the timeline beneath the photo.)

9. When you’re done adding text, stay in ‘Timeline’ view. Along the top you’ll see a series of numbers. This marks the length of each clip in your movie. By widening or shortening the boxes of your images and text, you’ll be able to control the length that each clip plays for. You can also cause the text to run over two images by sliding it back or forth, shorten it so the text shows after the clip is playing. I recommend clicking play and watching your video frame by frame from the beginning, pausing and making small adjustments as you go. Once the movie is lined up to your satisfaction, you’re ready to continue.

10. One of the last steps is adding audio/music to your video. Again, you will need to make sure you have the right to use the music you select. Either it is copyright free, or you have permission to use it. (It is illegal to use copyrighted images or music without permission to do so. Stock Music is available for purchase online.) You will want to put in the music file last, as creating movies can use up a lot of your computer’s resources, depending on your system.

11. Once you have your music selected. Under ‘1. Capture Video’, select ‘Import Audio or Music’. Select you music file and it will now be part of your collection. Drag and drop the music file into the ‘Timeline’ where it is labeled ‘Audio/Music’. If your music is too short, either find new music, shorten your image clips, or have it repeat by dragging and dropping the same music again and again until you have the length you need. If music clip is too long, click the end of the music clip and shorten it so it ends with the credits. (Note: You’ll have to listen to make sure it ends the way you want it to and transitions prettily from one clip into the next.) To get your music to fade in or out, right click the music clip in the timeline and select ‘Fade In’ or ‘Fade Out’.

12. This time when you click play, you’ll be able to watch you movie from beginning to end. Make any necessary changes and tweaks now.

13. Now you’re ready to save your movie so that it may be viewed by others. Under option ‘3. Finish Movie’ you’ll select ‘Save to my Computer’. Enter the name of the movie file you are going to create and choose which folder you want to store the finished movie in. Click ‘Next’. I recommend leaving the ‘Best Quality for playback on my computer’ option checked. Click ‘Next’. Your movie is now saving. Depending on file size, this can take several minutes. Just leave it be. When the movie is done saving, you’ll have the option to watch your finished product as it will be seen by others. This final file is the one you will use for marketing, such on Youtube and Myspace

This was just a basic overview on how to make movies. For more detailed instructions, please visit Microsoft website

Happy Movie Making!
Michelle
Michelle M Pillow
www.michellepillow.com